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 ...
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Baloney, a possum and snuff: Offbeat versions of New Year’s Eve ball drop reflect local culture, history
This story begins with a device that signaled the time to sailors at sea and ends with revelers kissing a fish, among other ...
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Mobile PD prepares for NYE Moonpie Drop
The last two New Year's Eve celebrations in downtown Mobile have been marred by gun violence, and police are taking further ...
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 it look seamless. FOX 10′s Lee Peck caught up with the man responsible for ...
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The Mobile Police Department to implement strategies to stop New Year's violence, a woman arrested after a Monday morning pursuit, and the stage set for the MoonPie drop | Dec ...
The Mobile Police Department to implement strategies in an attempt to stop New Year's violence, a woman arrested after an early Monday morning pursuit, and the stage has been set for Mobile's New Year ...