Cammie’s Old Dutch Ice Cream Shoppe Keeps It Homemade on Old Shell Road
On Old Shell Road in Mobile, Cammie’s Old Dutch Ice Cream Shoppe has built a loyal following by doing one thing the owner says needs no improvement: making natural ice…
Bienville Books on Dauphin Street Marks a Decade Serving Downtown Mobile Readers
Bienville Books celebrated 10 years on Dauphin Street in downtown Mobile in 2012, a milestone for an independent shop that opened Sept. 3, 2002, when the surrounding blocks still held…
Mother Mary’s Family Restaurant Serves 18 Years of Home-Style Cooking in Mobile
Eighteen Years of Country Cooking on Blackburn Drive On Mobile’s west side, Mother Mary’s Family Restaurant on Blackburn Drive has been feeding hungry customers for 18 years with no-frills, made-to-order…
Butch Cassidy’s Cafe: A Midtown Mobile Burger Institution on North Florida Street
For nearly two decades, Butch Cassidy’s Cafe has been a steady presence in Mobile’s Midtown dining scene, serving plate-sized burgers and Buffalo wings from a modest storefront on North Florida…
Phillips Feed Co.: A Family Feed Store Off Wolf Ridge Road Keeps Mobile’s Rural Traditions Alive
Tucked off Wolf Ridge Road at 2417 Feed Mill Road in west Mobile, Phillips Feed Co. is the kind of business that predates the subdivisions now crowding Mobile County’s rural…
Lunatix & Co. Brings Wearable Art by Local Designers to Dauphin and Springhill
Downtown Mobile gained a one-of-a-kind retail destination in early 2011 with Lunatix & Co., a boutique at 662 Springhill Ave. near Dauphin Street that sells handmade, upcycled and wearable art…
Bob Riley and Ricky Mathews Make the Case for Mobile on Bloomberg Radio
Former Alabama governor Bob Riley and Mobile civic leader Ricky Mathews carried Mobile’s economic story to a national audience in early January 2011, appearing together on Bloomberg Radio for a…
Downtown Mobile Merchants Roll Out Welcome Mat for GoDaddy Bowl Visitors
Downtown Mobile’s shops and galleries are putting out the welcome mat this week for football fans in town for the GoDaddy.com Bowl, with nearly fifty downtown businesses joining a two-day…
Fairhope Shop Turns Vintage Suitcases and Radios Into Custom Speakers
Inside a small shop in downtown Fairhope, blues music once drifted out of an unlikely piece of luggage: an old suitcase. The shop, Dr. Music, is owned by Fairhope native…
Host Gallery Opens in Downtown Mobile, Ready for LoDa Artwalk Debut
MOBILE, Ala. — Downtown Mobile has a new art space. Host Gallery, owned by Tracy Host, quietly opened its doors last week with a soft opening that included the ceremonial…