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Grizzly Axes has opened a new location at 4325 Downtowner Loop South. The 11,000-ft2 indoor entertainment facility offers axe throwing, “rage rooms,” “messy mural” paint rooms and several other activities, including the following games: sling puck; tic tac toe; ring toss; crokinole; video and board games; beer pong; washer toss; giant Jenga, Connect 4 and…
Food & Wine recently named Callaghan’s Irish Social Club as having the best burger in the state. The magazine praised Callaghan’s burger for its “perfectly seared exterior, juicy center, and classic toppings that hit all the right notes” and noted the friendly atmosphere of the Irish pub, which has become a gathering place for the…
The Mobile Chamber recently announced that VT Mobile Aerospace Engineering (MAE) is expanding and will equip its existing facility to convert and modify Airbus 320 passenger jets into freight aircraft. The company, located at 2100 Aerospace Drive on the Brookley Aeroplex in Mobile, currently has 579 full-time employees. The expansion will add 200 new full-time…
Mobile’s Austal USA recently announced it was awarded a contract with a potential value of $3.195 billion for the detail design and construction of up to seven TAGOS-25-class ocean surveillance ships. Austal, as the prime contractor, has teamed with L3Harris Technologies, Noise Control Engineering, TAI Engineering and Thoma-Sea Marine Constructors for execution of the TAGOS…
Mobile’s Innovation Portal has announced that its inaugural Portal Fund: RISE Cohort has been selected. The following founders and their companies have been selected to participate in the program: Lindsey Coker of STEAMCamp for Kids, Mandee Conkle of Do Some Good Mobile!, Morgan Crawford of Next Level Moxie, Tempey Hamilton of Phases of Self-Ascension and…
According to AL.com, McCarron Development has leased the 16th-floor penthouse office space in the Waterman-Smith Building at 61 St. Joseph Street in Downtown Mobile, according to Josh W. Hall of CRE Mobile, who represented the landlord. Jay D. Roberds II of CRE Mobile worked for the tenant. A.J. McCarron, a former University of Alabama quarterback,…
According to Montgomery County Circuit Judge Jimmy Pool, Director of the Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) John Cooper “acted in bad faith” and attempted to put a “private company out of business” when pursuing a $120-million alternative bridge in Gulf Shores, while concealing his efforts from the public, AL.com reports. Pool ordered that all construction…
The USA Health Mitchell Cancer Institute (MCI) recently unveiled $2.5 million in advanced technology with the Elekta Versa HD, a medical linear accelerator that aims radiation at cancer cells while sparing the surrounding tissue. The new Versa HD and a similar machine at MCI’s Fairhope location are the only linear accelerators in South Alabama made…
The University of South Alabama (USA) President Jo Bonner recently announced receipt of a $20-million gift for construction of a new performing arts center. Philanthropist and longtime USA supporter Abraham “Abe” Mitchell made the gift, which makes his lifetime donations to the university $120 million. He is now one of the largest donors to a…
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