Visit Mobile installs interactive kiosks downtown
Visit Mobile is behind the idea. The kiosk is located in front of the Downtown Mobile Alliance on Dauphin Street. Users can walk up to the kiosk and click a…
Hargrove’s Family of Companies to Host Downtown Get Down Fundraiser Sept. 24
Hargrove's Family of Companies will hold its annual Downtown Get Down fundraiser Sept. 24 at Soul Kitchen Music Hall, pairing a cornhole tournament with live music to benefit the Hargrove…
Downtown Mobile Bar Owner Urges City to Shorten Open Container Hours After New Year’s Eve Shooting
A downtown Mobile bar owner is pressing city leaders to reconsider how late people can drink on public streets, arguing the current open container rules are fueling safety problems after…
Downtown Mobile Alliance Offers $3,000 Micro-Grants for Artists to Turn Utility Boxes Into Art
Local artists with an eye for brightening city streets have a new opportunity in downtown Mobile. The Downtown Mobile Alliance is offering micro-grants to pay artists who transform plain utility…
As Omicron Strains Staffing, Mobile Prepares for Its Biggest Mardi Gras in Years
Mobile was weeks away from its first Mardi Gras of the pandemic era, and the city was watching two numbers at once: the omicron case count and the expected crowd…
‘Box Owt’ Food Court Breaks Ground on Dauphin Street in Downtown Mobile
Downtown Mobile’s dining landscape is about to change. Organizers broke ground Monday morning at 9 a.m. for “Box Owt,” a repurposed cargo container development on Dauphin Street next to the…
Mobile Awards Downtown Streetscape Design Contract to Volkert in Push for a More Walkable City Center
Downtown Mobile is moving toward a redesign built around people rather than cars. The Mobile City Council has approved a master services agreement with Mobile-based engineering firm Volkert, Inc. to…
Mobile Baykeeper Brings ‘Reduce the Use’ Cleanup to Three Mile Creek Neighborhood
MOBILE, Ala. — Mobile Baykeeper turned a Saturday into a neighborhood spruce-up, hosting a cleanup starting at 9 a.m. at the corner of Marrion and Lawrence streets, near Three Mile…
Downtown Mobile Closes Block of Dauphin Street to Hang Holiday Ceiling of Lights
The holiday season’s signature glow is returning to downtown Mobile. The city planned to close a section of Dauphin Street for several hours over three days so crews could install…
‘Thank You Linemen’ Campaign Invites Storm Crews Back to a Restored Mobile
The crews who came from across the country to restore power after Hurricane Sally are getting a public thank-you — and an invitation to come back and enjoy the city…