๐พ๐๐๐ก๐ก๐ฎ ๐ค๐ช๐ฉ๐จ๐๐๐, ๐๐๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ฃ๐จ๐๐๐: Lots of different ingredients, mixtures and plenty of flavorful options during a chili cook-off at Fairhope Elks Lodge 1879 FEB 22nd 2026. Elks care. The Elks is a private, benevolent organization whose members regularly launch projects to help people in need. The four cardinal virtues of the Elks are Charity, Justice,…
๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ ๐จ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ค๐ง๐ ๐จ: ๐ผ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ง๐๐๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฅ๐๐ค๐ฅ๐ก๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ค ๐จ๐๐ง๐ซ๐ ๐ค๐ช๐ง ๐ฃ๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ Charles and Lorra Wiggins say that simply serving alcohol was not their exclusive vision when they bought 2 Shots In, the S Greeno Rd bar they purchased almost two years ago. Looking for a way to connect with the community, the couple comes up with an…
An Airbus A321 registered to charter airline Global X passes over Fairhope the afternoon of FEB 21 2026. Captured at an altitude of 34,000 feet or about 6.5 miles, the aircraft moves at a ground speed of 378 knots or 434 mph while heading west. Information about the flight was withheld from tracking data at…
๐๐ก๐ ๐จ ๐จ๐๐๐๐ค๐ค๐ ๐๐๐ค๐ฌ๐๐ค๐ฌ๐ฃ: Friday FEB 20th 2026 was seafood night at the Fairhope Elks Lodge 1879. The fish was delish, and same for the shrimp, cole slaw, potatoes, hush puppies and desserts. A tough job to eat, but somebody has to do it. The volunteers who put this meal together do a great jobโฆ Meal…
Making sure that everybody is taken care of…
Looking at the flower beds around Fairhope is always a treat… Photos by David Black
๐๐ค๐๐๐๐ ๐จ๐ค ๐๐๐๐ซ๐๐ก๐ฎ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฉ ๐ค๐ซ๐๐ง ๐๐ค๐ง๐ฉ๐ฎ ๐๐๐๐ฉ ๐ค๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐จ ๐จ๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐จ ๐ช๐ฃ๐๐๐ง๐ฌ๐๐ฉ๐๐ง: CMA CGM Rhone, a 984 foot by 158 foot container ship sailing under the flag of Malta, pulls into the port of Mobile FEB 15th 2026. With a draught of 41 feet, the ship moves at 14 mph while finishing a three day…
Mardis Gras, Fairhope style…
Conti Cortesia, a 1,095 foot by 140 foot container ship sailing under the flag of Malta, heads into the port of Mobile the morning of FEB 12th 2026, moving at 12 mph. With a draught of 40 feet, the ship finishes a trip from Houston. According to ship manifests, Conti Cortesiaโs cargo includes more than…
Completion of Fairhopeโs new disabled-friendly ramp and stairway–originally predicted to be finished this month–will take a little longer. The contractor says design changes that caused lead times for some materials to change is the reason for the delay. Construction is now expected to be finished by late March. Once work on the ramp is finished,…
