Hearty and tasty: Chickpeas, red onion, cucumber, parsley, mint, sesame seeds, kosher salt, pepper, lemon zest, lemon juice, plus olive oil infused with coriander, cumin, garlic, and red pepper with Tahini dressing. And then there’s the fresh Gulf shrimp with tangy cocktail sauce and grape leaves. Summer: Hot. Server: Hot…
Large turnout JUN 3rd 2025 as eastern shore residents gather at the Fairhope Civic Center for the City’s Hurricane Preparedness Expo featuring Birmingham meteorologist James Spann. Wearing yellow Moon pie socks, Spann shares insights on the different behavior and intensities of hurricanes, the growing impact of social media when sharing weather information and factors coastal…
Weather that literally makes you go outdoors–photos shot from Fairhope…
Shooting a picture in MAR of 2014, I never guess back then that I’d be running across it eleven years later and shaking my head upon seeing the numbers. Pretty sure I shot this at King Neptune’s Seafood in Gulf Shores. In those days, you could score a dozen raw oysters on the half shell…
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…