🌱 Patch AM: What led to the deadly parking lot confrontation on St. Stephens Road?

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In today's newsletter:

• What led to the deadly parking lot confrontation on St. Stephens Road?
• Could Mobile lose millions from shoppers who live outside the city?
• Can new Jimmy Buffett and Delta exhibits finally revive Mobile’s museum?

And lastly, we have a post from a neighbor, Linda T.!

Today's riddle: I used to work in a doughnut shop. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high of 72 and low of 53 degrees.
• Thursday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 69, low: 56.
• Friday: Warm with some sun, with a high of 72 and low of 60 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Mobile PD: Man dies after parking lot altercation (utv44.com) — Mobile Police are investigating a deadly altercation in a parking lot off St. Stephens Road near Seale Street, where a man later died at the hospital. Officers say the other person involved is cooperating, and a separate collision with a responding MPD unit caused only minor vehicle damage and no major injuries.
   

2. Alabama senator aims to stop cities from taxing non-residents in new legislative proposal (utv44.com) — Mobile shoppers could see big changes to how much sales tax the city collects from non-residents under a new proposal from Sen. Greg Albritton. His bills would block cities like Mobile from keeping their share of in-store sales taxes paid by out-of-towners, a move tied to the ongoing statewide fight over online sales tax distribution.
   

3. Mobile's maritime museum, once projected to draw 300,000 visitors, never came close (fox10tv.com) — Mobile’s waterfront maritime museum is trying to reinvent itself after years of disappointing attendance and a costly, debt-laden launch. With city debt now paid off, leaders are banking on new Jimmy Buffett and Mobile-Tensaw Delta exhibits, free admission during summer construction, and more local visitors to turn the museum into a must-stop destination on the Mobile River.
   

4. Alabama high school cross country: Coastal Alabama's Super 7 (al.com) — Mobile-area runners just wrapped standout cross-country seasons, with Faith Academy’s Evan May and Bayshore Christian’s Allie McTaggart named Coastal Alabama Runners of the Year by coaches from Mobile and Baldwin counties. Several other athletes from Mobile County schools, including Saraland, Baker, Satsuma, and McGill-Toolen, also earned Super 7 recognition for strong sectional, county, and state meet performances.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday December 24

• Potluck Lunch
  Loxley Civic Center , 4198 Municipal Park Dr , Loxley
  12:00 pm

Thursday December 25

• Lin Wise Memories Show
  Bill-es Small Batch Bacon Restaurant , 19992 Al- 181 Suite A , Fairhope
• CITY HOLIDAY: Christmas Day
  Daphne, AL Calendar Daphne, AL 36526
  8:00 am

Friday December 26

• Manuel Gutierrez
  Don Carlos Méxican Restaurant , 29669 AL-181 , Daphne
  6:00 pm
• Brandon Styles MAGIC SHOW
  Brandon Styles Theater , 1501 South OWA Blvd. , Foley
  7:00 pm

Saturday December 27

• Comedy, Magic & Impressions! Brandon Styles VARIETY SHOW
  Brandon Styles Theater , 1501 South OWA Blvd. , Foley
  7:00 pm
• TxneWorld Fest 2025
  Dauphin Street Sound , 651 Dauphin St , Mobile
  7:00 pm

Monday December 29

• Chess Club at Saraland
  Saraland Public Library , 111 Saraland Loop , Saraland
  4:00 pm

Tuesday December 30

• Mrs. Tori Tales
  Saraland Public Library , 111 Saraland Loop , Saraland
  3:30 pm
• Grand Holiday Stroll 2025
  Grand Hotel Golf Resort & Spa, Autograph Collection , One Grand Blvd , Point Clear
  5:00 pm

Wednesday December 31

• Library closes early at 4:30
  Spanish Fort Public Library , 7361 Spanish Fort Boulevard , Spanish Fort
• Tales & Tunes with Mrs. Tori
  Saraland Public Library , 111 Saraland Loop , Saraland
  10:30 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Is everybody ready for Christmas?
  Ready or not it will be here in a few days. I hope that everyone remembers that this is not just about gifts and presents. Remember your families and… (Nextdoor Gorgas)
• *SHE HAS BEEN FOUND*
  LOST: Female Husky. Woodbridge near cottage hill and Schillinger. One blue eye, one brown eye. Escaped from back yard late last night 12/21. She is… (Nextdoor Woodbridge)

• Pizza Hut posted a job opening for Team Member in Mobile. Apply here.
• K&R Staffing HR Consulting LLC posted a job opening for Custodian in Mobile. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Mobile here.

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