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Alabama's struggles in finding hotel workers is similar to what is going on elsewhere in the U.S. amid a shortage of labor following the coronavirus pandemic.

Alabama hotels struggle to find workers as tourism rebounds from COVID pandemic AL.com 5/12/2021 John Sharp, al.com © Lee Roop | lroop/al.com Huntsvilles Embassy Suites, pictured at the start of the coronavirus pandemic on March 12, 2020. The hotel, like others in Alabama, is experiencing a rebound in visitors. With that comes the pressure to add more employees. Jim Pappas is pulling extra duty as general manager at the Hampton Inn in Daphne by helping clean up the hotel ro...

Alabama’s Africatown can tell stories of slavery in ways few others can, officials say Updated May 05, 2021; Africatown efforts to tell the story of America’s last slave ship could eventually draw more tourists than Montgomery has been attracting since the Equal Justice Initiative opened a lynching memorial and museum three years ago, the head of the state’s tourism department said Tuesday. Lee Sentell, director of the Alabama Department of Tourism, said he believes travelers who “love...

MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — With demand for COVID-19 vaccinations lagging at an immunization...

Amtrak to pay for repairs at train stops along Gulf Coast route Updated Mar 05, 2021; Posted Mar 05, 2021 The Excelsior Band plays as Mobile, Ala., residents welcome the Amtrak inspection train as it travels from New Orleans, La., to Bay St. Louis and eventually on to Florida on Thursday, Feb. 18, 2016. (file photo) Facebook Share Amtrak will pay for the repairs and upgrades needed at the train stops along the Gulf Coast route ahead of returning passenger rail to the line in early 2022. The a...

The Clotilda, carrying on board an estimated 110 African children, teenagers and young adults, made its secret arrival along the Gulf Coast shores in 1860, more than 50 years after the importation of slaves to the United States was prohibited. Remnants of that cargo ship, the last recorded in U.S. history to arrive in this country, were discovered in 2019 along the Mobile River. But the descendants of those enslaved had long heard whispers of the Clotilda. In the Africatown community, located ...

‘Do the right thing’: Alabama’s top health officer concerned about Mobile Mardi Gras risk Updated Feb 13, 2021; Posted Feb 12, 2021 Facebook Share Mardi Gras Day in Mobile represents a concern for Alabama’s leading public health officer who implored revelers on Friday to “do the right thing” and avoid large crowds. Dr. Scott Harris, the state’s health officer, said he sees a large gathering for Mardi Gras having the potential of causing a COVID-19 super spreader event one year a...

Mardi Gras a few doors down: How is Mobile adapting to paradeless Carnival? | Mardi Gras News Highlights: Mardi Gras a few doors down: How is Mobile adapting to paradeless Carnival? | Mardi Gras. MOBILE, Ala. – For the past three years, Chris Andrews would rent out a historic home in downtown Mobile, where participants on his food tours stopped to watch a Mardi Gras parade while dining on King Cake and champagne. This year, the Bienville Bites food tour features a socially aloof murder myste...

Bellingrath Gardens helping bring extra sparkle to downtown Mardi Gras | Mobile County Alabama News News Highlights: Bellingrath Gardens helping bring extra sparkle to downtown Mardi Gras | Mobile County Alabama News. MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) – For the first time in over 70 years, the Conde Cavaliers were knocked from their roofline. Although the pandemic has canceled parades, Mardi Gras is not canceled as the port city is getting creative. Steve Joynt, editor and publisher of Mobile Mask came u...

‘Heritage House’ approved: Africatown museum to tell story of slave ship and community Updated Jan 11, 2021; Posted Jan 11, 2021 The Africatown Welcome Center is pictured on Friday, Oct. 19, 2012, in Mobile, Ala. At the time, the welcome center was housed in a mobile home across from the Old Plateau Cemetery. The new center will be located in the same spot, but it will be much larger (approximately 18,000 square feet) and serve as a tourist attraction. That project is being funded by REST...