Mobile County Sells Downtown Parking Garage for $3 Million
The Mobile County Commission has agreed to sell its downtown parking garage near Government Plaza for $3 million, while also extending its option to buy land for a proposed soccer…
Mobile City Council Votes to Strip Confederate-Era Flags From City Seal
Mobile's city council voted to remove all flags but the American flag from the city seal, ending years of debate over Confederate symbolism downtown.
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.
New Salon Brings Full-Service Beauty Bar to Downtown Mobile
Two business partners who once worked together at a west Mobile salon have opened House of Hair downtown, filling a gap in the local market.
New Hilton Garden Inn Breaks Ground on Former BayFest Stage Site in Downtown Mobile
A new 93-room Hilton Garden Inn broke ground in downtown Mobile at the site of a former BayFest stage, part of developer Mike Cowart's growing downtown hotel portfolio.
Mobile Fundraisers Raise $265,000 for Leukemia and Lymphoma Society
A dozen south Alabama volunteers raised about $265,000 for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, topping the previous year's Mobile-area campaign total.
Mobile Carjacking Suspect Arrested After Chase, Crash
Mobile police arrested a carjacking suspect after a brief chase and crash, tying the man to a downtown carjacking and several burglaries.
New Federal Courthouse Designed as ‘Bridge’ for Downtown Mobile
Architects unveiled plans for an $89.3 million federal courthouse meant to connect downtown Mobile's business district with the De Tonti Square Historic District.
Mobile Seeks Federal Grant to Revive Broad Street Corridor
Mobile leaders are again pursuing a competitive federal TIGER grant to fund a long-planned overhaul of the Broad Street corridor circling downtown Mobile.
GulfQuest Maritime Museum in Mobile Seeks Hundreds of Volunteers Ahead of Opening
GulfQuest maritime museum in Mobile launched a 2015 recruitment drive for hundreds of volunteers ahead of its long-anticipated riverfront opening.