County Road 5
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Visiting Mobile’s Spring Hill
February 15 2008
Some call it simply "08," referring to its zip code. Realtors call it, "highly desireable." But for the 10,000-plus people who live there, it's just Spring Hill...two words. It's been a nice place to live for a long time
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Krewe of Goats
February 01 2008
Although the Krewe of Goats is based on an old Mardi Gras tradition, there are many non-traditional aspects to this group.
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Mystic Mutts of Revelry
January 25 2008
Is Mardi Gras going to the dogs? Yes, fortunately. A canine Carnival parade raises thousands of dollars for a local animal shelter.
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Mardi Gras Horses
January 22 2008
A traditional part of Mardi Gras is the squad of parade mashals. These are members of the parading Society who ride in fancy outfits atop beautiful horses which have their own fancy accessories. Most of the horses are supplied by a stable which has to prepare the horses for the challenges of riding through thousands of screaming parade goers.
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Dressing for a Parade
January 19 2008
There is a business side to the celebration of Mardi Gras. Some local shops depend on Carnival to keep the doors open all year...or for a hundred years! Here's a century-old establishment that is still supplying the bright costumes of the season.
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Clothier to Kings and Queens
January 17 2008
The spectacular outfits worn by Mardi Gras Royalty at their coronations are all hand-made by a very few local designers...designers who are, truly, highly skilled artists.
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Mardi Gras Mounted Patrol
January 17 2008
Mobile's Mounted Patrol has been so successul, law enforcement from around the State and the Country now come here to be trained. It turns out we have the perfect training ground...Mardi Gras.
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Mighty Marching Tigers
January 17 2008
A few years ago a Mobile man had an idea about kids and music...not the sort they download to iPods, but the kind they could actually play themselves. It turned out a lot of youngsters liked the idea...hear for yourself.
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Mardi Gras Museum
January 17 2008
Mobile's Mardi Gras goes back to the middle 1700s and it is still growing! There are now about 80 mystic societies, orders, and krewes, with some 30 parades. And that's just in Greater Mobile. Two years ago there was another major addition to the celebration...the Mobile Carnival Museum.
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Melted Bead Art
January 16 2008
We all know recycling is a good idea, but sometimes it takes creative thinking...which is how a Gulf Coast lady recycles Mardi Gras beads!
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