Sometimes the places a little off the main path surprise you. Colleen and I stop off at Southern Bayou Grill on Hwy 32 for dinner DEC 6th 2025. Open for almost six months, the place is picking up momentum under owner Barbara Edwards and Chef Perry Boyd. The menu has something to please almost anyone…
Despite a busy schedule, the North Poleโs jolliest character manages to work in a visit to Fairhope Elks Lodge 1879 the morning of DEC 6th 2025. Santaโs visit is part of a holiday breakfast held by Fairhope Emblem Club 241. Emblem is a separate organization from the Elks, although the groups have a close working…
Despite a cold, rainy day, eastern shore residents turn out in good numbers for the annual Christmas Bazaar at St. Lawrence Catholic Parish in Fairhope. The Bazaar runs SAT and SUN, DEC 6th and 7th from 9 until 3 at 370 S Section St… https://www.stlawrencefairhope.com/
As they begin a two day trip to Celebration Key in the Bahamas, passengers aboard the 959 foot Carnival Spirit are treated to a vivid Alabama Gulf coast sunset NOV 30th 2025. Celebration Key is a private resort owned by Carnival Cruise Line. Photo shot from Magnolia Park in Fairhope, about 6.5 miles from the…
๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐จ ๐ฅ๐ก๐๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ฃโ๐ฉ ๐ค๐ฃ ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช๐ง ๐ง๐๐๐๐ง, ๐๐ฉ ๐จ๐๐ค๐ช๐ก๐ ๐๐: Itโs hard to believe that she has put up with her husband this long, but since itโs a special occasion, Colleen and I wind up at Char 32 in Point Clear for dinner NOV 26th 2025. On the night before Thanksgiving, most folks have thoughts…
๐๐ง๐ค๐ซ๐๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐จ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ข๐๐๐ก ๐๐ค๐ง ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐ค๐ข๐ข๐ช๐ฃ๐๐ฉ๐ฎ: For the fourth year in a row, Fairhopeโs VFW Post 5660 provides free Thanksgiving meals to the community. Post Manager Kerry Lambert and her team, together with volunteers, make the meals happen. Local businesses including Austal USA, Publix and the cooking group Fat Boys Grilling provide key support….
Cherokee, a 590 foot by 124 foot vehicle carrier sailing under the flag of Marshall Islands, heads out of Mobile Bay the afternoon of NOV 25th 2025. With a draught of 22 feet, the ship moves at 14 mph while starting a four day voyage to Coatzacoalcos, Mexico. Operated by CG Railway, Cherokee is a…
๐๐ช๐ง ๐ฅ๐ง๐๐จ๐จ๐ช๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐๐จ๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐จ๐ช๐๐๐๐จ๐จ ๐จ๐ฉ๐ค๐ง๐ฎ: Our sidewalk and driveway look new thanks to A to Z Pressure Washing. Andrew Korte runs the business. At nineteen years old, heโs about as courteous and professional as you could ever find (in fact, we know of a lot of older service providers who could learn a thing or…
๐๐ง๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐จ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ข๐๐๐ก ๐จ๐๐๐๐๐ช๐ก๐๐ ๐๐ฃ ๐๐๐๐ง๐๐ค๐ฅ๐: If youโre looking for a place to enjoy a Thanksgiving meal at no charge, Fairhopeโs VFW Post 5660 once again opens its doors to the public, as it has done in past years. Turkey, ham and all the trimmings will be served starting at noon and lasting until 2pm….
๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐จ ๐ข๐ค๐ซ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ค๐ซ๐๐ง ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ง๐ฃ ๐จ๐๐ค๐ง๐: Amazon Air flight 3106 passes directly over Fairhopeโs Kingfisher Seafood restaurant the afternoon of NOV 23rd 2025 while on a flight from Miami to Fort Worth. The Boeing 767 is captured 40,000 feet or about 7.5 miles up, moving at a ground speed of 400 knots or 460 mph…
