Appreciate You, Pelican Girls

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Was that enough rain for you all?

I’m good for a bit.

Below, you’ll see an article about the new historic marker honoring the Pelican Girls.

Which got me thinking…

Would Mobile even be Mobile without those adventurous young ladies?

Most likely not.

Ok, onto The Rundown

🌞 News (no shootings allowed here)

• Mobile Approves Funding to Strengthen Local Homebuilding Workforce

• Griswold Family Truckster Brings Hollywood Laughs to Alabama

• Mobile Celebrates New Marker Honoring the Pelican Girls

• National Maritime Museum of the Gulf Welcomes Visitors With Updated Branding

Get more details in our news roundup.

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😎Some Upcoming Events

Tuesday - December 9

• B-Bob's Holiday BINGO Benefitting Rescue Pets!
  Mobile | 8 p.m. | B-Bob's

• Fall Food Drive - USA Health Mitchell Cancer Institute
  Mobile | 12 p.m. | USA Health Mitchell Cancer Institute

• Magic Marbled Cards: Swirls of Holiday Color for Kids
  Mobile | 4 p.m. | Mobile Museum of Art

• Taco Tuesday + Trivia!
  Mobile | Nova Espresso & Front Yard Tacos

• Mrs. Tori Tales
  Saraland | 10 a.m. | Saraland Public Library

Wednesday - December 10

• An Evening With Peter Billingsley And A Christmas Story
  Mobile | 6 p.m. | Saenger Theatre

• ENRG (Entrepreneurial Network Resource Group)
  Mobile | 8 a.m. | Innovation Portal

• Good Listener Storytime at Moorer
  Mobile | 10 a.m. | Monte L. Moorer / Spring Hill Branch Library

• Learning Lunch: Let The Oppressed Go Free: Abolitionism In Colonial And Revolutionary America
  Mobile | 12 p.m. | History Museum of Mobile

• The Merry Widow Presents: Johnny Mullenax
  Mobile | 8 p.m. | The Merry Widow

• Bellingrath Gardens & Home: Floral Wine Topper Workshop
  Theodore | 10 a.m. | Bellingrath Gardens & Home

Thursday - December 11

• Baldwin Pops Christmas Concert
  Daphne | 6 p.m. | Daphne Civic Center

• Annual Holiday Pageant & Musical
  Mobile | 6 p.m.

• Drake White
  Mobile | 8 p.m. | Soul Kitchen

• Festive Nights in the Garden
  Mobile | 5 p.m. | Mobile Botanical Gardens

• Lush Florist & Gifts: "Holiday" Floral Class
  Mobile | 5 p.m. | Lush Florist & Gifts

• Todd Barry
  Mobile | 7 p.m. | The Crescent Theater

Friday - December 12

• Daphne "Snow" & Movie Night in the Park
  Daphne | 4 p.m. | Al Trione Sports Complex Daphne, Alabama

• CHRISTMAS PARADE 2025
  Loxley | 6 p.m.

• 2025 AHSAA North-South All-Star Football Game Football
  Mobile | Hancock Whitney Stadium

• 2025 Port City Volley Jolley Christmas Volleyball Tournament Presented by the Mobile Sports Authority
  Mobile | 5 p.m. | Arthur R. Outlaw Mobile Convention Center

• Comedy Shorts: 3 Short Shows, One Low Price
  Mobile | 7 p.m. | The Crescent Theater

• LoDa ArtWalk
  Mobile | 6 p.m. | Cathedral Square

*Please verify all event starting times with the event organizers.

Looking for some holiday photos for your pet?

We joked that our dog would never sit still for them, so we created an app where you can transform your pet into beautiful framers (or just share with the fam).

We had fun creating Pet Murals and would love for you to check it out — your first 2 credits are free! (no credit card required). 

Looking for a job or want to promote your job to our hyper-local audience?

Check out MobileBayJobs.com

🏠 Local Real Estate Scoop

Here’s the local real estate snapshot…

Nov 08 - Dec 08, 2025

208 homes were sold (⬇️by 48)

Average price was $279k (⬆️by $10.9K)

The average was 36 days on the market.

If you want more snapshot details, sign up for them here.

And here are the homes most recently listed for sale - check them out!

🐶 This Baby Needs A Mommy

Frito here needs a mommy!

Get adoption info here.

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Be Good & Stay Safe,
-Brooks & Mandee