That Mardi Gras Tree is Lit!

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• 🌞 A Bit of News

• 🏋️Mobile Fit Club

• 😎 Upcoming Events

• 🍕 New Food Project Is On...

• 📃 Job Board

• 🖼 Meme of the Week

🌞 A Bit of News

We officially kicked off Mardi Gras with our annual tree-lighting ceremony. As usual, it was a sight to behold, and it sure puts the upcoming festivities in gear.

Many are still preparing for the actual celebrations. One special thing you could do this year is to order Gourmet Goodies’ award-winning king cake.

Find out how well it fared in last week’s King Cake Extravaganza in New Orleans in the full article. Hint: they'll be at the King Cake-Off on January 27th...

Many in Central and North Alabama have been hit hard by some tornadoes. This is nothing new in our area, and once again, we must do our best to lend a helping hand to those who need it.

Find some inspiration in this week’s inspiring news story about two Alabama ladies who made it their mission to save stray cats in their area.

Want some free Rundown swag and a chance to get free tickets to local events? Then Become a Rundown Insider! (our insiders get first dibs on tickets that we receive by sponsoring local events).

🏋️Mobile Fit Club

Let's Go!And we're sweatin' already!

We just started a workout program called BOD, and we'd love all of us to do it together -- community style!You will need to have access to the BOD app - you can get it here.

(it's not too late for you to join us...)

We've decided on a workout called: 4 Weeks for Everybody (what a great name!)It's 30 min a day, 5 days a week.No impact - includes cardio and some weights.Come join our local private Facebook group to connect (other great local fitness business owners here as well!) --- this is where we'll run the accountability for the program in early 2023.

See you there!Grab the BOD app and connect in the Facebook group.We start tomorrow...

😎Upcoming Events

January 18Louis CK

January 19MOBILE JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL: “GOOD NAZI BAD NAZI”

January 19The Temptations & The Four Tops

January 21Symphonic Innovations

January 21Mardi Gras Wreath Making Workshop

January 275th annual King Cake-Off

🍕 New Food Project... and we're off!

We're eating at 26 restaurants during the year of 2023.

But there's a catch --- it has to be restaurants we've never visited and we're going from letters A - Z

Azteca's was great! & you can follow along with the journey here.

We need your help!'B' is lined up, but we're now taking suggestions for any restaurants you think that we should try (easiest if you stick with lower letters for now...)

Please give us your suggestions on Facebook.

We're looking forward to eating our way through Mobile!

📃 The Rundown's Job Board

Looking for work? Allll kinds of jobs here!

Chesley, who recently found a job on our platform, said, "I interviewed for a job I found on The Rundown. It was easy, especially because I knew I was dealing with a local organization."

Employer?Post your job!The cost is only $49. Your listing is active for up to 90 days (or until you delete it).

🖼 Meme of the Week

Nice one! Credit goes to Jason Daniel.

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See ya next week!Be Good & Stay Safe.