When Colleen and I stop in at Thyme on Section for dinner one recent evening, Mary, our server, suggests the special: Braised veal short ribs over mashed potatoes ($28). Even though she knows I’m a big fan of the Bistro steak, Mary seems confident that I’ll enjoy the ribs. Make it so, I tell her….
USS Enterprise (CVN-65), the U.S. Navy’s first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, passes Gaillard Island in Mobile Bay the morning of NOV 13 2026. Being towed to a ship yard to be scrapped, the 1,123 foot by 257 foot ship is the longest naval vessel ever built, with a flight deck area of almost four and a…
Taking it to the streets of Fairhope each year as part of a benefit raising money for the Baldwin Humane Society…
Colleen and I stop for a meal at Half Shell Oyster House in Foley last week. The location on US 98/W Laurel Ave (just west of Hwy 59) is an easy drive from Fairhope. Seems like ages since I enjoyed a dozen raw oysters on the half shell. After Meghan, our server, provides assurance that…
Photos by David Black, eXp REALTOR®, Fairhope, Alabama
𝘽𝙞𝙜 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙫𝙞𝙡𝙮 𝙡𝙤𝙖𝙙𝙚𝙙 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙩: CMA CGM Attila, a 1,098 foot by 140 foot container ship sailing under the flag of Malta, heads into the port of Mobile OCT 26 2026. With a draught of 44 feet, the ship finishes a voyage from Houston. According to ship manifests, CMA CGM Attila’s cargo includes around…
The roster keeps growing… Welcome to seven new members joining Fairhope Elks Lodge 1879…𝙀𝙡𝙠𝙨 𝙘𝙖𝙧𝙚. 𝙀𝙡𝙠𝙨 𝙨𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙚. Established in 1868, the Elks is a private, benevolent organization whose members regularly launch projects to help people in need. The four cardinal virtues of the Elks are Charity, Justice, Brotherly Love and Fidelity. With a Lodge that’s…
Back in August, members of Fairhope Elks Lodge 1879 hold an appetizer contest. Elk Joe Roberts wows people with his coconut shrimp. In fact, it’s so good that Joe winds up being head chef for OCT 16 2026 Seafood Night at the Lodge. Joe’s coconut-wrapped shrimp along with special sauce, sweet potato fries, cole slaw…
If you had any involvement in broadcasting or the media, you would have had to have been living under a rock if you didn’t know the name Jimmy Carter. There’s no telling how many people he met and interviewed–everyone from Presidents to many of Hollywood’s biggest names and tons of folks in between. I meet…
𝙏𝙪𝙣𝙖, 𝙨𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙙𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝 𝙗𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙙, 𝙥𝙚𝙖𝙣𝙪𝙩 𝙗𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙩𝙡𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙚: If you haven’t checked out the Fairhope Farmer’s Market, you’re missing out on a gathering featuring a wide variety of local products. From produce to beef to seafood, breads and pastries, the choices are varied. OCT 1st 2026 was the fourth market of the fall season, which continues…
