We can buy bananas whenever we want now but for much of the 19th century, the fruit was a rare and luxurious treat. Thankfully for Alabama fruit-lovers, the first banana shipment pulled into Mobile ...

While folks in New Orleans claim they started the tradition of Mardi Gras in the U.S., historians say French colonists began celebrating the festival not long after first spotting Mobile Bay in 1699.

Mobile, Alabama, is following in the footsteps of New Orleans by enhancing security measures for the upcoming Mardi Gras season. On Jan. 14, the Mobile City Council voted unanimously to purchase ...

After celebrating Mardi Gras in New Orleans and Mobile, I've found that the latter is more my speed. When people think of Mardi Gras, their minds usually go to the wild party scene that overtakes ...

Alexis Scott-Windham, Brandon Whitsett and a group of other Mobile residents, all in their 20s, made their way to Bourbon Street to find something to eat, use a bathroom and start winding down ...