Prichard’s Juneteenth Celebration Draws Hundreds for Music, History and Family
Hundreds gathered in downtown Prichard for a Juneteenth celebration filled with gospel music, family heirlooms and reflection on history.
Hundreds Gather at Fort Conde for Mobile’s Colorful Holi Festival
As many as 600 people covered each other in powdered color at Fort Conde during Mobile's celebration of the Hindu spring festival Holi.
Revisiting the Crichton Leprechaun: Mobile’s Most Famous Urban Legend
Nearly a decade later, the man who first spotted the Crichton leprechaun in a Mobile tree reflects on the sighting that became a national sensation.
Famous Mobilian You Should Know: Roderick D. MacKenzie, Orphan Who Became a World Traveling Artist
Orphaned in Mobile, artist Roderick D. MacKenzie went on to paint rajahs and tigers in India before dying nearly penniless in his own hometown.
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.
How Mobile’s Trenier Brothers Helped Invent the Sound of Rock and Roll
Long before rock and roll had a name, Mobile-born twins Cliff and Claude Trenier and their family band were shouting it into existence — from Alabama State College to the…
Before Walter Simon Fine Art: A 2009 Conversation With the Painter Behind Mobile’s Hot Dog Gallery
In a 2009 interview, Mobile painter Walter Simon discussed his training, influences and the Dauphin Street Hot Dog Gallery just as he prepared to open a new studio near Bienville…