Police Blotter

Jan 28 2008 – 12/28/07 12:00 p.m., Rutledge Circle Victim advised that former tenants did with intent take 19-cubic foot refrigerator and microwave from above location without his consent to do so.

Jan 15 2008 – 12/21/07 1:00 p.m., Airport Blvd. A known male subject did with intent take reportee’s medicines without his consent to do so.

Jan 01 2008 – 12/8/07 10:00 p.m., Brookmoor Ct. Unknown subject(s) stole victim’s prescriptions from vehicle.

Dec 18 2007 – 11/20/07 11:15 a.m., Cuba St. Reportee advised that she allowed known subject to spend the night and now she wants him to leave, but he refuses to 11/26/07 11:15 a.m., Sam’s Club Unknown subject(s) with intent to deprive victim of her property did so by taking her shopping cart.

Dec 04 2007 – 1/02/07 4:20 p.m. Time Saver Known person drove off from the gas pump with the pump still in the vehicle causing damage to the pump hose.

Nov 20 2007 – 11/04/07 6:00 p.m., Halls Mill Rd. Unknown subject dumped tires on victim’s property.

See all 46 articles in Police Blotter...

Media Frenzy

Dec 30 2008 – 2008 Media Madness Ah the end of another year of observing the observers, and as usual it never failed to fascinate.

Dec 16 2008 – Brother, can you spare a buyout? If you’re working for a big media conglomerate, these are scary times, and that’s been proven repeatedly over the past several weeks as there have been layoffs and buyouts a-plenty at local television stations and daily newspapers.

Dec 02 2008 – The birth of a DJ Rarely does the casual enthusiast get a chance to join the serious professional at work – at least not without a hell of a lot of apprenticeship and work.

Nov 18 2008 – Numbers hit the streets Well, after holding out for quite some time, Arbitron’s 12+ numbers have finally been made available on RadioandRecords.com and, as usual, two Cumulus-owned stations are dominating the market.

Nov 04 2008 – Solarski keeps WEAR anchor chair Veteran WEAR anchorman Bob Solarski was recently arrested for DUI in Pensacola .The ABC affiliate has decided to stand by their anchorman. Sun shines on Solarski It looks like there will be a happy ending at WEAR TV-3 for anchor Bob Solarski.

Oct 21 2008 – 92ZEW announces line-up changes Brien in, O’Brien out Sports talk in the mornings has changed again, as WNSP 105.5 FM has replaced host Scott O’Brien with newcomer Brien Straw.

See all 91 articles in Media Frenzy...

Dr. Zodiac

Dec 30 2008 – Aries: Gassy New Year is a bang CAPRICORN (Dec.

Dec 16 2008 – Caps: ‘Job well done!’ SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 – Dec.

Dec 02 2008 – Leo: Pound pups mmm-mmm good SAGITTARIUS (Nov.

Nov 18 2008 – Pisces: Puppy=child? SCORPIO (Oct. 24 – Nov. 21) – Out of the fearful prospect America will become a Socialist nation under the Obama regime, you’ll have a flashback from the late ‘60s and entertain the old idea of fleeing to Canada.

Nov 04 2008 – Pisces: About to get lucky! SCORPIO (Oct. 24 – Nov.

Oct 21 2008 – Scorpio: Beware ‘Hot Carl’ LIBRA (Sept. 23 – Oct.

See all 81 articles in Dr. Zodiac...

Mobile Magnified

Dec 30 2008 – Naughtiness in Springhill and Boozie’s Year in Review Ahhh, the last column of 2008.

Dec 16 2008 – A nice treat for one patron of Booth 36, Lagniappe makes a Christmas confession in this edition of Mobile Magnified

Dec 02 2008 – A crazy hair stylist and fake movie star drive Boozie nuts Well, the holiday season is here and people are already getting naughty, which makes my job so very nice.

Nov 18 2008 – Darwin and John Edd find treasure Between Halloween left-overs and aging rock stars, it’s been a busy autumn.

Nov 04 2008 – Local girl hangs with rock stars across the pond and Halloween judgment and fun!

Oct 21 2008 – Kid Rock shenanigans and the Port City’s ‘dumb laws’ If all of my trashy, tabloid column hopes and dreams were realized, people’s pants would be dropping with the temperature and the Dow Jones industrial average.

See all 81 articles in Mobile Magnified...

Overheard in Mobile

Dec 29 2005 – Overheard in Mobile is a collection of the odd, off-beat, and sometimes ridiculous things that you hear around Mobile.

The Real Deal

Dec 30 2008 – Reasons for Mobile’s strength Is it just me or does anyone else feel like we’re living in a parallel universe here in Mobile?

Dec 16 2008 – Bringing the big chill south BY PETER TESKE The NHL Winter Classic has quickly become the biggest game of the year in professional hockey.

Dec 02 2008 – Holding steady on home prices By Kelli Dugan Contrary to widespread rumor, Mobile’s housing market is not experiencing a rebound.

Nov 18 2008 – Winter tourists migrate south By Kelli M. Dugan Contributing writer This is Pelican 1 to Pelican 2.

Oct 21 2008 – Getting some retail therapy Between the lousy economic news over the last few weeks, the disappearance of my retirement savings and the gas price roller coaster, I’m needing a little Xanax just to get through the day.

Oct 07 2008 – Equit-E-Cycling electronics by Pete Teske In the current "green" era it is amazing to think that people might throw away a house phone they bought two years ago, or even a computer that’s less than five years old, without pursuing more environmentally friendly disposal alternatives.

See all 71 articles in The Real Deal...

Feature Story

Dec 30 2008 – Our News editor Pete Teske takes a look at The City of Mobile’s Travel cost for the year. You may be surprised to see how much they are spending.

Dec 16 2008 – Painting the Loop Cannon has long been a tradition, now at least one member of Mobile’s City Council wants to make it legal.

Nov 18 2008 – Town of SaltAire must refinance The current economic situations is giving the newly forming town some development problems.

Nov 18 2008 – Trying to quiet those midnight blasts It looks like the trains traveling through the Port City are giving downtown visitors restless nights.

Oct 21 2008 – Should it have been a question of all or nothing – or in this case, $450K or $40K – and is the Classic now not really going to be a "classic?"

Oct 21 2008 – It seems defending the poor is still very lucrative work for some area attorneys, and it appears to be getting better.

See all 52 articles in Feature Story...

Tech Savvy

Sep 15 2008 – As Gustav headed towards us, the lines of cars on the interstate grew.

Aug 26 2008 – Geeks are cool baby! If you didn’t know that, you will after reading our newest and geekiest column yet!