Mobile Councilwoman, Developer Spar Over Westwood Plaza ‘User Fee’
Mobile Councilwoman Bess Rich and a shopping center developer are at odds over a proposed 1 percent shopper fee tied to the Westwood Plaza redevelopment plan.
City Slashes BayFest Funding, but Festival Founder Says It Will Go On
Mobiles proposed budget cuts BayFests city appropriation by 59 percent, but organizers say this years festival will proceed as scheduled.
Environmental and Neighborhood Groups Fault Stimpson Over Mobile Planning Commission Overhaul
A coalition of environmental and historic-neighborhood advocates criticized Mobile Mayor Sandy Stimpson in July 2014 for replacing half of the Planning Commission, calling the reshaped panel pro-industry.
Stimpson Puts the Pay-Raise Question in His Department Heads’ Hands as Mobile Shapes Its 2015 Budget
Mayor Sandy Stimpson said the size of Mobile employees' 2015 pay raise would depend on what department heads build into their budgets, while he prepared a citywide plan to attack…
Mobile Officials Say McGowin Park Is Built to Avoid the Struggles That Dogged Spanish Fort Town Center
A stronger retail mix, a central location near Interstates 65 and 10 and a rebounding economy will help McGowin Park avoid the troubles that hampered Spanish Fort Town Center, Mobile…
Battle of Mobile Bay Stamp to Be Dedicated at the History Museum of Mobile
The History Museum of Mobile prepared to host a first-day-of-issue ceremony for a postage stamp marking the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Mobile Bay, with the postmaster general set…
Push 4 Peace Rally Draws Crowd to Cathedral Square in Downtown Mobile
Families gathered at Cathedral Square in downtown Mobile for the second annual Push 4 Peace rally, a night of music, spoken word and prayer.
Mobile Mayor Says Retreat of Alabama Mayors Could Forge a ‘Single Voice’
Mobile Mayor Sandy Stimpson said a two-day retreat of five of Alabama's largest cities, hosted at his family lodge near Jackson, could help mayors speak with a single voice to…
2013 Mobile Mayoral Campaigns Differed in Their Public Descriptions of Local Vendors
During Mobile's 2013 mayoral race, the campaigns of Sandy Stimpson and Sam Jones gave differing levels of detail when asked about hiring local businesses and consultants.
Absentee Ballot Mix-Ups Turn Away Mobile Voters as Postal Fraud Probe Looms Over Election Day
Several Mobile voters were wrongly told they had already cast absentee ballots when they showed up to vote Tuesday, an error the City Clerk blamed on mismarked rolls, as a…