San Fernando, a 984 foot by 157 foot container ship sailing under the flag of Marshall Islands, arrives at the port of Mobile the morning of APR 29 2026. With a draught of 37 feet, the ship moves at 5 mph while finishing a three day voyage from Houston. According to ship manifests, San Fernando’s…
Listed in January for $5.5 million, what most eastern shore residents know as the Baron’s Inn has a new owner and a new future. The 24-unit hotel sells to a familiar Fairhope name. Tricia Littleton, owner of the Little Point Clear Suites and Space event venue on Scenic Hwy 98, purchased the property. The sale…
The plan upon walking into Rouxster Cafe and Catering for lunch Wednesday is to go for the crabcake sandwich because it’s always so good. But owner Chad Kirtland throws a curveball by offering a lunch special of blackened catfish with seared shrimp and collard greens over a bed of rice ($16). As much as I…
If you’ve not spent time around the rose garden at the Fairhope pier lately, the roses and other flowers have quite a show to offer. City landscape crews are seen on these grounds frequently, and their work shows. Much of the credit for the garden’s beauty rests with Tim Kant, who went to work in…
Spirit Airlines flight 1365, an Airbus 320, passes over Fairhope’s Flying Creek Nature Preserve APR 16th 2026 while on a flight from New Orleans to Orlando. Questions are being raised about whether Spirit can stay in business. Having already declared bankruptcy twice, the ultra low cost carrier faces more pressure because of rising fuel prices….
A traditional crawfish boil with live music and plenty of celebration is planned for the 5th Annual Barnwell Crawfish Derby, to be held APR 18th 2026 at Oak Hollow Farm in Fairhope from 5pm until 10. Everyone’s invited with a suggestion to bring lawn chairs. The feast will include all-you-can-eat crawfish, along with potatoes, corn…
With its distinctive 30-foot rotating radar dome easily visible, a US Air Force Boeing E-3G Sentry passes over southern Mobile Bay APR 16th 2026 while on a training mission out of Tinker Air Force Base in Oklahoma. Captured at an altitude of 32,025 feet or about six miles high, the aircraft moves at a ground…
Maersk Finisterre, an 869 foot by 124 foot container ship sailing under the flag of Singapore, passes Gaillard Island on its way into the port of Mobile Wednesday morning. With a draught of 34 feet, the ship moves at 11 mph while finishing a voyage from Houston. According to ship manifests, Maersk Finisterre’s cargo includes…
Shortages of crude oil in Europe, Asia and uncertainty about the Strait of Hormuz as well as surging prices are causing a sharp increase in petrochemical tankers heading to the United States. During a typical month, around 110 tankers arrive at various ports in the Gulf of America, according to Windward, a company specializing in…
Global Crossing Airlines flight 6182 passes over Mayday park in Daphne the morning of APR 13th 2026 while on a flight from Jacksonville, FL to Harlingen, TX. Captured at an altitude of 36,000 feet or about 6.8 miles, the Airbus A319 moves at a ground speed of 400 knots or 460 mph during the roughly…
