South Alabama Community Events Roundup: Early March 2020
Early March brings a landmark zoo opening, a chili showdown, living history on Dauphin Island and a full slate of arts events across South Alabama. Here is what’s on the…
South Alabama Community Events Roundup: February 12-18, 2020
A Valentine’s Week Packed With Dances, Mysteries and Mardi Gras Valentine’s Week and Mardi Gras season collide across Mobile and Baldwin counties over the next seven days, with dinner dances,…
Ring in 2020: MoonPie Over Mobile, Fairhope’s Ball Drop and a Week of Holiday Wrap-Up Events
The last week of 2019 stretches the holidays out across South Alabama, with light shows still glowing, post-Christmas cruises sailing and two very different midnight countdowns planned for Tuesday night.…
Christmas Around South Alabama: Light Shows, Nutcracker, Santa Trains and Small-Town Celebrations
December is peak season across South Alabama, and this week’s calendar overflows with light displays, Santa appearances, ballet and small-town traditions from Loxley to Dauphin Island. Here’s the holiday rundown.…
Bellingrath Gardens Celebrates 24th Season of Magic Christmas in Lights
Bellingrath Gardens and Home in Theodore is marking the 24th year of its beloved Magic Christmas in Lights display this November, offering families across the Gulf Coast one of the…
Oyster Cook-Off, Pecan Festival and Brunch for a Cause: Early November Events Around South Alabama
The first days of November bring a beachfront chef showdown, a Tillman’s Corner festival tradition, a zoo art auction and a full slate of veterans and community events across the…
Halloween Season Heats Up: Haunted Rides, Fall Festivals and Fair Fun Across the Mobile Area
Costumes, candy and haunted cruises take over the South Alabama calendar this week, alongside a Civil War history cruise, ballet at the Civic Center and the opening of the Greater…
Alabama Master Gardeners to bring 2020 state conference to Mobile
Hundreds of Alabama Master Gardeners will gather in Mobile next March for the program’s annual state conference, bringing horticultural experts and garden enthusiasts to the Azalea City for three days…
Mobile Set to Host 2020 Alabama Master Gardener State Conference
Mobile will host the 2020 Alabama Master Gardener state conference next spring at the Renaissance Riverview Plaza Hotel, drawing hundreds of gardeners for talks, a film fest and tours of…
How Hurricane Frederic nearly destroyed Bellingrath Gardens — and how Mobile rebuilt it
MOBILE, Ala. — Bellingrath Gardens is a treasure in Mobile, a jewel that Hurricane Frederic nearly stole from the community. On the evening of Sept. 12, 1979, Category 4 Hurricane…