Mobile Weighed a Fivefold Parade Permit Fee Increase, Then Pumped the Brakes
Mardi Gras societies push back on fee hike idea Mobile’s parading Mardi Gras societies briefly faced the prospect of paying five times more to roll down the streets of the…
Bob Dylan Returning to Mobile’s Saenger Theatre This Fall
Bob Dylan was headed back to Mobile, with the music legend scheduled to play the Saenger Theatre in downtown Mobile on Wednesday, October 17 as part of his U.S. tour…
Mobile Native Dr. Christopher Park Keeps Winning the City’s Most Grinning-Inducing Honor: Best Boob Doc
Dr. Christopher Park has held an unusual title longer than almost anyone in Mobile — one that makes a room full of adults giggle every time it’s announced. The Mobile…
USS Philippine Sea and Coast Guard Cutter Sail Into Mobile for Mardi Gras Week
Two visiting vessels are adding a military flourish to Mobile’s Mardi Gras season: the Navy guided-missile cruiser USS Philippine Sea and the Coast Guard fast response cutter USCGC Jacob Poroo…
Dauphin Street Beer Fest 2017 brings 90 brews to downtown Mobile
Dauphin Street Beer Festival returns to downtown Mobile for its 20th incarnation, drawing big crowds to LoDa bars this Saturday from 6 to 9 p.m. More than 90 brews will…
Bartender Profiles: Wil Reid has poured drinks and stories at Hayley’s Bar for a decade
Our Bartender Profiles series gets up close with the people behind the stick, and there’s no better start than Wil Reid at Hayley’s Bar. Anyone who’s spent time at the…
Mobile’s Scraepers Papers serve up scuzzy, fun psych-punk
Mobile band Scraepers Papers carries on the noble tradition of the intentionally misspelled band name — but that’s where any comparison to the deliberately quirky ends. The group plays bite-sized,…
Flow Tribe brings its NOLA energy to Fairhope Brewing Company ahead of Mardi Gras
New Orleans’ Flow Tribe is headed across the bay to Fairhope Brewing Company on Jan. 13, bringing its loose, high-energy show to Baldwin County just in time for Mardi Gras…
Tucked between storefronts on Dauphin Street, the Sidecar Lounge pours serious craft cocktails
On a busy stretch of Dauphin Street, the Sidecar Lounge is easy to miss — wedged between a convenience store and The Noble South. But regulars know the small, intimate…
NOLA’s Flow Tribe returns to Mobile’s Callaghan’s for an energy-filled night
New Orleans group Flow Tribe is bringing its high-energy live show back to Mobile, with a performance scheduled for Dec. 15 at Callaghan’s Irish Social Club. The band previously played…