A new Airbus A320 passes over the eastern shore during a test flight MAR 23 2026. Having moved away from flying Boeing 737s, the low-cost airline VIVA now operates an all-Airbus fleet as of earlier this year. In addition to its heavy use of the A320, VIVA signed an agreement to buy 90 larger A321neo…
A US Navy Boeing P-8 Poseidon passes over Fairhopeโs Marietta Johnson School of Organic Education while on a training flight MAR 23 2026. Captured about 1,800 feet up, the aircraft moves at a ground speed of 187 knots or 215 mph while lining up to practice a touch-and-go landing at Brookley Field in Mobile. Known…
Bringing their authentic sounds of โBaygrassโ to the Tiki Bar stage at Fairhopeโs American Legion Post 199, the Bailiwicks help draw a large turnout, ready to enjoy beautiful weather MAR 22 2026, followed by an Alabama Gulf coast sunset. The event is family friendly with lots of digging in the sand and includes plenty of…
๐๐ก๐ค๐ค๐ง ๐ฉ๐๐ก๐๐จ, ๐๐๐จ๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ข๐๐ฉ๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ ๐๐ช๐๐ ๐๐๐ค๐๐ง๐: OOCL Washington, a 1,059 foot by 140 foot container ship sailing under the flag of Hong Kong, passes Gaillard Island on its way into the port of Mobile MAR 22 2026. With a draught of 42 feet, the ship finishes a twelve day voyage from Long Beach, CA….
A blue sky and strong turnout MAR 20 2026 for day one of Fairhopeโs 74th festivalโฆ https://www.fairhopeartsandcraftsfestival.com/
While most folks know about the MAR 20 2026 start of the Fairhope Arts and Crafts Festival and the Eastern Shore Art Centerโs 54th annual outdoor art show, there are actually three art events taking place. A group of Fairhope area artists teams up to launch Fairhope Artists on the Hill, which also runs FRI-SUN…
A huge turnout as members of Fairhope Elks Lodge 1879 hold their Tuesday grand reopening MAR 17th 2026, combined with a celebration of St. Patrickโs Day, complete with a meal fitting the occasion. The night marks the first night for the Lodge to resume being open on Tuesdays, expanding the groupโs operating hours to seven…
A U.S. Air Force Boeing E-3B Sentry flies over Fairhope while on a training mission the morning of MAR 17th 2026. Captured 31,025 feet or 5.8 miles up, the aircraft moves at a ground speed of 433 knots or 498 mph while flying patterns from Baldwin county on the west to Santa Rosa Island, FL,…
Allegiant Air flight 442 passes over Mobile Bay and Battles Wharf late Monday morning while preparing to land in Gulf Shores. Captured around 4,000 feet high, the Airbus A320 slows from a ground speed of 324 knots or 372 mph while concluding the just under two hour flight from Des Moines, IA. Photo shot from…
๐๐๐๐ฃ ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช ๐ฃ๐๐๐ ๐๐ฉ ๐๐๐ญ๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ง๐๐๐๐ฉ ๐ฌ๐๐ฎ: You can try fixing it yourself when someone driving by accidentally hits your mailbox, knocking it loose from its support and wobbling like itโs about to fall. My repair effort seems good for a while, but then it starts wobbling again. So we call Jim Biniecki, Fairhopeโs…