Mobile Leaders Map Out First Comprehensive City Plan in Two Decades
Mobile city leaders unveiled a strategy map and plans for the city's first comprehensive plan in nearly 20 years, targeting completion by August 2015.
Councilman Levon Manzie Pledges ‘Tangible Results’ for District 2 in 2015
Mobile City Councilman Levon Manzie outlined plans for more police patrols, capital projects and community engagement in District 2 for 2015.
Mobile Council Backs ‘Ban the Box’ Resolution for Job Applications
Mobile's city council unanimously backed a resolution urging removal of criminal history questions from initial job applications countywide.
Mobile Council Weighs ‘Ban the Box’ Resolution to Aid Job Seekers With Records
Mobile could become Alabama's first city to formally back 'Ban the Box,' removing criminal history questions from initial city job applications.
Mobile Weighs ‘Ban the Box’ Measure for City Hiring
A proposed Mobile ordinance would remove criminal history questions from initial city job applications to help formerly incarcerated residents.
Mobile City Council Weighs Fate of Crichton Recording Studio’s Zoning
Mobile's city council took up a rezoning request for a Crichton neighborhood recording studio that had operated for years without proper zoning approval.
Mobile weighs splitting new sales tax dollars among council districts
Mobile's City Council debated giving each of its seven districts about $3 million in penny sales tax revenue for capital improvements like drainage and sidewalks.
Mobile Council Districts to Get $3 Million Each for Infrastructure Projects
Mobile City Council members unanimously approved a plan giving each district $3 million from penny sales tax revenue for local infrastructure needs.
Murphy High School Breaks Ground on New Band Room After Tornado Damage
Mobile officials broke ground on a $1.6 million band room at Murphy High School, replacing space destroyed by a 2012 tornado that displaced the band.
Mobile City Council to Weigh $320K Skate Park Contract
More than two years after it was first promised, Mobile's long-delayed skateboard park could finally move forward with a new construction contract.