MAMGA Royal Coronation Crowns King Elexis I in Mobile
Mobile's Mobile Area Mardi Gras Association held its 77th annual Royal Coronation, crowning King Elexis I and Queen Morgan amid elaborate custom regalia.
Dauphin Street Drunks Take Their 9th Annual Peg Leg Pub Crawl Through Downtown Mobile
MOBILE, Ala. — One of Mobile’s most irreverent Mardi Gras traditions rolls again this week: the Dauphin Street Drunks host their ninth annual Peg Leg Pub Crawl on Tuesday, February…
Mobile Reasserts Its Claim as the Birthplace of Mardi Gras
New signs and billboards installed across Mobile stake the city's historic claim as the true birthplace of Mardi Gras ahead of the season's first parades.
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 Mayor Lays Out Timeline for Civic Center’s Eventual Closure
Mobile Mayor Sandy Stimpson has outlined a tentative schedule that could lead to the Civic Center's closure by April 2016 for redevelopment.
Mobile Council Weighs Contract Diversity Rule, MoonPie Drop Turnout
Mobile's City Council debated a contractor diversity reporting rule, MoonPie Drop attendance data and a proposed flea market animal sale ban.
History Museum Talk to Reveal New Research on Mobile Mardi Gras Founder Joe Cain
A researcher's newly uncovered details about Joe Cain, founder of Mobile's modern Mardi Gras, were set to be shared at a History Museum lecture.
Mobile Museum of Art Marks 50 Years With Mardi Gras Family Festival
The Mobile Museum of Art is celebrating its 50th anniversary with a Mardi Gras exhibition and a free, carnival-themed family festival weekend.
Mobile Mardi Gras Group Order of Isis Shortens Name Amid Terror Confusion
A Mobile Mardi Gras group is dropping its full name for parade season after members faced public confusion with an unrelated militant group overseas.
What the Historical Record Says About St. Louis Day and Mobile Carnival
Mobile’s St. Louis Day tradition opens a window onto French colonial history, Carnival folklore and the city’s earliest documented mystic society.