Kathie Farnell
Down the Garden Path
In a shady neighborhood just off Cottage Hill Road, Joe and Penny Adamo have created a hillside natural sanctuary that effortlessly merges vegetation and art. Even so, it is...
Nature’s Playground
The Statue of Liberty of the Gulf Coast. That’s what Fairhope artist Dean Mosher calls a 42-foot-tall sculpture that stands as the new centerpiece of Gautier, Miss....
Spotlight: Buddy Lee, Encore Azalea
In spring, it’s easy to be blasé about azaleas – after all, they’re everywhere. But later this year – in, say, November – when...
Wonder Kids 2012
Marlin Brutkiewicz, 17, Will Glass, 17 • Olympic Trials Competitors
How they spent their summer vacations
Following a rigorous training schedule, in late June, the Mobile duo shared a pool with...
Bringing Home History
Spider Alley. No, it’s not the title of a Stephen King novel. Paul and Pat Mayer’s Spring Hill home takes its name from the long, narrow...
Potluck Saturday Supper
The scenic little Baldwin County town of Magnolia Springs has won a reputation for its charm. Its water mail route (one of the last in the United States)...
Tile Style
All Lundy Wilder wanted was something to cover her floors. It was the early 2000s, and the Memphis native was building her Italian villa-style house on Fort Morgan Road....
Making Sweet Music
It was a boat that led Glenn deGruy, above, to his current profession. In 1969, the Mobile native repaired a 32-foot wooden ketch sailboat in Pass...