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COVID-19 cost Mobile’s Saenger nearly $1 million, says grant request Updated Apr 16, 2021; Posted Apr 16, 2021 Fans gather outside the Saenger Theatre as they wait to see Trombone Shorty perform in Mobile, Ala., on Wednesday Dec. 16, 2015. (Sharon Steinmann/ssteinmann@al.com) Facebook Share A low-key Mobile City Council action this week shows the price tag the city puts on COVID-related losses at the city-owned Mobile Saenger Theatre: Just under $1 million. That in turn shows what an asset the historic theater can be when it’s able to live up to its potential. Context provided by the operator shows that the venue had gross ticket sales of more than $2 million in the fiscal year before COVID hit. ....
Former Midlands high school stars ready for the Big Dance Nine former high school stars from the Midlands are set to compete in the NCAA Tournament. (Source: WIS) By Joe Gorchow | March 14, 2021 at 8:49 PM EDT - Updated March 14 at 9:55 PM COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - If you love March Madness and do not have a team to cheer on, youâre in luck! Many former Midlands high school stars are dancing in the field of 68. My current count has nine Midlands natives earning the chance to dance in the NCAA Tournament. We begin with Clemson senior Clyde Trapp. The gritty guard out of Lower Richland ranks second on the team this season in assists (59) and rebounds (5.4 rebounds per game). ....
#8 Alabama vs Vanderbilt Game Thread Share this story It’s Senior Day in Tuscaloosa, as the Alabama Crimson Tide attempt to clinch at least a share of the regular season SEC Championship, the first since 2002. Jerry Stackhouse and his Vanderbilt Commodores, much more dangerous than they’ve been in recent years, come to town looking to play spoiler. Word on the street is that Nate Oats will be rolling with an all-senior starting five today, as Tyler Barnes and Kendall Wall will be getting their first career starts to go along with the usual John Petty, Herb Jones, and Alex Reese. Another interesting bit of news is that Juwan Gary is expected to play today, as he’s recovered from the shoulder injury he sustained in the South Carolina game. Jordan Bruner is also out in warm-ups today, but it appears he will still need a few more days. ....
Concerts in Mobile in 2021? ‘It can be done safely’ Updated Jan 28, 2021; Posted Jan 28, 2021 Fans gather outside the Saenger Theatre as they wait to see Trombone Shorty perform in Mobile, Ala., in 2015. (Sharon Steinmann/ssteinmann@al.com) Facebook Share Another postponement. Another cancellation. Another suspension. These recent developments at three of Mobile’s biggest music venues weren’t exactly positive, but they do give some insight into the seething behind-the-scenes activity that will, eventually, bring back large-scale entertainment events. Maybe it’s early to call it a consensus, but an expectation seems to be emerging: The good old days of going out to catch a nationally known act with an energetic full house of 1,000 to 10,000 fellow fans probably won’t return before summer. It likely will be fall before the phrase “back to normal” can be deployed without irony, and possibly spring 2022 before top-tier arena concerts are bac ....