📚 STORYLIGHT BOOKS IS OPENING A STOREFRONT: Mobile's beloved 'romantasy' bookstore on wheels is getting a permanent home on Hillcrest Road, with a grand opening weekend planned for Nov. 14.
📍 NEW HERE? These Mobile Bay area locals share their best (and weirdest) survival tips for newcomers, from tunnel etiquette to summer humidity.
🎉📚 TWO NEW BALDWIN COUNTY SCHOOLS: Jubilee Elementary + Loxley Elementary celebrated their official grand openings with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Friday, Aug. 28. Read on to see what they feature + photos!
🎭 MARDI GRAS ON YOUR BUMPER: A mother-daughter team is pushing to get Alabama's first Mardi Gras license plate on the road, but they need hundreds more pre-orders before November. Here's how you can help!
🏈 NEW FILM TELLS MOBILE FOOTBALL STORY: "Warriors," a documentary on Davidson High's 2009 team + the duo who went on to the NFL, premiered at Sidewalk Film Festival in Birmingham this week!
🌟 THREE-DAY WEEKEND: Here's where to eat and drink around Mobile Bay this Labor Day!
🌊 $52M FOR COASTAL ALABAMA: Governor Ivey announced GoMESA funding for 21 projects across Mobile + Baldwin counties, covering boat ramps, parks + water quality work.
⚽ NEW FIELDS AT MOBILE COUNTY SPORTSPLEX: Four new lighted fields, a second concession building + 300 more parking spots are now open, bringing the Soccer Complex to seven fields as part of an $11.7M expansion.
🎉NEW MOBILE SENIOR CENTER: A new facility for senior citizens, the John E. King Senior Center, is set to open in Hillsdale on Aug. 27, 2026, with a ribbon cutting at 11AM.
🏈 MOBILE COUNTY FOOTBALL 2026: Time to get your fall calendars ready for football season! We gathered every 2026 varsity schedule for all 14 Mobile County teams in 6A, 5A and 4A.