‘Vape a Vet’ Booth at Mobile Convention Center Aims to Help Veterans Quit Smoking
A nonprofit called Vape a Vet showcased free e-cigarette starter kits for veterans at a vaping trade show inside the Mobile Convention Center.
Former Alabama Coach to Headline Mobile Addiction Ministry Fundraiser
A former Alabama Crimson Tide head coach will headline a Mobile fundraising banquet supporting a ministry that serves addicted men, women and families.
Mobile City Council Reviews Tourism Report, Crime Statistics and Storm Water Contract
Mobile City Council members heard updates on tourism data, citywide crime statistics and a storm water services contract during a Tuesday meeting.
Mobile’s Mardi Gras Balls May Need a New Home as Civic Center’s Future Grows Uncertain
Mobile’s largest Carnival societies may be dancing somewhere else by 2016. Mayor Sandy Stimpson has told the city’s Mardi Gras organizations they will need to find another ball venue as…
Mobile Convention Center Hosts Statewide Teacher Gathering Focused on Graduation Gains
Thousands of Alabama educators gathered in downtown Mobile for a statewide conference highlighting classroom innovation and rising graduation rates.
Twenty-Five Years On, Mobile Weighs Whether Its Convention Center Delivered
A quarter century after Mobile bet its downtown revival on a waterfront convention center, business and civic figures offered a candid, divided verdict on whether the gamble paid off.
Viral Video of Daphne Revival Attendee’s Claimed Healing Tops 140,000 Views
A video clip from a religious revival held at the Mobile Convention Center has drawn more than 140,000 views online, driven largely by a moment in which a Daphne church…
At Mobile Convention Center, Fred Barnes Tells 600 What He Thinks History Will Say About Bush
Journalist and Bush biographer Fred Barnes headlined the Alabama Policy Institute's annual fundraiser in Mobile, predicting the president would leave office to hisses and be judged more kindly later.
Battle House Hotel Nears Completion of $220 Million Renovation, Will Join Marriott’s Renaissance Brand
Two of downtown Mobile’s largest hotels are set to reopen under Marriott’s Renaissance brand this year, marking a milestone in the city’s downtown revitalization effort led by the Retirement Systems…
Halfway Through the Year, Mobile’s Books Tell a Post-Katrina Story
A walk through Mobile's mid-year financial report for fiscal 2006-07 found revenue down 6.8 percent, hotel taxes collapsing against a Katrina-inflated year, and a transit subsidy running 121 percent over…