Good morning, Mobile.

Episode One of Taste Budz with Alex Warner is live today, featuring Elberta Sandwich Company about a quarter mile from OWA that serves hand-written, fully customizable toasted sandwiches; Warner names the toasted Italian (fully dressed) as his go-to.

Carnival Spirit returned to the Mobile Alabama Cruise Terminal on Saturday, Oct.

24 and began sailings from Mobile through April with Bahamas, Western Caribbean and Panama Canal itineraries. When Spirit’s season ends, Carnival Valor will take over in May, restoring year‑round cruising from the Port City.

Dorothy June Booksellers is marking its third anniversary and has opened the Telegraph Espresso Bar at 107 W.

Orange Ave. in downtown Foley, serving Valor Coffee, seasonal drinks, and book events for the community + orders ship nationwide.

More than 60 jobs are hiring across Mobile and Baldwin counties now, with openings from hospitality to healthcare and pay ranges listed; open interviews at two Renaissance hotels are Thursday, Nov.

5, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at Renaissance Mobile Riverview Plaza Hotel (64 South Water St).

The 990-foot SS United States will leave Mobile around 10 a.m. on Nov.

9 and will be sunk as an artificial reef about 22 nautical miles southwest of Destin-Fort Walton Beach during a deployment ceremony at 10 a.m. on Nov. 12, with virtual viewing and plans for a land museum.

A $100,000 cut to Saraland's library funding, roughly one-third of the branch's $305,000 budget, has prompted officials to consider making the branch city-operated or renegotiating with the Mobile Public Library, and Mobile County commissioners agreed Monday to help restart talks so the branch will remain open.

Three trained dogs will join Mobile Infirmary’s Protective Services on Nov.

15 to help prevent workplace violence by patrolling inpatient units and the emergency department and by supporting officers in escalated situations. They will work overnight Monday through Thursday and provide 24-hour coverage on weekends.

South Alabama will start Jared Hollins at quarterback as the Jaguars host Louisiana Tech Saturday, Oct.

31 (2:00 p.m.) at Hancock Whitney Stadium, with Sun Belt West positioning and conference title hopes on the line.