Downtown Work Begins + Photo Contest

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We assume that by now you’ve seen posts from different friends around town about the newest Monopoly version based on Mobile Alabama!

Ok, onto The Rundown…

🌞 News (no shootings allowed here)

• Mobile Teen Receives Dream Vacation After Beating Cancer

• Downtown Mobile Starts Street Optimization Project

• Statewide Photo Contest Opens for Alabama’s Big 10 Cities

• John L. LeFlore High School Completes $55 Million Renovation

Get more details in our news roundup.

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We're putting together a Mobile Bay Bucket List of things people should do in the Mobile Bay area.

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😎Some Upcoming Events

Wednesday - August 13

• "Burger Night" in the Living Room
  Mobile | 4 p.m. | The Living Room at the Admiral Hotel

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

• Mobile Lunch & Learn
  Mobile | 12 p.m.

• Phil & Foster with Special Guest Melody Duncan LIVE at Callaghan's Irish Social Club
  Mobile | 7 p.m. | Callaghan's Irish Social Club

• Scoundrels in Art History
  Mobile | 6 p.m. | Sophiella Gallery

Thursday - August 14

• Game Night with Adam
  Bay Minette | 7 p.m. | The RiverPub

• Ribbon Cutting at Mike Ford Tennis Center
  Fairhope | 4 p.m. | Mike Ford Tennis Center

• ArtSocial @ MMofA
  Mobile | 5 p.m. | Mobile Museum of Art

• Mobile Chamber Business Expo
  Mobile | 10 a.m. | Arthur R. Outlaw Mobile Convention Center

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

🏠 Real Estate Insider

Here’s the local real estate snapshot…

July 12 - Aug 11, 2025

255 homes were sold (⬇️by 50)

Average price was $254k (⬆️by $5.5)

The average was 37 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!

🏄‍♀️ More Fun Resources

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Kari here needs a mommy!

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-Brooks & Mandee