Gumbo, Revenge and Mercy: A Mobile Grandmother’s Verdict on Canned Salmon
When a Mobile attorney sent a canned-salmon gumbo recipe to his daughter's West Coast newspaper column, his mother wrote back with a letter that doubled as a lesson in Gulf…
Cruise Terminal Car Counts Showed Mobile Was Pulling Passengers From Across the South
Car counts from the Alabama Cruise Terminal in downtown Mobile showed nearly 27,000 vehicles in the first 11 months of cruising, with passengers driving in from more than 50 states…
How Mike Dow Gambled on the Mayor’s Office in 1989 – and Changed Mobile’s Course
Nearly two decades later, former Mayor Mike Dow and the friends and rivals who shaped his first campaign recalled the audacious 1989 decision to bypass a council seat and run…
George Callahan Launched a Shrimp-Boil Campaign to Retake His South Mobile County Senate Seat
Former state Sen. George Callahan opened his 2006 bid to reclaim south Mobile County's District 35 seat with a shrimp boil in Coden that he said drew more than 200…
Deputy Chief Lester Hargrove Set to Lead Mobile Police as Cochran Retired for Sheriff’s Run
Mobile Police Deputy Chief Lester Hargrove was set to become interim chief in March 2006 as Chief Sam Cochran retired to run for sheriff of Mobile County, with Mayor Sam…
Jeff Glidewell Sought the Juvenile Judgeship Again, This Time as a Republican
Mobile attorney Jeff Glidewell confirmed in March 2006 that he would seek the Republican nomination for Mobile County juvenile court judge, four years after running for the same seat as…
Mobile Regional Airport Awarded a 15-Year Food and Newsstand Concessions Contract
In February 2006, Mobile Regional Airport awarded a 15-year concessions contract for newsstands, restaurants and bars, promising travelers Quiznos, a Chart Room bar and a Carpe Diem cafe.
Sam Jones’ Winning Mayoral Campaign Spent Nearly $936,000, Year-End Report Showed
Mobile Mayor Sam Jones' 2005 campaign raised more than $832,000 in cash and spent nearly $936,000 to win a four-seat race, according to the annual year-end financial report filed in…
Ben Brooks Weighed a Run for the State Senate or a Circuit Judgeship in 2006
Mobile City Councilman Ben Brooks said in October 2005 he was strongly considering a run for state Senate District 35 or for the circuit judgeship being vacated by Ferrill McRae,…
Shelby Announced More Than $10 Million for Mobile-Area Projects in 2006 Spending Bill
U.S. Sen. Richard Shelby announced in October 2005 that the Senate-passed FY 2006 transportation and housing spending bill carried more than $10 million for Mobile-area projects, including the State Docks…