Mobile’s MoonPie drop, now a New Year’s tradition, was once a ridiculed idea
The MoonPie drop downtown has become an annual Mobile New Year’s Eve tradition, but it started as nothing more than a whacky idea. The author of that idea, Fred Richardson, had a grand vision even in ...
Giant edible MoonPie arrives in Mobile
The world’s largest edible MoonPie has arrived in the city of Mobile, just in time for the MoonPie Drop events at MoonPie ...
A look at the “extra-bling” in the MoonPie Over Mobile
While a lot of people are there to enjoy the MoonPie Drop -- this is a working holiday for organizers of the event, who make ...
Cool weather, top sports story of 2024: Down in Alabama
The MoonPie drops tonight in Mobile. That means it’s the last day of 2024. So some of us have to hurry if we’re going to tie ...
Road work, red snapper, weird Swift covers: Down in Alabama
At midnight Tuesday, the moment the big MoonPie drops on Mobile, red snapper will be closed for business in Alabama.
When does the ball drop on New Year's Eve? Time zones make it tricky.
The ball drop doesn't quite have the same meaning to millions of Americans who live in other time zones. What to know.