“This is and always will be where my heart is. It is what I care about. Everything I want to say through my work comes out of my feelings about that place–its positive aspects and its negative aspects.” – William Christenberry This sentiment, expressed by the artist William Christenberry (1936 –…
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America's Navy is celebrating in Mobile! Mobile was selected as one of the 15 cities selected to host a Navy Week, one of the Navy's signature outreach programs. Mobile Navy Week is scheduled around one of the best weekends of the year - Mardi Gras weekend! So, there will be no shortage of events…
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Most people wouldn’t expect to hear loud, heavy metal flowing through the halls at the Mobile Museum of Art. But just a few weeks ago, that was the scene at the MMofA's LIVE at the Museum monthly concert series. LIVE at the Museum is in its third year now. Conceived as a concert series that…
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We are so excited to launch this series of videos! Last November, we launched our 'Born To Celebrate' campaign that has been so well-received. An integral part of the campaign was a video that showcased just how special Mobile is. All of us at Visit Mobile think the video was a slam dunk. In fact…
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This 4 hour narrated boat tour is something so special! A little history lesson for you - Mobile's Middle Bay Lighthouse is one of Alabama's most interesting lighthouses. There are just a couple of screw-pile light-houses left at sea in the United States that still stand on piles screwed into a…
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Here's something that got us REAL excited during a stroll down Dauphin Street last week. The Noble South is starting a brunch service??!! WHAAAAT. Y'all already know how we feel about brunch. But, if you don't, you've got some reading to do before you keep going. Read THIS and then come back…
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Last year a celebration happened. A celebration that was planned and executed almost overnight. A celebration to heal our broken hearts after our beloved BayFest ended its 20-year run. The celebration was a street party with live music and good company that left us hoping for many more to come. That…
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If you haven't heard about PokemonGo --- let's get you up to speed real quick. PokemonGo was only announced {in the U.S.} just a little over a week ago and has taken us by storm. It's interactive, addicting and has us all running around crazy over Pokemon! It quickly jumped to the #1 {free} app on…
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Here's the deal - we love a fish taco. Soft, crispy, baked, fried, blackened. Garnished with arugula, spring mix or cabbage. Topped with fresh mango salsa, fiery hot salsa or smooth tomatillo salsa. There just isn't a fish a taco we don't want to dive into! And... we did. We ate our way through…
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In case you haven't heard the news, Visit Mobile is nominated for a 2016 Nappie Award! Every year our favorite local weekly paper, the Lagniappe, rolls out a wide variety of categories for their Reader's Choice Awards {aka the Nappies}! The cool thing about it? Lagniappe announces the categories but…
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