๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐ฎ ๐๐ค๐ก๐ก๐๐ง ๐๐๐ก๐ฅ๐จ: Money changes hands during the JAN 13th 2026 member meeting of Fairhope American Legion Post 199. Members of the Sons of the Legion present a check for $5,587.50 to help the post in its recovery from the devastating effects of Hurricane Sally in SEP 2020. The money presented will go toward defraying…
Colleen and I stop in at Thyme on Section for dinner JAN 10th 2026. We start with appetizers of Truffle Fries ($9) along with a cup of Tuscan white bean soup ($4). With truffle oil, scallions and truffle aioli, the fries are a long time favorite and never disappoint. Neither does the soup, which contains…
๐ ๐ข๐๐๐ ๐ ๐ข๐๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ข๐ฎ ๐ฉ๐๐จ๐ฉ๐ ๐๐ช๐๐จ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ก๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ค๐ง๐ง๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐ฉ: Some restaurants jump right out at you with easy to see signs or prime locations. Others are not so visible. When I first see Rouxster on S Section St, I assume thatโsince catering is what they advertiseโa sit-down restaurant is not what…
How much does it cost to live in Fairhope? You can see how the eastern shore real estate market performs month by month during 2025 with our video report just below. You’ll also see about what’s becoming more and more of a factor for some homeowners trying to sell their properties. We hope you find…
Now beginning its second year of operation, Fairhopeโs Kingfisher Seafood beckons to Colleen and me over the first weekend of the year. With a varied menu and consistently flavorful food, Kingfisher becomes a popular lunch and dinner spot shortly after opening its doors. In the months since, people have figured out that Kingfisher knows well…
Southwest Airlines flight 1996 passes over Old Battles Place in Fairhope the afternoon of DEC 30th 2025 while on a flight from Cancun to St. Louis. Captured 40,000 feet or 7.5 miles high, the Boeing 737 moves at a ground speed of 421 knots or 484 mph during the two hour forty minute flight. Cancunโs…
Returning from an eight day Christmas cruise to the Bahamas, the passenger ship Carnival Spirit passes Gaillard Island on its way into the port of Mobile the morning of DEC 28th 2025. Mobile Bay was once known as the Bay of the Holy Spirit. Alonso Alvarez de Pineda, a Spanish explorer who sailed into the…
Tianjin, a container ship sailing under the flag of Liberia, heads out of Mobile Bay DEC 27th 2025 while starting a three day voyage to Houston. With a draught of more than 43 feet, the ship moves at 11 mph. With a length of 1,145 feet and width of 150 feet, Tianjin is not the…
One Maestro, a 990 foot by 142 foot container ship sailing under the flag of Singapore, passes Gaillard Island while heading into the port of Mobile Tuesday morning. With a draught of 41 feet, the ship moves at 10 mph while finishing a two day trip from Houston. According to ship manifests, One Maestro carries…
One Modern, a 990 foot by 142 foot container ship sailing under the flag of Marshall Islands, pulls into the port of Mobile the afternoon of DEC 20th 2025. With a draught of 40 feet, the ship moves at 12 mph while finishing a voyage that began NOV 22nd from Busan New Port, Korea. According…