Windy Start to Spring 2025
𝙁𝙞𝙧𝙨𝙩 𝙙𝙖𝙮 𝙤𝙛 𝙨𝙥𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙨𝙪𝙧𝙚 𝙙𝙤𝙚𝙨𝙣’𝙩 𝙛𝙚𝙚𝙡 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙞𝙩: You know it’s windy when even the purple martins have a hard time parking at their condos on the edge of Mobile Bay…
Author: David Black
WeatherBrains Episode 1000
𝙒𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝘽𝙧𝙖𝙞𝙣𝙨: 𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙖 𝙫𝙞𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙨 I figure out a long time ago that, if you hang around people who are smarter than you, it’s amazing what you learn. That’s one of the reasons I accept an offer from a man I share a small office with after I move to Alabama in 1982 to work…
Arts and Crafts Festival Ends
Despite losing part of a day to severe weather, downtown Fairhope is lined with visitors and exhibitors MAR 16 2025, the final day of the City’s 73rd Arts and Crafts Festival. Not only is it fun looking at all the great art, but people watching is always interesting, too. Congratulations go to everyone who worked…
MSC Bridgeport in Mobile Bay
MSC Bridgeport, a 1,059 foot by 140 foot container ship sailing under the flag of Portugal, heads into the port of Mobile late the morning of MAR 16 2025. Moving at 14 mph with a draught of 37 feet, the ship finishes a two day voyage from Houston. According to ship manifests, MSC Bridgeport carries…
Kingfisher Seafood Satisfies
Colleen and a seriously hungry husband stop off at Kingfisher Seafood where previous visits have already taught that a good meal is in store. Today it’s a bowl of chicken and sausage gumbo for me followed by a fried Half and Half platter featuring shrimp and catfish with fries, hushpuppies and jambalaya with a salad….
Fairhope Arts & Crafts Festival
𝙋𝙖𝙞𝙣𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙏𝙤𝙬𝙣: Fairhope’s 73rd Arts and Crafts Festival kicks off…
The haven: A Mission of Hope
If you ask Michael Graham what his group’s mission is in two words, “giving hope” is what you’re likely to hear. Graham is Executive Director of The Haven, an organization Fairhope is fortunate to have. A no-kill animal shelter, the group works to end pet homelessness by placing dogs and cats in loving, caring environments….
Sailing Mobile Bay
One way to relax on a Sunday afternoon on Mobile Bay…
“Black Gold, Texas Tea”
Blackcomb Spirit, a 797 foot by 137 foot crude oil tanker sailing under the flag of Bahamas, passes Gaillard Island in Mobile Bay while on its way into the port of Mobile the afternoon of MAR 9 2025. Moving at 12 mph with a draught of 36 feet, the ship finishes a voyage from Houston….
Fighter Jets Over Fairhope
Don’t be surprised to hear the roar of fighter jets and see unusual aircraft overhead around the eastern shore this weekend. Members of the Classic Jet Aircraft Association are holding their annual “Fly-in” gathering through Sunday. Not a public airshow, but just a convening of aviation enthusiasts who enjoy preserving and flying vintage fighter aircraft….