One Year In: A Look Back at Mayor Stimpson’s First Term Challenges
A review of Mobile Mayor Sandy Stimpson's first year in office, covering budget struggles, blight, litter and efforts to recruit Airbus suppliers.
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.
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…
Three Finalist Routes for I-10 Mobile River Bridge Stir Waterfront Worry
State highway planners narrowed 14 possible crossings of the Mobile River to just three, none of them the northern route favored by preservationists, reviving a fight that echoed the 1980s…
Twenty-Five Years On, Mobile Weighs Whether Its Convention Center Delivered
A quarter century after Mobile bet its downtown revival on a waterfront convention center, business and civic figures offered a candid, divided verdict on whether the gamble paid off.
Is Mobile Business-Friendly? Developers Answered, on Condition of Anonymity
Promised anonymity, Mobile developers and executives delivered a blunt 2008 verdict on the city's permitting, its economic development effort and its habit of favoring public projects over private capital.
Behind Mobile’s Excitement Over the New Airplane Plant, a Familiar History of Waiting for Saviors
As Mobile celebrates a major new aerospace plant, some longtime observers are urging caution, pointing to a long history of the city pinning its hopes on outside projects — from…
143 Sick in 2008 Outbreak on Mobile-Based Carnival Cruise
In January 2008, the CDC reviewed an outbreak of gastrointestinal illness among 143 passengers and crew members aboard Carnival's Holiday after it returned to Mobile.