🌱 Mobile Bakery Gone Viral + MAC Honoring Black History Month

Mobile AL

11 February, 2022

4:11 PM

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Good morning, neighbors! It's me again, Sean Peek, your host of the Mobile Daily. First, today's weather: Partly sunny. High: 67 Low: 34. Here are the top 3 stories in Mobile today: A local Mobile bakery has gone viral using only social media to bring in customers. Lacey Evans and Will Allam opened Dropout Bakery and Company eight months ago, and they bake out of their loft in downtown Mobile. Thanks to their viral traffic, customers are now lining up to try their king cakes. (WKRG News 5) Mobile County's Treasury Emergency Rental Assistance (TERA) program has concluded after exhausting its funding. In about 10 months, the program provided over $22 million in emergency rental assistance to tenants and landlords. Approximately 5,000 individuals, families, and landlords benefited from Mobile County's TERA program. (utv44.com)The Mobile Arts Council is honoring Black History Month by promoting art by Black artists in the Mobile area. Chosen artist submissions will be posted on the Art Council's Facebook page. (WKRG News 5) Today in Mobile: Bienville Bites Food Tour - LoDa Stroll (1:00 PM)Extravagant Reader's Book Club - Zoom (3:00 PM)Mardi Gras Masks to Take & Make - Ben May Main Library (All Day) From my notebook: Learn more about Project SMART, an after-school program at Scarborough Model Middle School in Mobile that blends academics with enrichment activities, including robotics, a music studio and virtual reality. (Facebook)Grab your tickets for The Black Jacket Symphony Presents The Beatles' "White Album" at the Mobile Saenger Theatre tonight at 8:00 PM! (Mobile.org Events)Join Citi Poetry for a free and family-friendly open mic to inspire more engagement in literature awareness and encourage creative expressions in local communities. (City of Mobile Calendar of Events) More from our sponsors — thanks for supporting local news! Featured businesses: The Better Skin Co. — (Visit website) Add your business here Loving the Mobile Daily? Here are all the ways you can get more involved: Send a friend or neighbor this link so they can subscribe Get your local business listed in front of readers You're all caught up for today. See you all Monday morning for another update! — Sean Peek About me: Sean Peek is a writer and entrepreneur with a degree in English Literature from Weber State University. Over the years, he has worked as a copywriter, editor, SEO specialist, and marketing director for various digital media companies. He currently co-owns and operates content creation agency Lightning Media Partners.