Posted on 06/25/2013 11:33:07 AM PDT by blam
20 Cool Things About Mobile, Alabama That I Didn't Know Before Last Week
Julie Zeveloff
Jun. 24, 2013, 6:17 PM
Julie Zeveloff/Business Insider
Mobile, Alabama, got pretty miffed several months back when I included it on a list of "miserable" cities, based on health and wellness statistics from Gallup.
So when a local mayoral candidate invited me down to prove me wrong, I booked a flight. I'd never been to Mobile before, and figured it would be a good chance to learn about a new city beyond a set of numbers.
I won't say that I got an unbiased view: During my three days in Mobile, I was wined, dined, and shown the best side of the city. There are blighted neighborhoods, crime (though violent crime numbers are down in 2013), and room to improve citizen health.
But I found that Mobile is actually a pretty cool town. It's got a long history, great seafood, and people who made me, a New Jersey native, understand the meaning of "Southern Hospitality."
Keep checking back here to read more about my trip over the next few weeks.
Disclosure: A couple of months ago, I included Mobile, Alabama on a list of the "most miserable cities in America," based on Gallup data. Sandy Stimpson, a mayoral candidate in Mobile (#3 on the list) objected to my characterization, and offered to fly me down and show me how great the city really is. After a little prodding, I agreed to a visit. Stimpson is paying my travel expenses and arranging my travel in the city. I'm not planning to cover the mayoral race, but will be writing about my trip here.
Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/things-to-know-about-mobile-alabama-2013-6?op=1#ixzz2XFY4engB
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If you do come to Mobile, I encourage you to eat my friend Bill Bayley's West Indies Salad.
There is also an awesome restaurant in Pass Christian we discovered that has awesome Fried Green Tomatoes. Right on the water - don’t remember name of it.
LOL Sorry, I couldn't resist. :)
Those are not prawns, but blue crab claws. I had never had crab claws like that until I was served a plate in Mobile. Fantastic.
So stay the hell out of the south. DON'T ENCOURAGE YANKEES TO COME SOUTH!!!
And not very far from Mobile are beautiful white sandy beaches. Every weekend during the summer our interstates are jammed with people from Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, Mississippi, Tennessee, etc., heading to our beautiful beaches.
What I want to know about Mobile is how it is pronounced.
Mo - Beel
So, my cell carrier is “T-Mo-Beel?” LOL!
Moe Bill
Mobile: where the cell phone should have been invented.
Where’s the accent? That’s critical.
Have lived in Mobile, Pensacola and NO. NO was not a great experience.
Same as Miami, Oklahoma.
Pronounced by locals one way and by travelers another.
Miami/Miami
Mobuhl/Model/Mobile
Like the difference in how water is pronounced in parts of Dela-where?
Water/Wootder
mow-BEE-UHL
accent on the second syllable.
That’s rich, someone from the armpit of America dissi g another city..
The term "Mauvilla" or "Maubilla" has had numerous uses for over 500 years: [1]
Places
* the word "Mauvilla" (also "Maubilla") which became: Mavilla, Mauvila, Maubila. By 1693, the name had become fairly standardized as "Mobila" or "Movila".[1]
* variant of Mabila, a Mississippian fortress town of Chief Tuskaloosa, who ambushed Hernando de Soto's Spanish expedition in 1540.[2] The tribe by this name later encountered by the French around Mobile Bay are theorized by scholars to be descended from this group of people.[2]
* the origin of the name for Mobile, Alabama
* the Bahia de la Mobila, which was named in English Mobile Bay (earlier as Bahia de Espiritu Santo)
In 1699 Daupnin Island (at the mouth of Mobile Bay) was the capital of all Louisiana Terrorities.
You're being too nice. New Jersey? More like the @nus.
And if you’re looking for great seafood, head over to R&R Seafood on the Causeway......yum - the best!!!!
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