Mobile Adopts New Stormwater Rules Under State Consent Decree
Mobile's City Council approved revised stormwater rules days after a consent decree with state environmental regulators.
2013 Mobile Mayoral Campaigns Differed in Their Public Descriptions of Local Vendors
During Mobile's 2013 mayoral race, the campaigns of Sandy Stimpson and Sam Jones gave differing levels of detail when asked about hiring local businesses and consultants.
Sandy Stimpson Laid Out His Vision for Mobile in 2013 Mayoral Bid
In the spring of 2013, Mobile businessman Sandy Stimpson sat down for an in-depth interview as he campaigned to become the next mayor of Mobile, Alabama. A civil engineering graduate…
Hopjacks Closure on Dauphin Street Prompts Questions About Mobile’s Entertainment District
Hopjacks Pizza Kitchen & Taproom shut the doors of its Dauphin Street restaurant in downtown Mobile on Saturday, July 28, leaving another storefront dark along the city’s lower Dauphin entertainment…
Bess Rich Announces Bid for Mobile City Council District 6 Seat
Former Mobile City Council member Bess Rich has announced she is running to reclaim the District 6 seat, campaigning on a platform of fiscal restraint and transparent city government. The…
Mobile Finance Committee Meeting Runs Long as Budget Shortfall Fix Stalls Again
A Mobile City Council committee meant to address a lingering budget shortfall ran more than an hour behind schedule on Monday, and the session ended without a resolution after Mayor…
Mobile’s 100 Best-Paid City Employees, Disclosed in the Middle of a Budget Fight
Documents produced during the city's deficit crisis show 100 employees earning between $63,127 and $161,333. The public works director tops the list, ahead of the police and fire chiefs.
Local Bloggers Cry Foul Over Mobile’s $25,000 MoonPie Drop Ad Spending
A $25,000 city advertising allocation for Mobile's New Year's Eve MoonPie Drop drew criticism in December 2009, as local bloggers and independent outlets questioned whether the municipal media-buy process fairly…
Prichard Challenged City Pension Plan in 2009 Court Filing
In a 2009 response to a lawsuit from retired workers, Prichard argued that the statute establishing its pension plan was unconstitutional while retirees awaited expected payments.
Son of the Late Lambert Mims Offers a Dissenting History of Mobile’s Corruption Years
In a lengthy letter, Dale Mims disputed a published account of Mobile's era of political indictments, arguing the prosecutions of the 1970s and 1980s were shaped by displaced money and…