King Cakes, Great White Shark, & $22M Development

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King Cake-Off is on Friday.

Mardi Gras is just around the corner.

Senior Bowl is here before you know it.

Hope you’re geared up for another week!

Ok, now on to The Rundown…

Our Mardi Gras Guide is out! Get it here (you can download the pdf to save when on the go).

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🌞 News (no shootings allowed here)

• Great White Shark makes a pit stop locally

• New $22M affordable housing development coming soon

• Local organization saves momma dog and pups

Get more details in our news roundup.

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😎Some Upcoming Events

Tuesday - January 20

• 2026 Forum Alabama - U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville
  Mobile | 8 a.m. | Crown Hall

• 2026 Mobile Jewish Film Festival - All God's Children
  Mobile | 7 p.m. | USA Laidlaw Performing Arts Center

• Government Plaza: Celebration 3
  Mobile | 10 a.m. | Mobile Museum of Art

• MMofA: Sparkle Resin
  Mobile | 5 p.m. | Mobile Museum of Art

• Tuesday Talkies: Non-Silent Films from the Golden Age of Hollywood
  Mobile | 6 p.m. | The Crescent Theater

Wednesday - January 21

• Chickasaw Civic Theatre: 1776 The Musical
  Chickasaw | 7 p.m. | Chickasaw Civic Theatre

• Chamber 101: January 2026
  Fairhope | 9 a.m. | Chamber 101 will be held at the Eastern Shore Chamber of Commerce office

• Mobile Game Design Festival
  Mobile | 5 p.m. | The Battle House Renaissance Hotel & Spa

• Mobile Jewish Film Festival - Soda
  Mobile | 7 p.m. | USA Laidlaw Performing Arts Center

• Tyler Ramsey & Carl Broemel - Celestun Tour
  Mobile | 7 p.m. | Callaghan's Irish Social Club

Thursday - January 22

• Pride and Prejudice
  Fairhope | 7 p.m. | Theatre 98

• 2026 AHSAA State Bowling Championship Tournament Bowling
  Mobile | Bowlero Mobile (Formerly AMF Camellia Lanes)

• 68 Ventures Announces 4th Annual "Chasing Greatness" Leadership & Entrepreneurship Conference
  Mobile | Arthur R. Outlaw Convention Center

• Georgia State University Women's Basketball at South Alabama
  Mobile

• University of South Alabama Women's Basketball vs Georgia State University - International Student Night
  Mobile | 7 p.m.

Friday - January 23

• 2026 AHSAA State Bowling Championship Tournament Bowling
  Mobile | Bowlero Mobile (Formerly AMF Camellia Lanes)

• 95KSJ Mardi Gras Kickoff!
  Mobile | 8 p.m. | The Merry Widow

• R&B ONLY LIVE - Mobile, AL
  Mobile | 8 p.m. | Soul Kitchen

• Roast Battle League: New Orleans vs Pensacola
  Mobile | 8 p.m. | The Crescent Theater

• University of South Alabama Men's Tennis vs Jackson State
  Mobile | 1 p.m. | Bruce David Lubel Memorial Tennis Courts

• Young Professionals Summit 1-23-26
  Point Clear | 8 a.m. | The Grand Hotel Resort & Spa

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

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🏠 Local Real Estate Scoop

Here’s the local real estate snapshot…

Dec 20 - Jan 19, 2026

157 homes were sold (⬇️by 90)

Average price was $244k (⬇️by $43.2k)

The average was 38 days on the market.

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

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Captain here needs a mommy!

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