Alabama Hip Hop Week Opens With Mobile Food and Clothing Drive
The eighth annual Alabama Hip Hop Week began in Mobile with a food and clothing drive drawing roughly 200 people to Inner City Mission on South Broad Street.
A Look at Mobile’s Summer Teen Curfew Rules, Four Years In
Four years after Mobile's summer teen curfew took effect in 2011, the city ordinance still shapes downtown nightlife rules for minors under 18.
LoDa Bier Garten Adds Exotic Burgers to the Menu
LoDa Bier Garten, a Dauphin Street staple known for its long draft list, is drawing fresh attention with a new lineup of exotic burgers. The bar-and-restaurant in the heart of…
Grayson Capps Reflects on Record Store Day and a Decade of ‘If You Knew My Mind’
Record Store Day brought audiophiles out to Mobile-area shops this spring, with limited-edition vinyl drawing crowds to stores such as Mobile Records and Dr. Music in Fairhope. Among the musicians…
SouthSounds 2015: A Weekend of Gulf Coast Music in Review
MOBILE, Ala. — SouthSounds Music and Art Festival returned to downtown Mobile in April 2015 with a wide spread of independent musicians, and those who missed it got a taste…
SouthSounds 2015: Alabama Bands to Watch
SouthSounds Festival returns April 10-12 to downtown Mobile for its fifth year, celebrating independent musicians from across the Southeast. Alongside New Orleans and Gulf Coast acts, Alabama is strongly represented.…
SouthSounds 2015: New Orleans Bands Heading to Mobile
SouthSounds Festival returns April 10-12 to downtown Mobile, and New Orleans is well represented among the regional acts. The festival spreads its stages across a cluster of walkable downtown venues:…
A Local Guide to Crawfish Boils Around Mobile in 2015
Crawfish season is here, and bars and restaurants across the Mobile area are stacking mudbugs by the pound. From the LoDa entertainment district downtown to Midtown, West Mobile and over…
Mobile Cracks Down on Peddler’s Licenses at LoDa ArtWalk
Mobile officials began random peddler's license checks at LoDa ArtWalk, enforcing a long-ignored rule as the downtown arts event grew in popularity.
SXSW-Bound Bands Make a Mobile Stop at Alchemy Tavern
Several musicians bound for the South by Southwest convention in Austin, Texas, pause in Mobile next month, giving locals a preview of the festival acts without the ten-hour drive west.…