City of Mobile
The Mobile City Council has approved a $6.9-million contract for emergency repairs to the bulkhead along the waterfront in Cooper Riverside Park. Barricades have been up at the water’s edge since September 2022, when an underwater survey found defects and holes under the nearly 30-year-old bulkhead, WKRG reported. The funding comes from the Gulf of…
Murphy USA submitted a plan to the City of Mobile to build a 2,824-ft2 gas station with eight fueling stations, replacing the empty CVS Pharmacy on the corner of Government and Broad streets. The location falls in the Oakleigh Garden Historic District in Downtown Mobile, so the Government Street Collaborative, a group of residents who…
Avelo Airlines will suspend flights out of Mobile International Airport beginning in March 2024, the Mobile Airport Authority said, according to AL.com. Avelo, which began direct flights from Mobile to Orlando on May 31, said Mobile is one of eight airports targeted for suspension of flights as the airline “evaluates and adjusts its market presence.”…
Mobile Mayor Sandy Stimpson announced on December 12 that Scannell Properties, which has plans to invest in a $250-million distribution and logistics park in Theodore, has worked with the City of Mobile and other stakeholders to alleviate concerns raised about the impact the development could have on Rabbit Creek. The city has worked with Mobile…
The City of Mobile, Burton Property Group (BPG) and Kessler Capital have announced plans to develop Mobile’s only mixed-use waterfront entertainment and hospitality development, combining a hotel, residences, offices, retail, bars and restaurants. River Walk Plaza is to be located on city property on the opposite side of Water Street from the end of Dauphin…
Mobile International Speedway in Theodore will open the 2024 Season on March 9 with a special road course race for the stock division. Promoter Eddie Shoemaker will turn the 60-year-old facility into a road course for the first race of his first full season at the speedway. Track personnel will begin converting the racing surface…
Condé Nast Traveler has named Mobile one of the “Best Places to Go in North America & the Caribbean in 2024,” the City of Mobile announced. Mobile was named one of only 12 others showcased in the article. The article recognizes Mobile as having an “all-year celebration of the city’s African American history.” A few…
Topgolf announced it will open its Mobile venue on November 17. The location, near the intersection of I-65 and Government Boulevard in the McGowan Park Shopping Center, will be Alabama’s third Topgolf. Globally, this will be Topgolf’s 95th outdoor venue and the 85th in the U.S. The venue will employ roughly 200 associates. Topgolf Mobile…
AL.com has reported that Mobile Mayor Sandy Stimpson’s office has forwarded a lease agreement to Amtrak that would allow the train service to build a stop in Downtown Mobile to support a new passenger rail route. The agreement is viewed as the final bureaucratic step before twice-daily service is restored along the Gulf Coast. “Our…
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