A test of Spirit: A new Airbus A321 passes over The Grand Hotel at Point Clear late Tuesday morning while lining up to land at Brookley Field in Mobile following a test flight. Photo shot from Fairhope, roughly two and a half miles from the aircraft…
The Real Deal Guacamole dip at Cozumel Bar and Grill in Fairhope is seriously good… So are the Enchiladas Supreme… We always get good service here… Cozumel Bar and Grill is located at 18177 Wright Blvd at The Shops at Point Clear on Greeno Rd in Fairhope…
Quick thoughts on the current Fairhope real estate market: ● Not many homes are selling fast (median days on market approaches three months)● Many Sellers have had to reduce price to generate interest● Conventional resales have faced competition from new construction● 30 of the 52 homes that sold in JAN used Conventional financing; 12 were…
𝙈𝙖𝙧𝙙𝙞𝙨 𝙂𝙧𝙖𝙨 𝙆𝙊𝙀𝙍: Always a fun parade, Fairhope’s Knights of Ecor Rouge rolls along the city’s streets the evening of FEB 22 2025. Ecor Rouge is French for ‘red cliff’ and is said to refer to the bluff between Daphne and Fly Creek, the highest point on the coastline between Maine and Mexico…
Mardis Gras mutts here, there, everywhere: The Mystic Mutts of Revelry parade in Fairhope sees a huge turnout FEB 22 2025 with great weather. Money raised from this event supports The Haven, Fairhope’s no-kill shelter, providing rescue, adoption and advocacy services for homeless pets. The parade began in 2004 and now draws participants from out…
A long ride to the other side of the pond: Aeromexico flight 34 flies over Daphne’s Christ The King Catholic Church Thursday afternoon. Captured at an altitude of 37,000 feet or seven miles high, the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner moves at a ground speed of 568 knots or 653 mph during a nine hour flight from…
Recognizing the man credited with making Fairhope “a magical little place”: If you look for one person whom many agree has done more to give Fairhope its modern day charm and beauty, James P. Nix is the almost unanimous choice. Nix, who served as Mayor of Fairhope for 28 years beginning in 1972, signs copies…
A US Coast Guard MH-65D Dolphin air crew passes over the eastern shore late Tuesday morning. Part of the Coast Guard’s fleet of aircraft since 1984, Dolphins have undergone upgrades including new engines, digital technology, flight control, weather radar and navigation systems. At least one such upgraded Dolphin is in use at the Coast Guard’s…
𝙉𝙤𝙩 𝙙𝙚𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙧𝙚𝙙: Even a chilling winter’s wind is not enough to keep some off Mobile Bay…
𝙁𝙞𝙣𝙞𝙨𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙬𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙮 𝙛𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙙𝙖𝙮𝙨 𝙖𝙩 𝙨𝙚𝙖:GSL Maria, a 908 foot by 131 foot container ship sailing under the flag of Liberia, heads into the Port of Mobile the afternoon of FEB 17 2025. Moving at 11 mph with a draught 44 feet, the ship finishes a voyage that began JAN 24th from Busan New Port,…