A sinkhole beneath the Eslava Street railroad crossing in Mobile has city and CSX crews investigating its cause as a local business loses customers.
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Mobile
Ladies’ Night Fundraiser Set to Benefit Ronald McDonald House of Mobile
A ladies-only evening of manicures, shopping and hors d’oeuvres at the Alabama Cruise Terminal will raise money for Mobile’s Ronald McDonald House.
Mobile
Bracket-Style Contest Aims to Crown a Name for New Mobile River Bridge
A bracket-style online poll is letting the public weigh in on names for the proposed new bridge over the Mobile River carrying Interstate 10.
Calvert
Boom, Boom, Boom: Mobile Counted Its Winnings in the Summer of 2008
Steel at Calvert, tankers at Brookley, a new container terminal and a downtown tower: in mid-2008, Mobile leaders argued the long-promised boom had finally arrived, while cautioning it was not yet in hand.
Local News
From a Morehouse Busboy to a Caddy Master at Spring Hill: More First Jobs
A legislator who bussed tables on the Atlanta graveyard shift, a minister who ran the caddy shack at Spring Hill College and a judge who picked cotton at $2.50 a hundredweight recalled how they started.
Local News
Mayor Sam Jones Liked Mobile’s Hand as the ThyssenKrupp Decision Neared
With a $2.9 billion steel mill decision expected within days, Mobile Mayor Sam Jones told a civic club he would not trade places with Louisiana, and laid out where the city stood on the bridge, the port and downtown.
Local News
Cruise Terminal Car Counts Showed Mobile Was Pulling Passengers From Across the South
Car counts from the Alabama Cruise Terminal in downtown Mobile showed nearly 27,000 vehicles in the first 11 months of cruising, with passengers driving in from more than 50 states and Canadian provinces.
Local News
Mobile Regional Airport Awarded a 15-Year Food and Newsstand Concessions Contract
In February 2006, Mobile Regional Airport awarded a 15-year concessions contract for newsstands, restaurants and bars, promising travelers Quiznos, a Chart Room bar and a Carpe Diem cafe.