The Clotilda and Africatown: Joycelyn Davis’s Story
Updated May 2026 The short version: In 1860, more than 50 years after the United States banned the international slave trade, the schooner Clotilda smuggled 110 captured Africans into Mobile, the last known slave ship to reach America. After emancipation, survivors built their own community just north of the city called Africatown. Joycelyn…
Top 10 Things for Corporate Groups in Mobile, Alabama
Updated May 2026 The short version: The best team building activities in Mobile, Alabama get your group talking, work for every fitness level and personality, and don’t feel like forced fun. A guided food tour checks all three boxes, which is why it’s the one we book the most corporate groups for. Below are…
10 Best Date Night Ideas in Mobile, Alabama (Local Guide)
Updated May 2026 The short version: The best date night in Mobile, Alabama is the Old Mobile Evening Food Tour, a 21+ three-hour walking food tour with craft cocktails, a Havana-style speakeasy stop, and a 34th-floor rooftop view of the bay at sunset. It’s already considered the ultimate Mobile date by hundreds of couples…
7 Ways to Serve Others this Holiday Season in Mobile
Photo courtesy of American Lunch This year has been especially difficult for our neighbors with food malnourishment. The pandemic and loss of jobs in our area have greatly increased the demand for food pantries. Volunteers are needed in large numbers to keep up with the demand and also to replace some of our elderly who…