If you’re looking for a sign of real Christmas spirit in the area, you need go only as far as the local Elks Lodge to find it. That’s where members spend time filling around seventy boxes with food for families in need throughout the Baldwin county area. “Along with the food for each family, we…
Second visit to Cozumel Bar and Grill at the Shops at Point Clear in Fairhope. These are the Enchiladas Supreme. Food on both visits: Very good. Service: Excellent (despite the fact that the place is packed during most recent visit)…
Lots of fun at the DEC 15 2024 Mobile Bay Maker’s Market, the final such event for the year. The market returns in MAR of 2025…
If you’re Christmas shopping in Fairhope and want to stop for a bite to eat, it would be hard to do better than Thyme on Section. Colleen and I choose this spot for lunch Wednesday. We start with an order of Truffle Fries ($9). French fries don’t always jump out at me, but these–served with…
When life gives you lemons: When we plant our lemon tree a couple of years back, I’m glad to see it but don’t give much thought to the benefits that are coming. Today, the perspective is different. Given that Black’s Cafe is our most frequent dining spot, juice from lemons off this tree have more…
Bound for Mexico at some point: A new Airbus A321neo passes over Point Clear while lining up to land at Brookley Field in Mobile during a test flight at mid day Friday. The A321neo represents a new generation of passenger aircraft that is seeing high demand in part because of its fuel efficiency and range…
Giving back to the community: A large turnout for Thanksgiving for the Community, a free opportunity to enjoy a traditional Thanksgiving meal at Fairhope’s VFW Post 5660. Facility manager Kerry Lambert says newcomers showed up, as well as repeat visitors from previous Thanksgiving meal offerings. Food for the event was donated by Austal USA in…
𝙃𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙧𝙪𝙣 𝙢𝙚𝙖𝙡 𝙖𝙩 𝘽𝙡𝙖𝙘𝙠’𝙨 𝘾𝙖𝙛𝙚: Grilled shrimp and sun dried tomatoes with feta cheese over pasta. On a 20s windchill night, the cute server at this place knocks another dinner out of the park. And it doesn’t hurt that the lemon providing the juice squeezed over the shrimp comes from a tree in the…
Tex-Mex dining as Black’s Cafe goes southwestern: We had this dish once before and it was a hit straight out of the gate. Take a butternut squash and stuff it with ground beef, black beans, corn, tomatoes, green onions, mild green chiles and cheddar and/or pepper jack cheese and then bake. Found this on the…
The 19th annual Christmas Bazaar, held at St. Lawrence Catholic Parish in Fairhope…