🌱 Mobile Ranked 2nd Most Dangerous City + 30K Served By Food Pantries

Hi all. It's me, Miranda Fraraccio, your host of the Daily. Keep reading for the most important things happening these days in town.

But first, today's weather:

Mostly cloudy with a shower. High: 66 Low: 57.

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Here are the top three stories in Mobile today:

1. New FBI data reports that Mobile is ranked the second most dangerous US city. The data was published in the prominent business magazine Forbes on Monday and uses FBI statistics of violent and property crimes in the cities (with populations above 100,000 people) that were analyzed. Mobile ranks below St. Louis; Birmingham followed behind Mobile on the list. (NBC 15 WPMI)
2. On Monday afternoon, multiple vehicles were stuck by gunfire in Mobile. Authorities state that five vehicles were stuck in the 600 block of Caton Avenue and another unoccupied car was struck in a nearby school’s rear parking lot. There were no injuries, according to police. (Fox 10 News)
3. Over the past 11 months, nearly 30,000 people have been served through Mobile's COVID response food pantries, according to Mobile Mayor Sandy Stimpson. On Monday, Stimpson announced that 28,691 people have been served through the three pantries — Toulminville Crichton, Africatown, and Revelation Maysville Food Pantries — which were set up in 2022. The Toulminville Crichton food pantry served 20,586 people, Africatown served 4,305, and Revelation Maysville served 3,530. (WKRG News 5)

Today in Mobile:

• Breathwork - Free Weekly Class, Virtual Event Hosted By Soul Dimension (12:00 PM)
• Black History Month 2023: Diversity, Equity, And Inclusion Seminar At Thomas Sullivan Community Center (6:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• Judge of Probate Don Davis has announced Mobile County Fire District Trustee vacancies. Any person who owns property within a fire district may apply to be a trustee by Mar. 1, 2023 Learn more about the vacancies here. (Mobile County, Alabama via Facebook)
• Mobile County Commission has issued a revised version of its American Rescue Plan Act Strategic Spending Plan to reflect actions taken since the initial plan’s approval on Aug. 1, 2022. Learn more here. (Mobile County, Alabama via Facebook)
• The Bed Bath & Beyond located in Jubilee Square in nearby Daphne will be closing, according to an announcement on Monday. (WKRG News 5)

You're officially in the loop for today. I'll be in your inbox later with another update!

— Miranda Fraraccio

About me: Miranda Fraraccio is a staff writer for content creation agency Lightning Media Partners. She is a graduate of the University of Rhode Island, where she earned degrees in Writing & Rhetoric and Communication Studies. In her free time, you can find her traveling, drinking tea, or practicing film photography.