🎶PHOEBE BRIDGERS SURPRISES MOBILE: Grammy-winning indie pop star Phoebe Bridgers will perform an intimate, phone-free concert at the Merry Widow in Mobile on Fri, May 15👇
🎤 @phoebebridgers is a singer-songwriter who has been performing at unadvertised pop-up shows recently
📲 Instagram fan account @bridgersupdates shared a poster with followers this morning + informed them within 40 minutes that the line hit max capacity
🎫 In-person tickets started selling @ noon
🕰️ The venue, the Merry Widow, will open its doors at 6PM
🙅♀️ No cellphones, smart watches, smart glasses, cameras or recording devices will be permitted
💼 Yondr pouches, magnetic locking cases, will be provided
🎼 @the_merrywidow
📍51 S Conception St, Mobile, AL
🔗 Click the link in our bio to learn more!
👀 Did you get a ticket to see Phoebe Bridgers in Mobile tonight? Let us know in the comments👇
#mobilebaynow #phoebebridgers #mobilealabama #thebamabuzz
🍦FLOATING AL ICE CREAM BOAT: A Leesburg-local restaurant, Decks & Docks, recently introduced its “Weiss Cream Boat” — a floating ice cream service for Alabama’s waterways. Here’s the details👇
⛵️Will serve different areas each weekend
🌅 Has already been to both sides of the Highway 411 bridge, including Yellow Creek + Slackland Beach Park
MAIN RESTAURANT:
🍤 Menu features items like catfish, shrimp, gator bites, burgers + more
☕️ Doubles as a coffee shop, open 6AM-6PM daily
🌊 Has outdoor seating overlooking Coosa River + Weiss Lake
📍 Main location: 165 Chambers St., Leesburg, AL
🕰️ Hours: Sun-Thurs, 10:30AM-9PM | Fri-Sat, 10:30AM-10PM
📸 @decks_and_docks
🔗 Click the link in our bio to learn more!
👀 Have you been to Decks & Docks or seen the “Weiss Cream Boat?” Let us know in the comments👇
#thebamabuzz ENW #leesburgalabama
🎬 ALABAMA DIRECTOR: Mobile native Curry Barker is making waves with his new horror film “Obsession,” hitting theaters Fri May 15. Here’s the rundown👇
🫣 The film follows a group of friends who learn the hard way to be careful what you wish for
BEFORE THE BIG SCREEN:
🍿 Premiered at the 2025 Toronto Film Festival
🏆 Earned runner-up for the People’s Choice Award
🍅 Early critic reviews show 96% on Rotten Tomatoes
👀 According to “Forbes,” it’s the best-reviewed genre movie of 2026 so far!
🎟️ Will you be seeing “Obsession” when it comes out? Let us know in the comments!
+ 🔗 Click the link in our bio for more info
📸 (Manny Liotta / FOCUS FEATURES LLC)
@curry.barker
#obsessionmovie #alabama #mobileal #mobilealabama
🐢WE FOUND A TURTLE PARADISE: Off the quiet outskirts of Tuscaloosa County is “That Turtle Place,” a sanctuary for many shelled friends. Here’s what they’re all about👇
🌞 Features over 100 turtles + tortoises 🌿 Naturalistic habitats spanning 2 acres 🤝 Educational focus 🍽️ Nature trail + animal feeding stations
❤️The best part? 👉About 95% of the turtles + tortoises are surrendered pets
Alongside turtles + tortoises, you’ll also see: 🦎 Lizards 🦖 Iguanas 🦚 Peacocks 🐓 Chickens 🐍 Snakes
+ MORE!
👀 @ThatTurtlePlaceAlabama_ is open to the public each spring + fall
📍 11926 Upper Columbus Rd, Coker, AL 35452 ⏰ Thurs–Sat, 9AM–1PM 🎟️ Admission: $10
Click the link in our bio for more info! 🔗
Have you ever visited this turtle utopia? Let us know in the comments below!
#alabama #tuscaloosaal #tuscaloosaalabama #thebamabuzz #sweethomealabama
🎉 7TH AL WAWA OPENS: On Wed., May 13, the City of Loxley celebrated the grand opening of Wawa, the chain’s 7th location in Alabama👇
⛽️ @wawa is a chain of convenience stores + gas stations from Wawa, PA, with a cult following for its fresh food, focus on service + sense of community
GRAND OPENING FEATURED:
✂️ Ribbon-cutting w/ Loxley’s mayor
🥪 Hoagie-making competition between @cityofloxley Fire Dept. + Police Dept.
🥊 A food fight
🎤 Speech by a Wawa board member
🪿 Wally Goose
👕 Free t-shirts
WAWA OFFERS:
🌯 Hot food
🥗 Salads
🍩 Pastries
☕️ Hand-crafted coffee
🍵 Iced matcha
🍪 Snacks
+ more
ORDER USING:
🖥️ In-store order kiosks
🚗 Delivery (@doordash , @ubereats )
📲 Wawa app (mobile ordering, curbside + catering)
🙌 @wawa
📍3100 N. Hickory St., Loxley, AL
🕰️ Open 24/7
❓Where do you want to see a Wawa next? Let us know in the comments👇
#mobilebaynow #loxleyal #alabamanews
🦎RARE AL SALAMANDER: To protect the Monroe County population of Red Hills Salamanders, a species found nowhere else on Earth, thousands of acres of forest habitat have been secured👇
RED HILLS SALAMANDER:
✅Alabama’s state amphibian
🌍 Largest lungless salamander on the planet
⚠️ Listed as as federally threatened species
🌲 Native only to a small sliver of southern AL
🌳 The Conservation Fund announced the protection of the critical forest habitat in Monroe County, establishing a new wildlife management area
THE LAND WILL👇
🥾 Expand public access + be open for hunting/other outdoor recreation
🪵 Support sustainable timber management
🌱Create a massive network of lands for animals to thrive away from development
👀 Have you ever seen this rare salamander in South Alabama? Let us know in the comments! 👇
📸WikiCommons
#thebamabuzz enw #redhillssalamander #alabamanews #alabama #southalabama
🏃♀️AL WOMAN WINS COCODONA: Madison native + @uab.edu alum @rachel__entrekin made history by becoming the first woman to win the @cocodona250 outright, beating the entire field during the 250-mile ultramarathon in Arizona 👏
Here’s what to know👇
🏜️ Ran 250 miles across Arizona
⏰ Finished in 56 hours, 9 minutes + 48 seconds
👟 Averaged a 13-minute mile pace
🔥 Broke the overall course record by more than an hour
😴 Slept just 19 total minutes during the race
Entrekin is a Madison, AL native, plus:
🎓 2009 grad from @bobjoneshighschool
🎓 Exercise Science grad from UAB
🏆Now living in Colorado, she’s making history in the ultrarunning world after years of dominating 100+ mile races.
📲 Tap the link in bio to read more about her record-breaking run + tag a runner who needs to see this 👀
📸 Photo credits: Scott Rokis photography
🎥 Video credits: Cocodona 250
#rachelentrekin #running #alabama #cocdona
🎤ALABAMA ON THE VOICE: Jacksonville native Riley Green is headed to NBC’s @nbcthevoice as a coach for Season 30. Here’s the rundown👇
🎶 Green will join returning coaches: ⭐️ Kelly Clarkson ⭐️ Adam Levine 👀One more coach still to be announced
🌟 Alabama has become a powerhouse on The Voice in recent years:
🏆 In April, Mobile County native Alexia Jayy became the FIRST Black woman to ever win the competition
🎤 In the previous season, Jazz McKenzie represented the state all the way to the finale
👑 in 2024, Selma native Asher HaVon won
📺 Green now becomes the 24th different coach in the history of The Voice.
👀 Will you be tuning in to watch Riley Green as a coach? Let us know in the comments!
🔗 Click the link in our bio for more info
#alabama #jacksonvillealabama #jacksonvilleal
🤳✍️🚨MONTGOMERY’S BEST NEWS: Are you passionate about Alabama’s capital? Do you love social media/writing? Want to tell only the best news? Paid internships at Montgomery UP are open now 👇
Montgomery UP is a new media outlet by the same people at @bhamnow , @thebamabuzz + @hvilleblast .
We cover:
⭐️ Positive + uplifting news
⭐️ Sports + outdoors
⭐️ Business openings
⭐️ Food + fun things to do
⭐️ History + hidden gems
Interns pitch topics + create weekly packages that include:
⭐️ Social Posts (IG Reel/TikTok short or Carousel images) on our channels
⭐️ Written stories on our website
⭐️ Sets of Instagram stories
⭐️ Reel footage + photos for other MU content
🤝This is a flexible, paid internship
📲Interns are compensated based on each piece of content produced
✍️ To apply, send an email with a short explanation of why you want to join our team, where you’re located + 1-2 samples of content (social post + writing) produced from school or previous work experience.
Send your resume + sample content to: [email protected].
#alabama #montgomeryal #montgomeryalabama #montgomeryup
🚀ALABAMA’S ROLE IN ARTEMIS II: The University of Alabama helped power the future of space exploration through a program called ASSET. Here’s how the university supported both Artemis I + Artemis II👇
🛰️ Developed in Dr. Rohan Sood’s lab 🌕 Used to calculate + design spacecraft trajectories 🚀 Helped analyze the path of Artemis I’s Interim Cryogenic Propulsion Stage (ICPS) 💻 Supports missions like Solar Cruiser + SWIFT
🤝 The Astrodynamics Software + Science Enabling Toolkit (ASSET) was created to improve communication between aerospace researchers
🌍 The toolkit remains open source, meaning it’s freely available to researchers around the world
👀 Stay tuned for more Alabama innovation stories + space breakthroughs
📸 University of Alabama
#alabama #artemisii #thebamabuzz #tuscaloosaalabama EW
💻UA TO LAUNCH SCHOOL OF DATA SCIENCE: The University of Alabama is hoping to provide a new degree focusing on data science + artificial intelligence.
Here’s what you need to know about the school👇
🗓️ Scheduled to open in 2027
🎓 Will offer undergraduate, master’s + doctoral programs
👩💻 Will ensure that data literacy, transactional data analytics + AI become foundational for students
🤝 It will be closely connected to @uniofalabama ’s High Performance Computing + Data Center
👉Pending approval by the university’s board of trustees
👀 What do you think of this new UA school? Let us know in the comments!
📸 OpenVerse
#thebamabuzz #universityofalabama #tuscaloosaalabama EW
🏅GULF SHORES GETAWAY RECOGNIZED: Veranda Laguna in Gulf Shores made Vrbo’s 2026 Rentals of the Year, a list of the top 15 rentals across the country. Check it out👇
🗳️ @vrbo ’s list is based on best guest reviews
👏 Veranda Laguna has over 40 10/10 reviews on Vrbo, making it stand out on the site
THE PROPERTY INCLUDES👇
🛏️ 6 en-suite bedrooms (sleeps 20)
🛁 6.5 bathrooms
🍽️ Gourmet kitchen
🏊♀️ Heated pool
🎣 Private pier + covered dock
🛗 Elevator
🪟 Expansive windows
💸 Currently listed for avg. of $1,542/night, but prices vary depending on time of year
📋 June + July 2026 are fully booked, but dates are available through the end of July 2027
❓Would you visit this Vrbo property? Let us know in the comments!👇
📸Wakefield Beach Properties
#thebamabuzz #gulfshoresal #vrborentalsoftheyear
