If you’ve not spent time around the rose garden at the Fairhope pier lately, the roses and other flowers have quite a show to offer. City landscape crews are seen on these grounds frequently, and their work shows. Much of the credit for the garden’s beauty rests with Tim Kant, who went to work in…
Spirit Airlines flight 1365, an Airbus 320, passes over Fairhope’s Flying Creek Nature Preserve APR 16th 2026 while on a flight from New Orleans to Orlando. Questions are being raised about whether Spirit can stay in business. Having already declared bankruptcy twice, the ultra low cost carrier faces more pressure because of rising fuel prices….
A traditional crawfish boil with live music and plenty of celebration is planned for the 5th Annual Barnwell Crawfish Derby, to be held APR 18th 2026 at Oak Hollow Farm in Fairhope from 5pm until 10. Everyone’s invited with a suggestion to bring lawn chairs. The feast will include all-you-can-eat crawfish, along with potatoes, corn…
Lots of produce including cucumbers, squash and onions plus mushrooms, cookies, bread and lemon blueberry cake. And wow, are the strawberries ever good… About the market: Spring 2026 dates: APR 9th – JUN 25th When: Thursdays 2pm-6pm Where: Behind Fairhope Public Library Next Saturday market: MAY 2nd – 8am-Noon
With its distinctive 30-foot rotating radar dome easily visible, a US Air Force Boeing E-3G Sentry passes over southern Mobile Bay APR 16th 2026 while on a training mission out of Tinker Air Force Base in Oklahoma. Captured at an altitude of 32,025 feet or about six miles high, the aircraft moves at a ground…
Maersk Finisterre, an 869 foot by 124 foot container ship sailing under the flag of Singapore, passes Gaillard Island on its way into the port of Mobile Wednesday morning. With a draught of 34 feet, the ship moves at 11 mph while finishing a voyage from Houston. According to ship manifests, Maersk Finisterre’s cargo includes…
Shortages of crude oil in Europe, Asia and uncertainty about the Strait of Hormuz as well as surging prices are causing a sharp increase in petrochemical tankers heading to the United States. During a typical month, around 110 tankers arrive at various ports in the Gulf of America, according to Windward, a company specializing in…
Making its final spring departure, the passenger ship Carnival Spirit passes Gaillard Island on its way out of Mobile Bay APR 13th 2026. Moving at 12 mph, Spirit begins a sixteen day voyage that will bring the ship through the Panama Canal Friday, along with stops in Puntarenas, Puerto Caldera, Costa Rica and Cabo San…
Global Crossing Airlines flight 6182 passes over Mayday park in Daphne the morning of APR 13th 2026 while on a flight from Jacksonville, FL to Harlingen, TX. Captured at an altitude of 36,000 feet or about 6.8 miles, the Airbus A319 moves at a ground speed of 400 knots or 460 mph during the roughly…
No shortage of wind on Mobile Bay APR 12th 2026 for the final day of the Performance Regattas Fast Eddie Cup, a competition featuring Birdyfish foiling sailboats. Foiling is when–with sufficient wind–the sailboats become airborne with only their foils moving through water. Elevation of the boat reduces drag, increasing speed. If you missed getting to…
