Large turnout JUN 3rd 2025 as eastern shore residents gather at the Fairhope Civic Center for the City’s Hurricane Preparedness Expo featuring Birmingham meteorologist James Spann. Wearing yellow Moon pie socks, Spann shares insights on the different behavior and intensities of hurricanes, the growing impact of social media when sharing weather information and factors coastal…
Smoke from wildfires in Canada is showing up as far south as Alabama’s Gulf coast due to winds in the upper level of the atmosphere. Photo shot from Magnolia Park in Fairhope…
Weather that literally makes you go outdoors–photos shot from Fairhope…
Shooting a picture in MAR of 2014, I never guess back then that I’d be running across it eleven years later and shaking my head upon seeing the numbers. Pretty sure I shot this at King Neptune’s Seafood in Gulf Shores. In those days, you could score a dozen raw oysters on the half shell…
Too high to be visible to the naked eye due to cloud cover, a high altitude balloon operated by Raven Aerostar floats over Mobile Bay Friday afternoon. Located 64,300 feet or roughly twelve miles high, the balloon moves NNW at a ground speed of nine knots or about 10 mph. Data from the balloon places…
Members of The American Legion Post 199 pay tribute to the men and women who gave their lives serving this country…
Fairhope Farmer’s Market: Sweet corn, peppers, potatoes, mushrooms, sweets, a fiesta of flowers, blueberries, blackberries and rum cakes. Plus, peaches from Chilton county are starting to show up… About the market: Where: Behind Fairhope Public Library When: Thursdays, 3pm-6pm 2025 dates: APR 3rd – JUN 26th
When a mid-week seafood craving hits, Colleen and I drop in at Fairhope’s Kingfisher Seafood Restaurant for dinner. The place is so busy that our names go on a wait list (but less than ten minutes later, they’re calling our name). I go for the bacon-wrapped barbecue shrimp over jambalaya ($19) which comes with a…
Nicknamed a submarine killer for its anti-submarine warfare capabilities, a US Navy Boeing P-8A Poseidon crew flies patterns over Fairhope MAY 21 2025. If the aircraft looks vaguely familiar, that’s because the P-8A is based on the Boeing 737 passenger jet’s airframe. Based out of Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Poseidons routinely make such flights over…
My first encounter with Pollo De Cozumel at Cozumel Bar and Grill in Point Clear: Grilled chicken cooked with onions and bell peppers, topped with cheese dip and served with choice of beans and rice ($14.99). I was looking for something a little different from what I normally order, and this seemed like something to…