Members of the Baldwin Co. Honor Guard share a history of the American Flag during a Flag Day celebration JUN 14 2025 at Fairhope Elks Lodge 1879. The American flag has gone through several versions during its history. The stars and stripes got their start as The Grand Union flag (also known as Continental colors),…
Only two markets left for the season… About the market: Where: Behind Fairhope Public Library When: Thursdays, 3pm-6pm 2025 dates: APR 3rd – JUN 26th
Perry Boyd, who along with Barbara Edwards, tried unsuccessfully to open a Cajun convenience store on S Mobile St in Fairhope, says he has struck a deal to open the business elsewhere in the area. Boyd says the Southern Bayou Grill will operate at 11950 Co. Rd 32, the site of what used to be…
Zim Mei Zhou, a 1,099 foot by 140 foot container ship sailing under the flag of China, passes Gaillard Island on its way into the port of Mobile around midday Thursday. With a draught of 36 feet, the ship moves at 13 mph while completing a two day voyage from Houston. According to ship manifests,…
Zim Xiamen, a 984 foot by 158 foot container ship sailing under the flag of Liberia, heads out of Mobile Bay Thursday morning. With a draught of 34 feet, the ship moves at 11 mph while starting a day’s trip to Tampa. According to ship manifests, Zim Xiamen is loaded with aluminum wheels, mufflers and…
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…