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Old Ironsides
Posted on: January 14th, 2002
Spirit of warship returns to Mobile 204-year-old vessel set attendance record when it visited Mobile in 1932 By GEORGE WERNETH Staff Reporter The now 204-year-old warship USS Constitution,...
China syndrome ("China! 7,000 Years of Innovation")
Posted on: January 6th, 2002
By THOMAS B. HARRISON Arts & Entertainment Editor Mobile Register As Mobile prepares to celebrate its 300th birthday, downtown will become a showplace for a much older culture. Much, much...
Middle Passage Museum to Hold Press Conference at Government Plaza
Posted on: January 3rd, 2002
Tuesday, January 7th, Jim and Mary Anne Petty, owners of a 15,000-item African-American artifact collection, will name Mobile as the selected city for the establishment of the Middle Passage Museum -...
First Night Mobile 2002 is coming!
Posted on: December 31st, 2001
The 2001 festival features entertainment from 6:00 p.m. until midnight including a variety of theater, music, dancing, hands-on art, visual art exhibits, and children's activities and street surprises...
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MOBILE!
Posted on: December 31st, 2001
By RENE BUSBY Staff Reporter Mobile Register (from article on Dec 9) Pull out the party hats and horns and get ready to party -- for a whole year. Mobile's 300th birthday party begins...
GMAC Bowl
Posted on: December 19th, 2001
11/14/01 By JOHN CAMERON Assistant Managing Editor Sports Mobile Register It looks like the Marshall Thundering Herd, champion of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference, will be...
Mobile Christmas Parade
Posted on: December 15th, 2001
The Mobile Christmas Parade The Mobile Christmas Parade will roll Saturday, December 15, 2001, at 1:30 p.m. through downtown Mobile. America’s Junior Miss will serve as Grand Marshall leading...
Trolleys Rolled Out
Posted on: December 7th, 2001
Four new trolleys--actually, electric buses--were rolled out by City officials at a ceremony held on December 7 at the Plaza de Malaga on Church Street. Metro Transit will operate free trolley service...
Bridge plans take shape
Posted on: November 26th, 2001
By MARK HOLAN Mobile Register Staff Reporter Residents on both sides of Mobile Bay will have chances to see the latest plans for a new Interstate 10 bridge and wider Bayway on Tuesday in Daphne...
2001 Digital Cities Survey Award
Posted on: November 19th, 2001
The City of Mobile has placed third in the category of cities with a population of 125,000-250,000. This survey examined how city governments have progressed in adopting and utilizing digital...