Alabama Gulf Coast Sunset
Wednesday MAY 14 2025 winds down over Mobile Bay…
Author: David Black
Cajun Store Owner Pulls Out
Perry Boyd, the Mississippi native who, along with a partner, announced plans to open a Cajun convenience store in the old Bay Break building on S Mobile St in Fairhope, says the project is dead as far as the location is concerned. A coming soon banner advertising Southern Bayou Market has been removed from the…
American Legion Starts Rebuild
Preliminary site work gets underway MAY 13 2025 for construction of a new building to provide operating space for Legion members. Today’s start of on-site work comes nearly three months after a groundbreaking ceremony held FEB 20th. The new building is part of what the Legion calls Phase One of its fundraising effort to recover…
Spirit Over Mobile Bay
Spirit Airlines flight 2398 passes over Daphne’s May Day park late the morning of MAY 13 2025 while on a flight from Orlando to Houston. Captured at an altitude of 38,000 feet or about seven miles, the Airbus A320 moves at a ground speed of 413 knots or 475 mph during the roughly two hour…
Enough For A Calamari Banquet
CMA CGM Samson, a 1,098 foot by 140 foot container ship sailing under the flag of Malta, arrives at the port of Mobile MAY 11 2025. With a draught of 39 feet, the ship finishes a two day voyage from Houston. According to ship manifests, CMA CGM Samson carries more than 57 tons of frozen…
From Coast to Coast
American Airlines flight 1251 passes directly over Flying Creek in Fairhope MAY 11 2025 while on a flight from Los Angeles to Miami. Captured at an altitude of 35,000 feet or around 6.5 miles, the Airbus A321 moves at a ground speed of 503 knots or 578 mph during the roughly four and a half…
Spicy Mamba Peanut Butter
Spicy mamba peanut butter, cherry trees, arugula, strawberries, blueberries and more at the MAY 8th 2025 Farmer’s Market… About the Market: Where: Behind Fairhope Public Library When: Thursdays, 3pm-6pm 2025 dates: APR 3rd – JUN 26th
Finishing 25 Days at Sea
MSC Tavvishi VI, a 912 foot by 131 foot container ship sailing under the flag of Liberia, heads into the port of Mobile MAY 7th 2025. With a draught of nearly 45 feet, the ship moves at 11 mph while finishing a 25 day voyage that began APR 12th from Busan New Port, Korea. According…
Chinook Over Fairhope
A US Army Boeing CH-47F Chinook passes over Point Clear late Tuesday afternoon. The helicopter is captured around 3,000 feet high, moving at a groundspeed of 136 knots or 156 mph during a roughly 90 minute flight that started from Houma, LA with landing in Pensacola. A heavy-lift tandem rotor helicopter, the Chinook serves both…
Impeckable Chicken in Fairhope
One of a few recently added new items at Julwin’s in Fairhope is The Impeckable Chicken ($14.95) which winds up on my plate for lunch: Grilled chicken over mashed potatoes with braised collards and a mushroom citrus reduction. This is a hearty, filling plate. The verdict after my first try: Delicious. This one’s a plate…