Centuries of Bayfront History Fuel Push to Revive Mobile’s Arlington Park
Friends of Arlington Park, led by Allen and Lucy Perkins, is rallying support for a restored waterfront park at Garrows Bend on Mobile Bay, a site with nearly three centuries…
How the Alabama Deep Sea Fishing Rodeo Became a Trove for Fish Science
The Alabama Deep Sea Fishing Rodeo, the annual tournament held each summer on Dauphin Island at the mouth of Mobile Bay, is known for cash prizes, crowded docks and a…
New History Book Traces Mobile Bay From Past to Present
A new local history book, Mobile Bay: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow, has arrived at Bienville Books and other outlets, offering readers a wide-ranging look at the estuary that shapes life…
2009 Was a Big Year for New Music From Mobile Bay Artists
Musicians across the Mobile Bay area closed out 2009 with an unusually deep run of new releases, spanning genres from folk and Americana to hip-hop, blues-rock and singer-songwriter pop. For…
Coast Guard Rescued Tugboat Crew After 2009 Mobile Bay Sinking
The Coast Guard rescued three crew members and confirmed a fourth reached shore after a tugboat partially sank in Mobile Bay in October 2009.
Boat Fire at Mobile Yacht Basin Caused Major Damage and Pollution Response in 2009
A 2009 fire at Mobile’s Scenic Basin Yacht Club sank two boats, caused more than $1 million in damage and prompted a diesel and oil cleanup response.
The Story Behind Africatown: How the Clotilda’s 1860 Voyage Founded a Mobile Community
Nearly two centuries after the United States banned the importation of enslaved people, a Mobile-area businessman financed one final, illegal voyage across the Atlantic—and the community founded by its survivors,…
Mobile Endorsed Preferred I-10 Bridge Route in 2009
Mobile leaders endorsed a preferred route for a proposed high-rise I-10 bridge over Mobile Bay in 2009, seeking relief for tunnel and Bayway congestion.
Russell Ladd’s ‘Delta Awareness’ Took Sunrise Rotary Into the Mobile-Tensaw Swamp
A twelve-minute film drawn from six decades in the Mobile-Tensaw River Delta was the program at the Sunrise Rotary Club of Mobile on Feb. 4, 2009, along with a warning…
Southern Living Named Fairhope Among the South’s Best Small Towns in 2009
Southern Living ranked Fairhope No. 2 among the South’s best small towns in 2009, citing its charm, hospitality, scenery and recreation.