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Mobile's Heroes Plaza: Hank Aaron and Satchel Page statues arrive
MOBILE, Ala. (WPMI) — The first two of six statues honoring Mobile sports figures have arrived in the Port City. The 9-foot-tall bronze statues of Mobile's Hall of Fame Baseball players Hank Aaron and Satchel Paige arrived on Tuesday. Other notable Mobilians to honored in bronze are baseball legends...
How a former Bama football star sets the tone at a Mobile speakeasy
It’s not easy to get into the speakeasy in the basement of the RSA Trustmark building – the one with the giant Moon Pie attached at the top – in the middle of downtown Mobile. First, you have to navigate your way to it. Then you have to get past the intimidating doorman sitting in a cozy nook, surrounded by Ernest Hemingway-themed books and memorabilia and wearing a guayabera shirt and a Panama hat.
USA Health Marketing team wins Telly Award for video of stroke survivor Cam Marston
“Andrew Coniff has such a talent for conveying emotion through video. To be recognized with an international award is such a testament to Andrew’s work," said Marie Katz, executive director for the USA Health Office of Marketing and Communications. Members of the USA Health Office of Marketing and Communications...
Medal of Honor splash pad reopens after repairs
MOBILE, Ala. (WPMI) — The splash pad at Medal of Honor Park reopened Thursday. For the past few weeks, the splash pad has had no visitors as the city completed repairs. “We came here when it was working for a little bit. It worked for like a few days and then it stopped. We were so upset, and we live close by, so we are here at medal of honor park like every day,” said Alfredo Chavez, a resident.
Gulf Sterilization Opens In Mobile
Gulf Sterilization has announced the establishment of its business as a contract sterilization provider for medical device manufacturers. It plans to develop an advanced medical device sterilization and decontamination facility at 4345 Halls Mill Road in Mobile to address supply chain and capacity pressures faced by manufacturers. It will utilize chlorine dioxide gas, which it calls an effective and environmentally friendly compound to sterilize medical devices. This project represents a $702,000 capital investment and is to create eight new jobs over the next three years. Gulf Sterilization plans to make improvements to a leased building and purchase equipment to provide its services, as well as conduct research related to the technology. Michelle Scott owns the certified woman-owned small business.
Surrealist Night Coming To MMofA
The Mobile Museum of Art (MMofA) is hosting Surrealist Night on July 25 at 6:30 p.m. Inspired by MMofA’s “DECADES: Looking Back/Moving Forward (1940 – 1959)” exhibition, it will include themed activities, including the short Surrealist film Meshes of the Afternoon and dream interpreter. Attendees can play Exquisite Corpse, a collaborative drawing game that Surrealist artists used to unlock the power of chance in the creative process, and there will be cupcakes from Flour Girls that can be decorated with surrealist elements, in addition to themed alcoholic and nonalcoholic drinks.
Holiday Inn Downtown To Be Auctioned
Downtown Mobile Today reports that, according to Ten-X, the Holiday Inn Downtown, located at 301 Government Street, will be up for auction on July 29-31. The starting bid for the property is $4,700,000. Ten-X says, “The Holiday Inn Mobile Downtown Historic District boasts ideal placement as it sits along several Mardi Gras parade routes. The hotel is highly visible and easily accessible to vehicles traveling along [Highway] 98 daily.” According to Downtown Mobile Today, it is also “situated in ideal proximity of demand drivers including [the] Mobile Civic Center, Mobile Carnival Museum, Mobile Convention Center and more.” Twin Hotels LLC sold the hotel to Manhantraj Hospitality LLC for $12,000,000 in 2022.
Three Mile Creek Greenway Trail Section Opens
The City of Mobile recently opened a section of its Three Mile Creek Greenway Trail in Toulminville approximately a year after breaking ground on it. This 0.6-mi. addition to the existing trail, part of a planned 6.5-mile trail running alongside Three Mile Creek, connects neighborhoods and city parks for biking, walking, jogging, dog walking and more. It includes Americans with Disabilities Act features, security cameras, Wi-Fi and solar-powered lighting from Tricentennial Park to University Hospital and includes an 80-ft pedestrian bridge. Once completed, the full trail will be part of an 18-mile network of interconnected parks, trails and Complete Streets projects that include bicycle and pedestrian assets. Dubbed the Mobile Greenway Initiative, this larger effort is to help better connect tens of thousands of Mobilians to their community’s nature and each other.
Lugo Chosen For National Workforce Development Program
The Eastern Shore Chamber of Commerce has announced that the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation named Christopher Lugo, Eastern Shore Chamber of Commerce director of workforce development and governmental affairs, as a participant in the 10th cohort of its business leadership program. The Business Leads Fellowship Program trains and equips leaders from state and local chambers of commerce, economic development agencies and trade associations with resources, access to experts and a network of peers to build their capacity to address pressing education and workforce challenges. Lugo was selected among 35 state and local chamber executives, economic development professionals and association leaders. The eight-month program, consisting of both in-person and virtual meetings, will cover early childhood education, K-12, postsecondary education, workforce development and more.
Walker Joins Hand Arendall Harrison Sale
Hand Arendall Harrison Sale has announced that Spencer Walker has joined the firm’s Mobile office as an associate in the litigation section. His practice includes commercial, maritime, automobile and trucking and general insurance litigation. Born in Tallahassee, Florida, Walker attended the University of Central Florida where he obtained a BS in legal studies with a minor in criminology. He then attended Cumberland School of Law, where he obtained a JD and passed the Alabama State Bar. After law school, he joined a firm and primarily practiced in general insurance defense, including automobile and trucking defense, premise liability, employment law and workers’ compensation. Walker then prosecuted for the State of Florida in the 2nd Judicial Circuit in Leon County during the pandemic, after which he worked in-house as an attorney for Danimer Scientific, Inc. in Bainbridge, Georgia. While serving as in-house counsel, he worked on a variety of legal matters, including research and development agreements, contracts, nondisclosure agreements, and Occupational Safety and Health Authority and workers’ compensation matters.
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