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Destination: The Gulf Coast States

By Christine Loomis

Our southernmost states are around the northern beaches of the Gulf of Mexico. From Texas in the west to Florida on the Gulf’s east side, these

By: Cara Clark

Waterfront Welcome

In Mobile, the enticement of a coastal venue makes the city an easy sell once planners are privy to its myriad attractions and the efforts the CVB staff make to

Mardi Gras isn’t a day; it’s a season. Okay, officially Mardi Gras is specifically the Tuesday before Lent begins in the Catholic liturgical calendar, but it’s the culmination of carnival, a period of

LESLEY KENNEDY

Some claim the earliest Mardi Gras celebration was in Mobile, Alabama, not New Orleans, but it depends on a few technicalities—and who's answering the question.

If you thought Mardi

An expert shares tips on how to celebrate Mardi Gras

BY DANA FORD- NOVEMBER 19, 2019

Our Expert Cart Blackwell is curator at the Mobile Carnival Museum, the oldest such museum in the United States.

Valerie Fraser Luesse

We usually associate Mardi Gras with New Orleans and all the parade revelry in the French Quarter and Uptown. But the oldest carnival celebration as we know it—parades, masked

By John Sharp | jsharp@al.com

Mobile will usher in the New Year Tuesday with a fleet of 200 electronic scooters.

The scooters will arrive on Monday and could be situated throughout downtown Mobile

1. MoBay Beignet Co.

Beignets are coming to downtown Mobile in early 2020! Located at the corner of Dauphin and Hamilton beside SOCU, MoBay Beignets will also be serving Cafe Au Lait and fresh brewed

Once again, Mobile, Alabama will roll out the red carpet to welcome the country’s top talent for the 2020 Babe Ruth Baseball 16-18 World Series. The competition dates of the 2020 World Series are

If you've been downtown in any bigger city recently, you've more than likely seen the fun happening aboard pedal tours! Along with many other "firsts" flooding our city currently, Gulf Coast Pedal