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Fairhope Elks Lodge Halloween party OCT 25 2025

Halloween With Fairhope Elks

ByDavid Black October 26, 2025October 26, 2025

Good, clean Halloween fun: When members of the Fairhope Elks Lodge 1879 throw a Halloween party, they don’t mess around… 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙀𝙡𝙠𝙨 𝙞𝙨 𝙖 𝙥𝙧𝙞𝙫𝙖𝙩𝙚, 𝙗𝙚𝙣𝙚𝙫𝙤𝙡𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙤𝙧𝙜𝙖𝙣𝙞𝙯𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙬𝙝𝙤𝙨𝙚 𝙢𝙚𝙢𝙗𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙧𝙚𝙜𝙪𝙡𝙖𝙧𝙡𝙮 𝙡𝙖𝙪𝙣𝙘𝙝 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙟𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙝𝙚𝙡𝙥 𝙥𝙚𝙤𝙥𝙡𝙚 𝙞𝙣 𝙣𝙚𝙚𝙙. 𝙏𝙝𝙚𝙮 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙖𝙡𝙨𝙤 𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙬𝙣 𝙩𝙤 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙖 𝙡𝙤𝙩 𝙤𝙛 𝙛𝙪𝙣, 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙨 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨. 𝙇𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙣 𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚…

Monarch Butterflies at The Grand Hotel in Point Clear, Alabama

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Preparing To Head South

ByDavid Black October 25, 2025

Monarch butterflies are using The Grand Hotel as their staging area before heading south for the winter. Nectar-rich blooms in the red cluster bottlebrushes allow them to stock up on fuel. The place can get as busy as the gas pumps on a vacation weekend at Buc-ee’s… If you enjoyed this post, we invite you…

Plymouth Fury parked in Fairhope OCT 24th 2025

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Rare Sight On The Road

ByDavid Black October 24, 2025October 24, 2025

𝙁𝙪𝙧𝙮 𝙖𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙠: Don’t see these around much. Am guessing close to sixty years old…

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Park Upgrades Nearing Finish

ByDavid Black October 24, 2025

Workers spend OCT 24th 2025 laying sod across the final areas of South Beach park as one of the final stages of the Working Waterfront project underway for over a year. The contractor says the entire park will be open to the public by Thursday. Final installation setup for the new restrooms is Monday. It’s…

Demolition of old Fairhope hardware store

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Old Building Comes Down

ByDavid Black October 24, 2025October 24, 2025

The building popularly known as the old Fairhope hardware store is demolished OCT 24th 2025: After being home to numerous businesses including a restaurant, co-op and bakery, Piggly Wiggly and other stores, the old Fairhope Hardware store and mural at the corner of Fairhope Ave and Church St came down after the city’s approval of…

Breeze Airways flight 401 passes over Fairhope OCT 23rd 2025

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Breeze Over Fairhope

ByDavid Black October 23, 2025

Breeze Airways flight 401 passes over Fairhope’s Tatumville Gully late the morning of OCT 23rd 2025 while en route from New Orleans to Jacksonville. From an altitude of 25,000 feet or around 4.75 miles, the Airbus A220 moves at a ground speed of 445 knots or 512 mph during the one hour fifteen minute flight….

Mural on side of old Fairhope hardware store

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Quietly Awaiting Demolition

ByDavid Black October 22, 2025

After being home to numerous businesses including a restaurant, co-op and bakery, Piggly Wiggly and other stores, the old Fairhope Hardware store and mural at the corner of Fairhope Ave and Church St are about to be demolished. Built in 1922, the building most recently housed Fairhope Hardware until closing in 2017. Fairhope artist Ameri’ca…

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Kingfisher’s Catfish Perdu

ByDavid Black October 22, 2025October 22, 2025

The ‘hankerin’ is for seafood, but not a big, heavy meal. So, Colleen and I stop in for lunch at Kingfisher Seafood restaurant. She goes for the Hawaiian Seafood salad ($18). With salmon, mango, krab stick and tomatoes, it’s one of her favorites. I choose the Catfish Perdu ($20), two fried filets over a bed…

John Lozano, co-owner of Two Sisters Bakery & Deli in Fairhope

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Local Restaurateur Steps Back

ByDavid Black October 22, 2025

Restaurateur John Lozano, a familiar face to many customers at Two Sisters Bakery & Deli on S Mobile St, has left Fairhope. Lozano and co-owner Tammy Clevenger opened the place in 2011 and over the ensuing years, built a strong following among fans of their sandwiches, paninis, beignets, cookies and more. Lozano left earlier this…

Spirit Airlines flight 1522 passes over Fairhope OCT 20th 2025

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High Up but Low In spirits

ByDavid Black October 20, 2025October 20, 2025

Spirit Airlines flight 1522 passes over Fairhope’s Rock Creek the afternoon of OCT 20th 2025 while en route from Tampa to New Orleans. Captured 29,600 feet or about 5.5 miles up, the Airbus A320 moves at a groundspeed of 451 knots or 519 mph during the one hour twenty minute flight. The carrier continues to…

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Halloween With Fairhope Elks

Preparing To Head South

Rare Sight On The Road

Park Upgrades Nearing Finish

Old Building Comes Down

Breeze Over Fairhope

Quietly Awaiting Demolition

Kingfisher’s Catfish Perdu

Local Restaurateur Steps Back

High Up but Low In spirits

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