Rare Sight On The Road
𝙁𝙪𝙧𝙮 𝙖𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙠: Don’t see these around much. Am guessing close to sixty years old…
David Black
Park Upgrades Nearing Finish
Workers spend OCT 24th 2025 laying sod across the final areas of South Beach park as one of the final stages of the Working Waterfront project underway for over a year. The contractor says the entire park will be open to the public by Thursday. Final installation setup for the new restrooms is Monday. It’s…
Old Building Comes Down
The building popularly known as the old Fairhope hardware store is demolished OCT 24th 2025: After being home to numerous businesses including a restaurant, co-op and bakery, Piggly Wiggly and other stores, the old Fairhope Hardware store and mural at the corner of Fairhope Ave and Church St came down after the city’s approval of…
Breeze Over Fairhope
Breeze Airways flight 401 passes over Fairhope’s Tatumville Gully late the morning of OCT 23rd 2025 while en route from New Orleans to Jacksonville. From an altitude of 25,000 feet or around 4.75 miles, the Airbus A220 moves at a ground speed of 445 knots or 512 mph during the one hour fifteen minute flight….
Quietly Awaiting Demolition
After being home to numerous businesses including a restaurant, co-op and bakery, Piggly Wiggly and other stores, the old Fairhope Hardware store and mural at the corner of Fairhope Ave and Church St are about to be demolished. Built in 1922, the building most recently housed Fairhope Hardware until closing in 2017. Fairhope artist Ameri’ca…
Kingfisher’s Catfish Perdu
The ‘hankerin’ is for seafood, but not a big, heavy meal. So, Colleen and I stop in for lunch at Kingfisher Seafood restaurant. She goes for the Hawaiian Seafood salad ($18). With salmon, mango, krab stick and tomatoes, it’s one of her favorites. I choose the Catfish Perdu ($20), two fried filets over a bed…
Local Restaurateur Steps Back
Restaurateur John Lozano, a familiar face to many customers at Two Sisters Bakery & Deli on S Mobile St, has left Fairhope. Lozano and co-owner Tammy Clevenger opened the place in 2011 and over the ensuing years, built a strong following among fans of their sandwiches, paninis, beignets, cookies and more. Lozano left earlier this…
High Up but Low In spirits
Spirit Airlines flight 1522 passes over Fairhope’s Rock Creek the afternoon of OCT 20th 2025 while en route from Tampa to New Orleans. Captured 29,600 feet or about 5.5 miles up, the Airbus A320 moves at a groundspeed of 451 knots or 519 mph during the one hour twenty minute flight. The carrier continues to…
Black’s Cafe Hits A Home Run
Any time the hot chef at this place spends time in advance working on a meal, I know it’s going to be good. The Sunday night dinner at this place OCT 19th 2025 is proof. Chicken souvlaki marinated overnight and then placed on the Blackstone grill is never a bad call. Throw some potatoes and…
Shanghai, Fairhope-Style
Colleen and I stop in at Shanghai Cottage in Fairhope OCT 19th 2025. The Egg Drop soup ($7.95) being delivered next to us looks so good that we order a bowl for ourselves. And it’s exactly as we suspected: A treat (note about picture: You don’t get short-changed on soup, as the picture may suggest….