news

King Cake-Off Opens Carnival Season With Flavor and Flair

King Cake-Off Opens Carnival Season With Flavor and Flair

Carnival season arrived right on cue as the eighth annual King Cake-Off brought sugar, spice, and plenty of celebration to the calendar.  The event gathered bakeries, restaurants, and creative food makers from across the area, all ready to show off their best takes on one of Mardi Gras’ most beloved traditions.  Tables filled quickly, plates … Read more

RVs Roll Into Downtown Mobile as Mardi Gras Season Builds

RVs Roll Into Downtown Mobile as Mardi Gras Season Builds

A drive through downtown Mobile right now comes with a clear sign that the season has arrived.  RVs are rolling in and lining approved parking lots, turning ordinary blocks into temporary neighborhoods.  At the lot near St. Michael Street and North Joachim Street, vehicles from across the region are already settled in, awnings out, chairs … Read more

Mobile Rescue Organization Saves Mother Dog and Puppies from Mississippi Floods

Mobile Rescue Organization Saves Mother Dog and Puppies from Mississippi Floods

A Mobile-based animal rescue team jumped into action last Friday after an urgent Facebook post revealed a mother dog and her newborn puppies trapped by rising floodwater in southern Mississippi.  Stevie Lynn Lewis, an animal rescuer with Wags and Whiskers—a foster-based animal rescue right here in Mobile—saw the post showing a chained mama dog desperately … Read more

Alabama Gets Ready to Boost Emergency Alerts Statewide

Alabama Gets Ready to Boost Emergency Alerts Statewide

Governor Kay Ivey is throwing her support behind a new statewide emergency alert system that could change how people across Alabama receive critical information during emergencies.  Right now, those buzzing alerts that pop up on your phone come from county emergency management agencies working alongside federal partners like the National Weather Service and NOAA.  But … Read more

Great White Shark Makes Gulf Coast Pit Stop on Epic Journey

Great White Shark Makes Gulf Coast Pit Stop on Epic Journey

A thousand-pound traveler named Ernst just proved what anglers have known all along: the Gulf Coast waters are absolutely teeming with life.  The 12-foot female great white shark pinged her location about four miles off Dauphin Island, marking a rare and exciting moment for anyone who loves the Gulf’s marine ecosystem.  Ernst has been on … Read more

Horses and Riders Get Ready for Parade Season

Horses and Riders Get Ready for Parade Season

Mardi Gras has a way of bringing out everything that makes Mobile sparkle, from colorful floats to marching bands and, of course, horses stepping proudly down the parade routes.  As the first parades of the season get closer, the City of Mobile gathered riders and their horses for a special training class designed to keep … Read more

Mobile Chamber Welcomes Teresa Williamson as New Board Chair

Mobile Chamber Welcomes Teresa Williamson as New Board Chair

The Mobile Chamber has opened 2026 with a leadership move that brings a familiar name from the real estate world into one of the city’s most influential civic roles.  Teresa Williamson, president of Roberts Brothers, Inc., now steps in as chairperson of the Chamber’s board.  The appointment puts a longtime local business leader at the … Read more

Mobile Museum of Art Rolls Out a Bold New Look

Mobile Museum of Art Rolls Out a Bold New Look

After more than six decades tucked inside Langan Park, the Mobile Museum of Art stepped into a new chapter with a full visual refresh that feels built for the future.  A new logo now anchors everything from signage to marketing, giving the museum a cleaner, more modern look that matches the kind of work hanging … Read more