Mobile Lands in Rent.com’s Top 10 Small Cities for Meat Lovers
Mobile placed 10th nationally on a new Rent.com ranking of the best small cities for meat lovers, based on the concentration of barbecue, burger and steak establishments per resident.
Mobile Council Approves Darby Creek Annexation as West Mobile Warms to City Life
The Mobile City Council has voted to annex the Darby Creek subdivision from unincorporated Mobile County, a modest move that officials say could be the start of a larger wave…
Amazon Scraps New York HQ Plans, Mobile Mayor Invites Company South
Amazon has dropped its plans for a major new headquarters in New York City, and Mobile Mayor Sandy Stimpson quickly used the announcement to pitch his city as an alternative…
Mobile Mayor Pushes Back on Independent Review of Public Works Complaints
Mobile Mayor Sandy Stimpson is disputing an independent council report on treatment of public works employees, calling it a waste of money even as the review flagged two personnel moves…
Mobile Officer Sean Tuder Killed in Line of Duty, Second MPD Officer Lost in Less Than a Year
Mobile Police Officer Sean Tuder was fatally shot while trying to serve a warrant on a fugitive teen, marking the second line-of-duty death for the department in less than a…
Mobile Extends Carnival Fantasy Cruise Contract Through 2019
Mayor Sandy Stimpson signed a one-year contract extension Monday that will keep the Carnival Fantasy sailing from the Port of Mobile through November 2019, securing the cruise ship’s presence in…
Oakleigh Mansion to Remain Open After Community Fundraising Push
The Historic Mobile Preservation Society says the Oakleigh mansion will stay open on a reduced schedule after donations closed most of a $40,000 funding gap.
Mobile Tows First Vehicles Under New Junk Car Ordinance
The city of Mobile towed its first two vehicles under a new ordinance targeting inoperable cars left in public view, part of an effort to address hundreds of junk car…
City of Mobile begins towing abandoned cars to fight blight
MOBILE, Ala. — The City of Mobile has begun placing notices on abandoned vehicles, giving owners 30 days to remove them from a property or have them towed. The enforcement…
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…