case file 001 / mobile bay
the bay is having an oxygen problem.
fish, crabs, and shrimp gather at the edge of mobile bay during a jubilee. the shoreline tradition has an underwater explanation: animals escaping oxygen-poor water.
mobile edition / a midnight civic almanac
mobile is stranger
than you think.
follow the numbers. open the archives. find a reason to leave the house. a curious look at mobile, with the receipts attached.
start looking closerneed a useful file?
01 / start here
welcome to mobile. please initial here.
the seven-part newcomer guide.
02 / free downloadin case mobile starts acting up.
free emergency reference · download the pdf.
03 / start herefind your people
activities, groups, and a comfortable place to begin.
04 / start hereshop local
independent local businesses, with useful details.
05 / start herethe creature department
animal welfare, missing pets, and wildlife help.
a little evidence of the peculiar.
from the numbers / weather
summer has filed
for an extension.
116 days
with a high of 90°f or more at mobile airport in 2024. yes, we counted.
read the weather ledger ↗from the numbers / housing
46.0%
nearly half the occupied homes are rented.
the city’s housing story deserves more than a rent listing.
pick a door.
the numbers
weather, people, homes, and what’s on record.
02 / explorethe archives
old records. long memories. a paper trail.
03 / explorewhat’s lurking
an events desk with a strict no-inventing-plans policy.
04 / exploreleave the house
a door into the city, away from the scroll.
05 / future chapterthe locals
the people who make this place. future chapter.
06 / future chapterbeyond city limits
the wider peculiar world. future chapter.
less doomscroll.
more rabbit hole.
this is an independent publication in the making. every number has a date and a boundary. every story starts with a source.
how we keep the receipts ↗