Good morning, Mobile.

Friends of the Spanish Fort Public Library will host a three-day fundraiser Nov.

5-7 at the Spanish Fort City Hall Community Center with more than 17 local authors selling signed books. Authors may register with a $30-per-day booth fee, and sponsorships are available to support library programs.

Cypress Creek Golf Course will expand to six days a week starting Nov.

1 at 3700 St. Andrews Lane North, operating Tuesday through Sunday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Mobile County approved interim rates Oct. 22, including $2,000 annual memberships (introductory $1,750 for the first 100), 18-hole fees $30 Tue–Thu and $40 Fri–Sun, with carts charged separately.

The Junior League of Mobile will hold its 42nd annual Christmas Jubilee market Friday, Nov.

13 through Sunday, Nov. 15 at the Mobile Convention Center with VIP and early-access shopping hours and tickets on sale now. Proceeds will support JLM programs serving Mobile and Baldwin counties, and admission ranges from $5 to $75, with 100+ merchants expected.

The City of Mobile is urging residents and visitors to stop giving cash directly to people experiencing homelessness and instead support local nonprofits, placing signs around Mobile now with a QR code to the United Way donation portal as its Homeless Outreach Team coordinates housing, IDs, and shelter referrals.

The Mobile Renaissance Faire will bring medieval entertainment and family activities on Nov.

7-8, Nov. 14-15, and Nov. 21-22, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at 30569 Osprey Lane in Robertsdale, with jousting, falconry, music, rides, and a petting zoo (pets not allowed).

Michael W. Fitzgerald, author of Shades of Complicity, will speak today at 4:30 p.m. in the Rodning Gallery of the Marx Library with a reception to follow.

He will give a second talk Monday, Nov. 2 at 6:30 p.m. at Iron Hand Brewing (206 State St.) after a social hour.

The City of Mobile on Wednesday began placing signs around the city urging residents not to give cash to people experiencing homelessness and to donate to nonprofits instead via a QR code + link to the United Way of Southwest Alabama.

A JAMA Network Open study found 74.5% of deceased NFL players from 2008 to 2023 showed CTE, but researchers say it doesn't apply to living or youth; Mobile Parks and Recreation offers flag football for ages 5 to 14 (coaches complete state CoachSafely training) to teach skills without tackling.