The US Navy hospital ship Mercy arrives at the port of Mobile the morning of AUG 03 2025. Moving at 14 mph, the 894 foot by 105 foot Mercy finishes a nineteen day voyage that began JUL 16th from its homeport of San Diego, CA. Operated by the Navy’s Military Sealift Command, Mercy, along with…
Eastern shore residents waste no time in trying to help Caitlan Schott, the 26-year-old Fairhope woman who was the victim of a JUL 19th shooting that left her critically wounded. Members of Fairhope’s Elks Lodge 1879 say they’re getting an amazing response after launching a campaign to raise money to help Cait by selling smoked…
CMA CGM Almaviva, a 1,905 foot by 140 container ship sailing under the flag of Malta, passes Gaillard Island on the way into the port of Mobile the afternoon of AUG 01 2025. With a draught of 38 feet, the ship moves at 12 mph while finishing a day’s trip from Houston. According to ship…
Flaco Jimenez, who died at the age of 86 on JUL 31 2025, could play the accordion like no one else. His contributions to Conjunto, Tejano and Latin music are almost without limit. Even if you weren’t a big fan of those kinds of music, listening to Flaco made it hard not to get caught…
If we had been smarter, we would have made our first visit to R Bistro on Scenic Hwy 98 much earlier than JUL 30 2025. Open since DEC 2023 in the spot that used to house Fish River Grill on 98, the place offers French ambience and foods in a nicely decorated setting. Our picks…
Ever Superb, a 984 foot by 140 foot container ship sailing under the flag of Singapore, leaves Mobile Bay Thursday morning, bound for the Panama Canal. With a draught of 40 feet, the ship moves at 13 mph while starting what’s planned as a four day trip. According to ship manifests, Ever Superb carries nearly…
Maersk Taikung, a 1,089 foot by 141 foot container ship sailing under the flag of Hong Kong and configured to carry major hazard cargo, passes Gaillard Island on its way out of Mobile Bay early the morning of JUL 30 2025. With a draught of 40 feet, the ship moves at 12 mph while setting…
With Captains Wade Barrett and wife Taylor Mann-Barrett at the wheel, the Fairhope-based sailing vessel Indigo is captured in Mobile Bay JUL 30 2025, finishing a maiden voyage that lasted more than five months and covered over 1,950 nautical miles. Taylor and Wade, who run the sailing service Eastern Shore Charter, left Fairhope FEB 24th,…
Fairhope resident Tony Dene-Rock Dennis gigs a flounder during a jubilee early the morning of JUL 30 2025 on the eastern shore of Mobile Bay…
Start with blackened flounder fillets, add fried popcorn shrimp and garlic cream sauce. Throw in grilled shrimp and a fried crab cake and you have the Joe Cain Platter ($33) at The Original Oyster House in Spanish Fort. Add a trip to the salad bar ($3) and this checks the boxes for a meal that’s…