Battleship Memorial Park to Honor Late Senator Jeremiah Denton on His Birthday
Battleship Memorial Park is hosting a celebration of the life of Mobile native and former U.S. Senator Jeremiah Denton on his 90th birthday.
Malbis Documentary Preserved the Story of a Greek Colony in Baldwin County
A 2014 documentary traced the history of Malbis Plantation, a Greek immigrant community whose legacy remains visible in Baldwin County.
Mobile Native William Gorgas Helped Change the Fight Against Yellow Fever
Born near Mobile, William Crawford Gorgas helped turn new knowledge about mosquitoes into large-scale yellow fever prevention work.
Mobile’s 1853 Yellow Fever Epidemic and the City’s Relief Effort
Mobile’s worst yellow fever outbreak, in 1853, tested the city and highlighted the work of the Can’t Get Away Club.
E. O. Wilson’s Mobile Roots: The Young Naturalist Who Studied Ants
E. O. Wilson spent formative years in Mobile, where a fascination with ants and South Alabama’s natural world preceded a landmark scientific career.
Franklin ‘Baby’ Seals: The Mobile-Born Pianist Who Helped Create the Blues
Long before the blues became one of America’s most recognized musical traditions, a pianist from Mobile, Alabama, was helping to define the genre in its earliest days. H. Franklin “Baby”…
Saint-Domingue and Mobile: A Gulf Coast History That Requires Care
A carefully sourced look at Saint-Domingue, the Haitian Revolution, French refugee ties to Alabama and what the record does—and does not—show about Mobile.
The Story Behind Africatown: How the Clotilda’s 1860 Voyage Founded a Mobile Community
Nearly two centuries after the United States banned the importation of enslaved people, a Mobile-area businessman financed one final, illegal voyage across the Atlantic — and the community founded by…
Chatom Residents Adapted to High Gas Prices in 2008
A 2008 WKRG report examined how rising gasoline prices affected Chatom residents, who said they combined errands to reduce trips into town.
Why Jazz Has Never Quite Taken Root in Mobile
Mobile has never been much of a jazz town, and those who have tried to change that over the years say the reasons run deeper than simple taste. The city’s…