State Sets Two Public Hearings on Mobile River Bridge and Bayway Plan
State transportation officials scheduled two public hearings for residents to weigh in on the proposed Mobile River Bridge and Bayway widening project.
Mobile Sets Sept. 22 Start for I-10 Causeway Ramp Rebuild
A Montgomery contractor will start rebuilding the crash-damaged I-10 Causeway ramp Sept. 22, as Mobile also investigates a sinkhole near the cruise terminal.
Sinkhole Beneath Eslava Street Railroad Crossing Has Mobile Officials Digging for Answers
A sinkhole beneath the Eslava Street railroad crossing in Mobile has city and CSX crews investigating its cause as a local business loses customers.
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.
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.
Mobile Residents Pitch Names for Proposed I-10 Bridge Over Mobile River
As the $850 million I-10 Mobile River Bridge moves toward public review, residents are already floating ideas for its official name.
Archived Files Reveal Tampa-Cuba Ferry Bid That Fueled Early Gulf Coast Cruise Rivalry
Newly resurfaced archival reporting details a 2003 proposal for a Tampa-to-Cuba humanitarian ferry service, and revisits how Mobile's cruise terminal and Austal shipyard rose to compete with Tampa in the…
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…
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…
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…