House Speaker Mike Hubbard was chosen to lead the Southern Legislative Conference, which announced it would hold its next annual meeting in Mobile, bringing lawmakers from across the South to the coast.
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Mobile’s Golden Age: A Retired Banker Traces the City’s Rise, Its Missed Container Revolution and Its Long Plateau
Asked to name Mobile’s golden age, a 76-year-old retired banker names three, then explains how the city that hosted the inventor of the container ship failed to capitalize on it while Charleston and Savannah did.
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Salvation or Snake Eyes? Two Mobilians Argue Over the Convention Center’s Return on Investment
A published conversation between two Mobile observers weighs whether the downtown convention center has paid for itself, why Government Plaza depresses them, and whether high-speed ferries would ever carry anyone.