CNN Series to Air Episode About Mobile
W. Kamau Bell, comedian, author and radio show host, talks to MB about his Mobile roots and his latest visit to the city, during which he filmed an episode for the third season of his CNN series “United Shades of America.”
Spotlight: Yael Girard
MB talks coastal conservation and public awareness with the endlessly energetic director of the Weeks Bay Foundation.
Bounty of Baldwin
Farming is a tough way to make a living, but for these folks working the land — many of them fourth- or fifth-generation farmers — the fields of Baldwin County are the only places they want to be.
Judge Roy Bean
Locals gather to reminisce about the beloved Daphne watering hole, with its bushwackers, great live music and a goat named Billy. Founder Jack West would be proud.
What’s Your Coastal Character?
The beaches along the Gulf Coast are as varied as the personalities of those who frequent them, but some rules seem to apply.
A Dream Deferred
A Southern fiction novel details two sisters and the storms they must weather.
National Geographic Revisited
MB looks back at a 50-year-old feature story about our fair city. “Mobile, Alabama’s city in motion”
When the Dealin’s Done
One Saturday in May, a traffic jam of boats converges upon a handful of river camps up in the Mobile Delta for the Poker Run.
Down in the Bayou
Bayou La Batre is a less-traveled hub of industry and family charm, with miles of history and tradition to discover.
A Mobile Wall of Fame
Sitting in the “Club Room” of Mobile’s Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse, surrounded by four walls of framed local history, it’s hard...