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🚣 NATION'S LONGEST PADDLE RACE RETURNS OCT. 3-13! How to follow The Great Alabama 650 + cheer on 32 paddlers from around the world as they tackle our waterways. BayPartner

🥤 NEW DIRTY SODA SHOP IN FAIRHOPE: Southern Sip has soft-opened inside Piggly Wiggly, serving dirty sodas, specialty energy drinks + pretzel bites!

🐦 FAIRHOPE RESTAURANT GOES NATIONAL: Little Bird earned a spot on the New York Times' 2026 list of America's 50 best restaurants — one of just 2 Alabama spots to make the cut.

🌅 FAIRHOPE NAMED A MOST SCENIC SOUTHERN TOWN: WorldAtlas ranks Fairhope among the South's 9 most scenic towns for 2026, citing its bluffs, Weeks Bay Reserve + the Grand Hotel.

🎉 CEELO GREEN IS COMING TO MOBILE: The Grammy winner headlines MoonPie Over Mobile's free New Year's Eve concert downtown Dec. 31, joined by Symone French + Jukebox Brass Band.

🅿️ NEW PARKING MAP: The City of Mobile just launched an interactive map to help you find parking, bike routes and EV charging spots downtown

📚 NEW BOOKSTORE: Local author Watt Key will cut the ribbon at Barnes & Noble's new McGregor Square location on Sept. 23.

🐾 NEW CAT CAFÉ COMING TO GULF SHORES: Mother-daughter duo Tanya + Lilly Best are opening The Salty Whisker Cat Café, partnering with the Baldwin County Humane Society to help adoptable cats find forever homes!

🎶 JIMMY BUFFETT EXHIBIT: We got to take an inside look at Mobile's 6,000-square-foot Jimmy Buffett exhibit before it opens to the public on Saturday, Sept. 12 at 10AM.

💼 NOW HIRING: 40+ open jobs across Mobile and Baldwin counties — see who's hiring, what they pay + how to apply.