Mobile’s Four-Term Mayor Ruled Out the School Board, and Left the Door Open on Governor
Former Mayor Mike Dow said his wife would tolerate only one more campaign, and it would not be for the school board. In a long reply, he laid out his…
Downtown Mobile Hotels Sought Nearly 100 Workers in 2008
Archived WKRG coverage reported that the Battle House and Riverview Renaissance were seeking nearly 100 new employees in early 2008.
Mardi Gras and Senior Bowl Crowds Boosted Downtown Mobile in 2008
A 2008 WKRG report described a tourism and hospitality boost in downtown Mobile as Mardi Gras coincided with the Senior Bowl.
Highway Officials Cool to ‘Northern Route’ as Answer to Wallace Tunnel Gridlock
State and federal highway officials told supporters of a Cochrane-Africatown bridge route that it likely could not meet the purpose of relieving Interstate 10 congestion at the Wallace Tunnel.
Locked in His Own Trunk: A Mobile Attorney’s Account of Surviving a Carjacking
A routine trip to a Government Street car wash turned into a life-or-death ordeal for Mobile attorney Richard Mather, who was forced into the trunk of his own Volvo at…
Might Kindergartners Return to Barton Academy?
With the school system's administration finally out of the building, talk around Mobile turned to sending children back into Barton Academy, possibly as the new home of a performing arts…
President Bush Was Set to Headline a $750,000 Sessions Fundraiser in Mobile
A June reception at the Arthur R. Outlaw Convention Center, at $1,000 a ticket, aimed to raise $750,000 for Jeff Sessions' 2008 re-election campaign, with the president himself as the…
Battle House Hotel Nears Completion of $220 Million Renovation, Will Join Marriott’s Renaissance Brand
Two of downtown Mobile’s largest hotels are set to reopen under Marriott’s Renaissance brand this year, marking a milestone in the city’s downtown revitalization effort led by the Retirement Systems…
Mayor Sam Jones Liked Mobile’s Hand as the ThyssenKrupp Decision Neared
With a $2.9 billion steel mill decision expected within days, Mobile Mayor Sam Jones told a civic club he would not trade places with Louisiana, and laid out where the…
Propeller Club Called a Special Meeting as I-10 Bridge Routes Narrowed to Three
With 11 of 14 proposed routes eliminated and transportation officials nearing a decision, Mobile's maritime community convened a public session downtown that organizers called critical to the port's future.