Gulf Coast Ethnic and Heritage Jazz Fest Poetry Slam Draws Crowd to Museum of Mobile
The Museum of Mobile was alive with the rhythm and power of spoken word on the evening of August 4, 2011, as poets gathered for the poetry slam competition held…
Mobile’s Davis Avenue Recreation Center Joins the National Register
The National Park Service added Mobile's Davis Avenue Recreation Center, founded in 1921 as the city's first public recreation center for African Americans, to the National Register of Historic Places.
Church Street Graveyard: Mobile’s City of the Dead and the Fever That Filled It
Behind mossy brick walls a few blocks from downtown Mobile lies Church Street Graveyard, where yellow fever epidemics of the 1800s filled the ground faster than headstones could be carved.
A 2007 Tour of Atmore, Alabama: Part One
A WKRG Hometown Tour highlighted Atmore's history, rail and timber heritage, and close-knit community in 2007.
Mint Juleps at Oakleigh: A Toast to Garfield and the Coming Antiques Roadshow
The Historic Mobile Preservation Society's fourth annual Bravery and Beauty Mint Julep Party was set for June 8 at Oakleigh, blending a fundraiser with a nod to James Garfield's 1877…