Things to do in Mobile that you can also do most anywhere else in the world...watch Trevor Noah's comedy special on Netflix, Where Was I, which is in Detroit. If you want to laugh until you cry, if you want to hear "white people history" lampooned to the moon and back, if you want to hear a comic genius, take a break from the mini-series you have been glued to for the past three months - you deserve some laughs this holiday season...
Becoming Warren Buffett - also on Netflix - is a documentary that will make you understand this man is the most true American person the world has ever known, a role model cast in big heart emojis, a financial genius who understands the use of money like no other person I have ever heard... I hate to sound like a commercial for Netflix but these two specials are real television shining above a plethora of so-so and not so so-so other shows....
Mobile Baykeeper has posted an update on the Rabbit Creek watershed deal, which is being touted in local news as an economy-boosting container terminal complex...Baykeeper says "We have a handshake deal to protect crucial wetlands in the Dog River Watershed. Stay tuned as the deal becomes finalized." It is noted there will be "some degradation of our waterways." I'm sure I speak for many Mobilians when I say we look forward to specific details about this terminal project and all assurances Dog River will not be negatively impacted...
If you have allowed your chef to take off work for the Christmas holiday ( I gave my entire staff the week off, paid, and with an all expenses cruise to the Bahamas) and you'd rather watch football and play with the kids, Greer's St. Louis Market has offered to step in and do all the cooking for you. For a mere 60 bucks you can order a turkey or ham and pay a little extra for sides such as cornbread dressing or sweet potato casserole to name a few. Orders can be picked up from December 15-29th, with 4:00 PM being the deadline on Christmas Eve...how cool is that?.....or, if you want to go out and show off the new threads you got for Christmas, The Battle House Renaissance Mobile Hotel and Spa is serving brunch on Christmas Day from 10:30-2:00 , $75.00 per person with children 5 and under Free...the menu looks stellar - reservations required 251-338-5304...
Speaking of choo-choo trains, which we weren't but we now are...AL.com's John Sharp has posted a story in today's edition about the ongoing Amtrak dispute. There are a bunch of parties involved and a lot of issues to be resolved.. The Port doesn't want it because it will (could?) disrupt their water front operations...some City Council members don't want it because they want more details from Amtrak, and there is some kind of grant involved and rail line infrastructure concerns. It seems like when cities invite new businesses there is usually a large chunk of incentive money involved...this Amtrak deal is different from what they usually encounter in other states because in Mobile they are dealing with the city - not the state, so final approval has to pass the Mobile City Council and the Mayor - that's how we roll on the train tracks here...the train would run between Mobile and New Orleans with stops in Pascagoula, Biloxi, Gulfport and Bay St. Louis, which causes me to notice that with four stops in Mississippi where do they fit in this financial/infrastructure picture...it's really sad, the condition of rail travel in America. If you have travelled to other countries, especially Europe and Asia, you know rail is king and you can travel entire countries and multi-countries with relative ease and costs. I blame our condition on over-proliferation of gasoline production and lobbying efforts over the past decades to keep the automobile king and dissuade rail development...it's almost to late to go back now...which brings us to the obvious: since almost everyone has a vehicle, and plenty make the round-trip to New Orleans at every opportunity (traitors!) how popular will this train ride be. We had this service in Mobile before, and it left in 2005. I am not sure how popular it was....I'm not saying I wouldn't jump on board...the only time I have taken Amtrak was a long time ago between San Francisco and Lincoln, Nebraska in December. The snowy scenery was beautiful and I remember hanging out in the club car playing cards and making new friends...
The Royal Scam on Dauphin Street has posted a delicious-looking pan seared red snapper with brown butter shallots with buttermilk bread pudding and grilled broccolini on their social media page and if this meal is a scam then like ACDC sings, you can scam me all night long...
I hope to mosey in to The Peoples Room of Mobile, downtown one evening, billed as a place "where both artist and audience can connect..." On Wednesday, January 10, 2024 Pat Byrne will perform...and to what looks like a culinary gem, Bob's Downtown Restaurant at 263 St. Francis Street...
The City of Mobile just announced a 1.7 million dollar project for initial site work on a new Animal Shelter complex, to replace the old one over on Otis Street and which is a bit hard to get to and has outdated infrastructure. You're not going to hear me complaining about this project that will be on Montlimar Drive right smack in the center of the city and therefore accessible to a lot more people. The project will cut down 7.14 acres of woods, and this is a downside, but if you look at the aerial photos there are still plenty of woods behind the site. There's still time to adopt a cat or dog for those kiddies who want one for Christmas. The web site is www.animalservicesmobile.com...
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