Mobile Museum of Art Launches Museum Nights With First-Ever Theatre Scramble
The Mobile Museum of Art is opening its doors after hours this week for the debut of Museum Nights, a new recurring event series designed to bring a broader audience…
Mobile Fire-Rescue Holds Boot Drives to Help Dauphin Island Fire Chief Recovering From Burns
Mobile Fire-Rescue firefighters are collecting donations at intersections across the city this month to help Dauphin Island Fire Chief Brad Cox and his family after he suffered severe burns responding…
Prichard Police Investigated Fatal 2010 Home Invasion on Stile Avenue
Prichard police investigated a fatal October 2010 home invasion on Stile Avenue after intruders allegedly posed as federal agents and searched for money.
Mobile-Born Inventor Lonnie Johnson Pursued Heat-to-Electricity Research
A 2010 archive report on Mobile-born inventor Lonnie Johnson, the Super Soaker and his early heat-to-electricity research, with historical context and fact checks.
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.
Lorrie Morgan Headlines Sparks Rally as Democrats Weigh Davis Exit and Bingo Indictments
Country star Lorrie Morgan headlined a Mobile fundraiser for Democratic gubernatorial nominee Ron Sparks, where the talk among some 200 Democrats turned to Artur Davis and the federal gambling-corruption indictments.
A Familiar Name Returns: Constantine’s Brings Lebanese Cuisine Back to Old Shell Road
Constantine's, a name long familiar to Mobile diners, returned to the local restaurant scene on Old Shell Road, serving authentic Lebanese fare that won early praise from a lifelong connoisseur.
Coastal Money Rallies to Robert Bentley After GOP Gubernatorial Nomination
Campaign finance records showed a wave of Mobile and Baldwin County support flowing to Republican gubernatorial nominee Robert Bentley after he won the party's nod, with several coastal donors giving…
Dauphin Island Stages Inaugural ‘Wings and Waves’ Chicken Wing Cook-Off
Nine cook teams from communities across the Alabama Gulf Coast converged on Dauphin Island on September 25, 2010, for the barrier island’s first-ever chicken wing cook-off, a new festival dubbed…
Judge Dismisses Buskey Bid to Bar Independent Challenger From November Ballot
A Mobile County judge threw out state Rep. James Buskey's lawsuit seeking to strip independent challenger RaShawn Figures from the November ballot, ruling his court lacked jurisdiction over a pre-election…