Tag: Heritage
Ask McGehee: The former Higgins Mortuary
The building had a storied past as both a social club and a mortuary. One of the most well-respected funeral homes, Higgins...
Port City (Trivial) Pursuit – The Answers
1. Legend has it the Copeland outlaw gang buried ____________________ in water-proof kegs in Wragg Swamp, the name of the area where...
Port City (Trivial) Pursuit
1. Legend has it the Copeland outlaw gang buried ____________________ in water-proof kegs in Wragg Swamp, the name of the area where...
The Bridges of Mobile County
Mobile is a watery place. Besides Mobile Bay and the Mobile River Delta, which constitute the county’s eastern border, and the...
Boomerangers
Nathan Cox Owner and President, Bellator Real Estate and Development, Inc. Nathan Cox’s future was quite bright long before...
Spotlight on Courtland Barker
It’s not easy being Courtland Barker. You try commanding 125 teenagers. It takes leadership; it takes focus. It takes a drum major. LeFlore...
Sky High
The newly refurbished and renamed RSA-BankTrust Building at 107 St. Francis St. is an address with an impressive history. Originally the site of...
What’s in a Nickname?
The Campground After the Civil War Union troops occupied Mobile for several years, many of the units were composed of so-called...
The Gift of the Arts
It was Dec. 21, 1965, only four days before Christmas closed the city for a day of much-needed holiday cheer. At...
Small-Town Joy
For Congressman Jo Bonner and his wife, Janée, it takes a village — literally — to decorate for the holidays. The...