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14Events this week
7Free things to do
85New spots
95New stories

Checked Friday, September 4, before the 6 AM send.

This week in Mobile

Five picks from this week's calendar. See all 14 events, day by day →

Mobile Country Music Association

Saturday 2pm · Mobile Country Music Association

Port City Classic

Saturday 4pm · Ladd-Peebles Sports and Entertainment Complex

Amb Flea Every Sunday

Sunday 12pm · Alabama Music Box

Free Mobile Rockstar Connect Networking Event

Tuesday 6pm · The Admiral Hotel · Free

New in Mobile

Places that opened, reopened, or earned a mention this month — the ones we'd go back to.

Magnolia Grove Golf Course

Entertainment

Play where the pros did: Between the renovated Crossings and Falls plus a Short Course Golf Digest called the best par-3 in America, Magnolia Grove Golf Course is 54 holes of creek-and-pine goodness right here at home.

rtjgolf.com

Condé-Charlotte Museum

Arts & Culture

Five flags, one house: Let the excellent guides at Condé-Charlotte Museum walk you through Mobile’s story under five flags, inside a onetime courthouse-and-jail turned Kirkbride family home stuffed with antiques and period rooms.

condecharlotte.com

Mind 2 Body Massage and Day Spa

Health & Wellness

Treat yourself, Mobile: Mind 2 Body Massage and Day Spa in Daphne is a go-to for serious unwind time, from a budget-friendly massage menu to Ayur-Medic facials, body treatments, and pampering hands and feet services.

mind2bodymassage.com

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Most read in Mobile

The five stories Mobile readers clicked most this month, from the daily editions.

  1. Child released to family following Daphne meth, marijuana arrests

    Daphne, Alabama, police have arrested 30-year-old Cody Cordell Hicks and 25-year old Autumn Rose Barker, both of Spanish Fort, for possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia.

    Full story at mynbc15.com

  2. Alabama Toll Road, Bridge and Tunnel Authority approves bonds, tolls…

    Members of the Alabama Toll Road, Bridge and Tunnel Authority have approved a $3.2 billion financing plan for the Mobile River Bridge and Bayway Project.

    Full story at 1819news.com

  3. True crime tales from Mobile in “Sinners Above All Others: Seedy and Sordid Tales from Mobile’s Underbelly”

    New true crime saga, "Sinners Above All Others: Seedy and Sordid Tales from Mobile’s Underbelly," has been written by Lagniappe Arts Editor Kevin Lee and covers three centuries of Mobile, Alabama.

    Full story at fox10tv.com

  4. 6 Tick-Infested Areas on the Gulf Coast

    The Gulf Coast's warm climate, abundant vegetation, and diverse wildlife create favorable conditions for ticks across the southern states of Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida.

    Full story at worldatlas.com

  5. At The Hummingbird Way, Chef Jim Smith is letting Mobile tell its own food story

    At The Hummingbird Way Oyster Bar in Mobile, Chef Jim Smith uses local ingredients to tell the story of the Gulf Coast.

    Full story at soul-grown.com

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