Mobile native’s film ‘Obsession’ debuts with $16.1M in domestic ticket sales

🎬 Mobile native Curry Barker's first film, "Obsession," had its highly anticipated debut this weekend, and it has already made $16M across 2,615 theaters.
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🎬 Mobile native Curry Barker's first film, "Obsession," had its highly anticipated debut this weekend, and it has already made $16M across 2,615 theaters.

📦MEDICAL OFFICE CLOSURE: Mobile Ob-Gyn announced it will wind down clinical operations, impacting Providence Hospital delivery services.

☕Yellowhammer Coffee in Downtown Mobile is back for business after closing in November 2025 for renovations. Read on to learn more!

🚧 Starting on May 10 at 7AM, southbound drivers will be routed to SR-59 via SR-308 (formerly Foley Beach Express), in order to complete construction of the Instracoastal Waterway Bridge. Read on to learn more!

🐟 Gulf State Park Pier Observatory is now open to the public! Read more here.

🩺 The Gulf Coast's cardiovascular care just got an upgrade. USA Health acquired Mobile Heart Specialists, P.C. , giving patients across the Gulf Coast access to high-quality cardiovascular care that's closer to home.

🚆The Amtrack Mardi Gras Service in Mobile recently celebrated its 100,000th passenger — meaning a spike in Mobile's tourism. In response, the city will be adding new signage to help visitors navigate. Keep reading to learn more!

🍪 Cookie Fix Fairhope is now open! The much-anticipated gourmet cookie shop opened its doors on Thurs., April 20, to a crowd of locals that lined the street an hour before its 10AM opening time. Read on to learn more!

🎉 The Alabama Tourism Department kicked off their Travel South USA Global Week in Mobile on Mon., April 27, with more than 200 media representatives + content creators from around the world in attendance. Read on to learn which local/regional businesses were featured!

💸 A $400M campaign by the University of South Alabama was recently announced — their largest capital campaign in university history. Read on to learn how the campaign's proceeds will impact the region