New Reindeer Coming to Foley’s Christmas Parade After 45 Years
The Foley City Council has approved the purchase of nine new reindeer to pull Santa's sleigh in the city's annual Christmas Parade, retiring the beloved figures that have been part…
Downtown Foley Is Doing Christmas in July — Complete With a Beach-Ready Santa
Foley Main Street turns its Third Thursday event into a 'Christmas in July' celebration on July 16, with a summer Santa photo op, tropical elves and early holiday shopping downtown.
2023 Christmas on the Coast Ornament Pokes Fun at Bankhead Tunnel’s Famous Truck Crashes
This year’s “Christmas on the Coast” ornament for the City of Mobile celebrates a local landmark — and, with some humor, the trucks that famously get stuck in it. The…
Coastal Ballet Brings ‘The Nutcracker’ to Orange Beach Performing Arts Center Dec. 2-3
The Christmas season arrives in Baldwin County a little early this year, and it arrives on pointe shoes. The Coastal Ballet Company, teaming up with the City of Orange Beach,…
‘Secret Sister’ Gift Exchange Spreading on Facebook: Fun Holiday Tradition or Felony?
It promises something for nothing: send one gift, receive up to a dozen in return. But the “Secret Sister” gift exchange circulating on Facebook feeds every holiday season has a…
The ‘Human Elf on the Shelf’ Returns to Spread Holiday Cheer Around Mobile
A local radio host's costumed alter ego, the Human Elf on the Shelf, returned to Mobile this holiday season, popping up in unexpected spots.
Mobile Musicians Set to Honor John Coltrane With Annual Holiday Jazz Tribute
Local and regional musicians are set to reunite in Mobile for the annual John Coltrane Christmas tribute, a holiday jazz show built around free-flowing improvisation.
Mobile Sub Shop Owner Delivers Holiday Meals to First Responders for Eighth Year
A Mobile Firehouse Subs owner leads an eighth annual effort delivering sandwiches and cards to first responders working through Christmas.
Bellingrath’s Magic Christmas in Lights Lands in National Top Six
Theodore's Bellingrath Gardens placed sixth nationally in a USA Today reader poll ranking the country's best public holiday light displays this season.
Anonymous donor drops gold coin in Daphne Salvation Army kettle again
For the second December running, an anonymous giver slipped a gold Krugerrand worth more than $1,300 into a red kettle at the Daphne Walmart.