Christmas Bazaar 2024
The 19th annual Christmas Bazaar, held at St. Lawrence Catholic Parish in Fairhope…
Author: David Black
Lots of power on this ship!
With whitecaps in the Bay, CMA CGM Attila, a 1,099 foot by 140 foot container ship sailing under the flag of Malta, passes Gaillard Island on its way into the port of Mobile Friday afternoon. With a draught of 40 feet, the ship moves at 14 mph while finishing a day’s trip from Houston. According…
Deep Blue heads for deep blue
Deep Blue, a 677 foot by 104 foot pipe layer, heads out of Mobile Bay Sunday afternoon, moving at 9 mph. Deep Blue is described as the largest purpose-built ultra deepwater pipelay and subsea construction vessel in the world. Capable of accommodating up to 120 people, the ship can carry up to 29,606 barrels of…
Market By The Bay returns
Checking out Market By The Bay Fairhope: On its fifth day of being open for business, curiosity gets the best of Colleen and myself. We stop in at Market By The Bay Fairhope Saturday for lunch. Tuesday’s opening marked the return of Market By The Bay to the city after being closed for three years….
What We Learn About Oui Oui
When Diane Cartmell opens Oui Oui Paris three years ago in Fairhope, the name leaves us assuming that it’s a French cuisine restaurant. But we learn differently from her after paying our first visit. “I am not just a French restaurant,” she says. “I specialize in all ethnic cuisine.” We’re about to learn that–if you’ve…
Thanksgiving for the community
If you don’t have a place to go for a Thanksgiving meal, you do now. Free meals will be served between Noon and 2pm on Thanksgiving Day, courtesy of Fairhope’s VFW Post 5660 at 950 Nichols Ave. And while the Post’s activities are geared to serve veterans, a military background is not required to enjoy…
Sampling A Taste of L.A.
Food fun on Alabama’s Gulf coast: Judging by the crowd and the smiles, the annual Taste of L.A. (sponsored by Piggly Wiggly in Fairhope NOV 7th 2024) was a huge success. Check it out:
Kingfisher Seafood gets close
Fairhope residents are excited about Kingfisher Seafood, a new restaurant coming to the area. Extensive renovation has been underway for several months in a building that formerly housed Wintzell’s, a restaurant that closed in 2018. Kingfisher’s owners are the Hood family, who run The Chimes, a chain of popular restaurants in Louisiana. Kingfisher’s owners are…
In the dark, in the park
Until standard time returned, walking poodles in the dark in the park was SOP…
Lunch at Ben’s
Ben’s Bar-B-Q on N Section St is one of those places that has been around Fairhope many years. Under new management, the restaurant doesn’t need long to draw a big following. Brisket, turkey, hamburger steak, sandwiches and burgers are among the choices. Country fried steak is served on Sundays, while various daily specials like the…