🌱 Mardi Gras 2022 In Mobile + Cruises Return To Mobile Bay

Hello, neighbors! It's me again, Sean Peek, your host of the Mobile Daily.

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First, today's weather:

Sunny and pleasant. High: 74 Low: 45.

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Here are the top 3 stories in Mobile today:

1. Yesterday's Fat Tuesday festivities kicked off in Mobile with its 2022 Carnival. Parades began at 10:30 a.m. with the Order of Athena, followed by the Knights of Revelry, King Felix III and the Comic Cowboys, and the MAMGA Mammoth Parade. Parade-goers were encouraged to arrive early to stake out a parade-viewing spot along the barricades in downtown Mobile. (AL.com)
2. Starting March 5, Carnival cruise ships will once again leave from the Port of Mobile. Cruises aboard the Carnival Ecstasy include destinations like Cozumel, Key West, Amber Cove, and more. The resumed cruises will likely give Mobile's tourism industry a boost. (BHAMNow)
3. The World Monuments Fund included the Africatown community on its 2022 World Monuments Watch. The list is a selection of "25 of the world's most significant heritage sites in need of immediate attention." Africatown was founded by survivors of the final voyage of the Clotilda, which brought a cargo of Africans into slavery in the United States long after such voyages had been outlawed. Survivors who'd endured slavery founded an independent community where they could preserve folkways they remembered. (AL.com)

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Today in Mobile:

• National Read Across America Celebration - Semmes Regional Library (11:00 PM)
• Good Listener Storytime At Monte L. Moorer/Spring Hill Branch Library (9:00 AM)

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From my notebook:

• Residents of Mobile celebrated Fat Tuesday yesterday in the Birthplace of America's Original Mardi Gras with parades and more. (Facebook)
• Visit Mobile encourages residents to tag them in all of the Mardi Gras photos using #VisitMobile and #MobileMardiGras! (Facebook)
• As Mobile residents enter the final days of the Carnival season, we're reminded by the Police Department to be gracious hosts to visiting tourists partaking in the Mardi Gras events. (Nextdoor)

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Now you're in the loop and ready to head out the door on this Wednesday. I'll see you back in your inbox tomorrow morning with a new update!

— Sean Peek

About me: Sean Peek is a writer and entrepreneur with a degree in English Literature from Weber State University. Over the years, he has worked as a copywriter, editor, SEO specialist, and marketing director for various digital media companies. He currently co-owns and operates content creation agency Lightning Media Partners.