𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙁𝙖𝙞𝙧𝙝𝙤𝙥𝙚 𝙍𝙤𝙨𝙚: Tina Powers is intrigued when she hears about a home for sale on Fairhope Ave. Only a short walk from downtown on one side and the pier and parks on the other, the home was built one hundred sixteen years ago. Some might say, “tear it down.” Tina says, absolutely not! No…
Members of The American Legion Post 199 pay tribute to the men and women who gave their lives serving this country…
Members of the Fairhope Elks Lodge Post 1879 have been working since the middle of the night, getting ready for their annual Memorial Day barbecue. Ribs, chicken and pork plates are $18. Includes slaw, baked beans and bread. Serving starts at 10:30. 561 S Mobile St. Walk inside to purchase, or a drive-through pickup will…
Chicken, ribs, pork, hamburgers and hotdogs… ● Money spent with the Elks funds the Lodge and its public service activities● Money spent with the Legion goes to the building fund● Money spent with the VFW funds the Lodge and its public service activities
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…
Hoegh Trooper, a 656 foot by 105 foot vehicles carrier sailing under the flag of Norway, heads into the port of Mobile Wednesday afternoon. With a draught of 30 feet, the ship moves at 14 mph while finishing a voyage that began yesterday from Freeport, TX. According to ship manifests, liferafts, bulldozers, wheel loaders and…
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…
With sod and trees planted and new lighting installed, Fairhope’s pier park is starting to look more like a park than just a construction zone. Completion of most work as part of the Working Waterfront Project is hoped for by JUL 4th, but not guaranteed. Mayor Sherry Sullivan says a majority of the project should…
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…