Watching The Day Wind Down
End of the day over Mobile Bay, Alabama on OCT 7th 2025. Photo by David Black
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German Police Visit Fairhope
Five police officers from Germany spend OCT 6th 2025 getting a taste of southern hospitality and exposure to police work in America. The officers visit Fairhope as part of the Star International Police Program, which allows law enforcement officers in Germany, Spain and the U.S. to travel to each other’s countries, allowing the officers the…
More Change For Fairhope
Demolition takes place OCT 7th 2025 on the building that at one time was home to Fairhope’s Ruby Tuesday restaurant. Sebastian’s, a fine dining restaurant, was the last business to occupy the building on the northeast corner of Fairhope Ave and Greeno Rd before closing in February of 2024. A Chick-fil-A restaurant is planned for…
Fairhope Lions Charity Golf
Members of the Fairhope Lions Club gather at the Quail Creek Golf Course OCT 5th 2025 to launch their 19th annual charity golf tournament. This year, though, supporters get something they’ve not experienced previously: Showers pushing inland from the Gulf earlier in the day move over the course, sending golfers scrambling for cover before they…
First Friday in Fairhope
Boogeying, line dancing, slow dancing, you name it. Good turnout and tons of fun at Fairhope’s OCT 3rd 2025 First Friday/Art Walk celebration featuring music by The Groovinators…
OCT 2nd Farmer’s Market
Pecan brittle, patty pan squash, mushrooms, apples, peas, popcorn, mums, eggs straight off the farm and more… About the market: Fall 2025 dates: SEP 4th – NOV 13th Where: Behind Fairhope Public Library When: Thursdays, 2pm-6pm during SEP/OCT, 2pm-5pm during NOV
Final September Sunset
As October settles in, the drop in the number of hours of daylight becomes more obvious. By Halloween, the length of day will have shortened by almost one hour compared to the start of the month. Sunrise in Fairhope, which occurs at 6:45am on the first, moves to 7:05am by the 31st. Another big change…
Fairhope Elkdom Expands
Fairhope Elks Lodge 1879 initiates twenty new members SEP 28 2025…
Getting A treat At Thyme
There’s nothing new about where Colleen and I wind up for Friday date night dinner SEP 26 2025 in Fairhope. We’ve made many a visit to Thyme on Section, and it’s because we consider going here to be a treat. The food and service are always outstanding. Thyme rotates its menus seasonally and has just…
Tails of Hope 2025
𝙍𝙖𝙞𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙢𝙤𝙣𝙚𝙮 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖 𝙜𝙤𝙤𝙙 𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚 𝙙𝙤𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙞𝙩: Strong turnout and no shortage of music, food and fun at 𝑇𝑎𝑖𝑙𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝐻𝑜𝑝𝑒, a fundraising event to benefit The Haven, Fairhope’s no-kill animal shelter held SEP 25 2025. It’s encouraging to see all the support local businesses kick in to make the night a success,…