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Clothier to Kings and Queens
Thu, January 17, 2008 - 12:48 pm
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.
Mardi Gras On Big Screen
Fri, August 01, 2008 - 4:06 am
The long awaited documentary on Mobile's Mardi Gras premiered Thursday night. "The Order Of Myths" is an unflinching look at celebrations and segregations.
Mardi Gras Begins On High Note
Fri, January 18, 2008 - 9:00 pm
Downtown Mobile sees its first parade of the Mardi Gras season
Rain Didn’t Ruin Parade
Fri, January 25, 2008 - 10:09 pm
A little wet weather didn't call off the show for Mardi Gras revellers as the "Order of Inca" Parade rolled through Downtown Mobile.
Mardi Gras Flower Power
Tue, February 05, 2008 - 4:54 am
Many Mobile homes are spruced up this time of year with the help of floral arrangements. Many flower makers are busy pruning, pinching and putting them together in time for big parties.
Krewe of Goats
Fri, February 01, 2008 - 3:34 pm
Although the Krewe of Goats is based on an old Mardi Gras tradition, there are many non-traditional aspects to this group.
Thousands Turn Out For “Mystics Of Time”
Sat, February 02, 2008 - 9:37 pm
Officials say it's the largest crowd yet, for this year's Mobile Mardi Gras festivities.
Joe Cain Day!
Sun, February 03, 2008 - 10:18 pm
The celebration wrapped up the last weekend of Mardi Gras festivities before Fat Tuesday.
Mighty Marching Tigers
Thu, January 17, 2008 - 12:04 pm
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.
Mardi Gras Mounted Patrol
Thu, January 17, 2008 - 12:16 pm
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.
Dressing for a Parade
Sat, January 19, 2008 - 3:35 pm
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.
Mardi Gras Horses
Tue, January 22, 2008 - 2:38 pm
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.
Carnival Ship Diverted From New Orleans to Mobile
Fri, July 25, 2008 - 11:27 am
Because of the Mississippi River oil spill in New Orleans, the current voyage of the Carnival Fantasy will end in Mobile.
Mardi Gras Throws to Afghanistan
Tue, February 19, 2008 - 5:59 am
A Fairhope Boy Scout Troop is delivering some southern charms to children in Afghanistan. They’re sending their recently gathered throws to a children’s hospital overseas.
“Beads for Blood” Mardi Gras Blood Drive
Sun, January 20, 2008 - 2:46 pm
Laissez les bontemps roulez (Let the good times roll!) and roll up your sleeves to ease the January blood shortage.
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. » View Full Article
