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Extreme Makeover: Home Edition Comes to Mobile
Posted on: February 8th, 2008

Cameras and crews from the hit ABC show Extreme Makeover: Home Edition were in Mobile for a week to do the nearly impossible: demolish a home, build a new one, and change one family's members lives...

Section of Craft Highway Closing
Posted on: February 8th, 2008

Beginning Monday, February 11, 2008, Craft Highway between Osage Street and Velma Street will be closed to all traffic for bridge work. The work will take approximately one week to complete. Detours...

FYI Mobile - January 31, 2008
Posted on: January 31st, 2008

News from the City of Mobile FYI Mobile January 31, 2008 ...

Forbes Recognizes Mobile as Fastest Growing Market
Posted on: January 31st, 2008

Mobile is on a tremendous streak – and the nation is taking notice. Forbes magazine says Mobile will have the greatest "gross metropolitan product (GMP)" increase between 2007 and 2012. They...

What Will Mobile Look Like in 10 Years?
Posted on: January 30th, 2008

Keith Weaver of EDSA, the firm hired to create a new comprehensive plan for downtown and surrounding neighborhoods, laid out the process for the New Mobile Plan at the "Breakfast with the Mayor" event...

Mardi Gras Monday Trash to be Collected Early
Posted on: January 30th, 2008

Due to Mardi Gras parades, Monday’s scheduled trash routes will be collected on Saturday, February 2, 2008 (two days earlier than normal). This is for all residents on the NORTH side of the City...

Mobile Selected as Pilot Site for Emergency Preparedness Program
Posted on: January 29th, 2008

Mobile has been chosen as the national pilot site by the OASIS Foundation of America (OFA), headquartered in Montgomery, Ala., for a community-based readiness and response program. The announcement...

City of Mobile Public Works Mardi Gras Schedule
Posted on: January 28th, 2008

Below is the City of Mobile Public Works schedule for changes due to Mardi Gras February 4 – 6, 2008: Monday, February 4 • All Public Works departments - Open Tuesday, February...

UPDATED - City Council Public Safety Committee Meeting Scheduled
Posted on: January 28th, 2008

The Mobile City Council Public Safety Committee will hold a meeting on Tuesday, January 29, at 3:30 p.m. in the 9th floor conference room. This meeting will involve possible changes to the city’s...

City of Mobile Business License Renewals Due on January 31
Posted on: January 24th, 2008

City of Mobile 2008 Business License Renewals are delinquent after January 31, 2008. They may be delivered or postmarked by January 31, 2008 to avoid penalties and interest (15% penalty and 1%...