𝙃𝙤𝙬 𝙩𝙤 𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙛𝙮 𝙖 𝙙𝙚𝙙𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙛𝙞𝙨𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙢𝙖𝙣: When you have to park a good hundred yards up the hill from the pier and haul your wagon, multiple rods, reels, chair and ‘stuff’ down the hill, navigate around construction machinery, mud, uneven surfaces and the now famous fenced Working Waterfront “this will be fun” obstacle course before…
Chilton Co. peaches in abundance along with eggplant, corn, beef, plants, microgreens and more. Next week’s market–JUN 26 2025–is the last for the season… About the market: Where: Behind Fairhope Public Library When: Thursdays, 3pm-6pm 2025 dates: APR 3rd – JUN 26th
A seventy five year old home on Pecan St in Fairhope’s Fruit and Nut District meets its demise the morning of JUN 19 2025. Greg and Courtney Eidson bought the property in February and plan to build a new home on the lot. The Eidsons say restoring what was already there was not a viable…
Seen over Fairhope is what appears to be a Breese 2 ultralight, manufactured by M-Squared Aircraft located in St. Elmo, about 20 miles outside of Mobile…
Two days of rain play havoc with efforts to resurface the hill leading down to Fairhope’s pier park from Mobile St. The work in this area is what required closure of the park to vehicular traffic the week of JUN 16 2025. The project’s manager says it’s frustrating to have everything needed for the project–workers,…
Fairhope was to have marked this morning’s start of the annual women’s Air Race Classic, but thunderstorms have other ideas. The race features pilots ranging from teenagers to seniors, from all vocations and backgrounds, with one common bond: A love of aviation. Forty one airplanes are involved in the event which consists of a timed…
Members of the Baldwin Co. Honor Guard share a history of the American Flag during a Flag Day celebration JUN 14 2025 at Fairhope Elks Lodge 1879. The American flag has gone through several versions during its history. The stars and stripes got their start as The Grand Union flag (also known as Continental colors),…
Our JUN 12 2025 meal kicks off with a dozen raw on the half shell ($20) at Original Oyster House looking out over Mobile Bay in Spanish Fort. Chilled on ice, the oysters are fresh and wonderful. The horseradish has enough fire to bring tears to my eyes, but who can I blame, since I…
Only two markets left for the season… About the market: Where: Behind Fairhope Public Library When: Thursdays, 3pm-6pm 2025 dates: APR 3rd – JUN 26th
Perry Boyd, who along with Barbara Edwards, tried unsuccessfully to open a Cajun convenience store on S Mobile St in Fairhope, says he has struck a deal to open the business elsewhere in the area. Boyd says the Southern Bayou Grill will operate at 11950 Co. Rd 32, the site of what used to be…