๐๐๐จ๐ฉ ๐๐๐ง๐จ, ๐๐๐๐ก๐๐จ, ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ก๐๐จ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐จ๐ ๐๐๐๐ง: Le Havre, a 1,104 foot by 149 foot container ship sailing under the flag of Cyprus, heads out of Mobile Bay Friday afternoon. Moving at 13 mph with a draught of 30 feet, the ship sets course for Tampa, with arrival expected tomorrow. According to ship manifests, Le…
๐๐๐๐ง๐๐ค๐ฅ๐โ๐จ ๐๐ฅ๐ง๐๐ฃ๐ 2025 ๐๐๐ง๐ข๐๐งโ๐จ ๐๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฉ ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐จ ๐ค๐๐: Impressive turnout for todayโs start of the spring market season–and enough wind to blow a tent over. Hibiscus, rum cakes, strawberry pie, fresh veggies, flower arrangements, honey, salsa, pasta, mushrooms, jams, locally raised beef and more–itโs all here. Market facts:ใWhere: Behind Fairhope Public LibraryใWhen: Thursdays, 3pm-6pmใ2025 dates: APR…
๐๐๐ง๐๐จ, ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ฉ๐จ: San Felipe, a 983 foot by 157 foot container ship sailing under the flag of Marshall Islands, passes Gaillard Island while heading to the port of Mobile Wednesday morning. Moving at 11 mph with a draught of 37 feet, the ship finishes a two day voyage from Houston. According to ship…
๐๐ฅ๐ง๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐ง ๐ค๐ฅ๐๐ฃ๐จ: We were starting to wonder if we would see any takersโฆ
๐๐ช๐ญ๐ช๐ง๐ฎ ๐ข๐๐๐ก ๐๐ฃ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ง๐ฉ ๐ค๐ ๐๐ค๐ฌ๐ฃ๐ฉ๐ค๐ฌ๐ฃ ๐๐๐๐ง๐๐ค๐ฅ๐: Colleen and I stop in at Thyme on Section Saturday night and find that management has just recently rolled out their spring menu. I had been thinking of ordering the Bistro Steak, which has been a favorite, but notice that it has been replaced by the Bistro…
Workers pour concrete Thursday morning MAR 27 2025 for new restrooms to be installed at South Beach park. The restrooms, along with bulkhead/seawall repair, pier upgrades, fountain restoration, traffic flow improvements and creation of additional parking spaces are part of the Cityโs more than $10 million Working Waterfront project…
๐๐๐ญ๐๐จ ๐๐ค๐ช๐ฃ๐: Southwest Airlines flight 3537 passes over Point Clear Tuesday afternoon while on a roughly two hour five minute flight from Jacksonville to Houston. The Boeing 737 is captured at an altitude of 38,000 feet or about 7.2 miles high, moving at a ground speed of 426 knots or about 490 mph. Photo shot…
Keeping watch over Mobile Bay as the day concludes MAR 24 2025โฆ
Remember the National Association of Realtors lawsuit and settlement that took effect in August of 2024? Effective April 18, 2025, the state of Alabama has ordered that the settlement–which requires Buyers to sign documents before viewing property–is superceded by HB230, a new state law. In direct contrast to what the NAR settlement requires, the new…
Quick thoughts on the current Fairhope real estate market: โ Not many homes are selling fast (median days on market approaches three months)โ Many Sellers have had to reduce price to generate interestโ Conventional resales have faced competition from new constructionโ 30 of the 52 homes that sold in JAN used Conventional financing; 12 were…