Woman Shatters 22-Year-Old Oyster-Eating Record at Wintzell’s in Mobile
A 33-year-old Mobile woman ate 223 raw oysters to break a 22-year-old record at Wintzell's Oyster House, as the region gears up for a busy stretch of crawfish festivals and…
Historic Buildings Along St. Francis, St. Louis Streets Reborn as Downtown Mobile Apartments
Two historic downtown Mobile buildings along St. Francis and St. Louis streets are being converted into more than 50 new apartments, with developers leaning on state historic tax credits to…
Delaware Finalist Downs 52 Oysters to Win Distinguished Young Women Contest at Wintzell’s
A Delaware finalist ate 52 oysters in five minutes to win the Distinguished Young Women oyster contest at Wintzell's in Mobile.
How an Early Internet Project Preserved a Snapshot of Downtown Mobile Around 2000
Long before Google Street View, an independent website called WalkaboutCity.com set out to let visitors “be there before you get there” in downtown Mobile, quietly building one of the earliest…
Two Judges Opened Campaigns and a Former DA Bowed Out of the Race
District Judges Charlie McKnight and Bob Sherling scheduled campaign kickoffs, while former Circuit Judge and District Attorney Chris Galanos explained, candidly, why he would not challenge for a circuit seat.
A Judicial Shuffle in Mobile County: New Faces on the Bench and a Campaign Season Underway
A packed campaign kickoff at Wintzell's, a newly sworn district judge and a quiet bar inquiry into a former circuit judge left the Mobile County courthouse in an unusual state…
A Restless Electorate: Mobile Voters Wanted a Candidate Who Didn’t Exist
By late summer 2007, a striking number of Mobile's civic and business figures had looked over both fields and found nobody who fit. One of them said the ideal candidate…
Fifty States, One Stage: Mobile Welcomed the America’s Junior Miss National Finals
Contestants from every state arrived in Mobile for the 49th annual America's Junior Miss national finals, competing for $121,000 in scholarships and spending two weeks in the city that has…
A Courthouse Ceremony for Judge Sarah Hicks Stewart, and a Season of Kickoff Rallies
Mobile County's newest circuit judge was set for a public investiture at the courthouse, and a string of campaign kickoffs signaled that the 2006 election season had arrived at Government…
State Rep. Spencer Collier to Address Mobile County Young Republicans
State Rep. Spencer Collier, a state trooper representing District 105 in south Mobile County, was set to headline the monthly meeting of the Mobile County Young Republicans at Wintzell's on…