Name in Lights: The Band Perry
The journey from street performances to stadium concerts is long. The Band Perry began its odyssey in lower Alabama. The three siblings, Kimberly,...
Spotlight on Ryan Balthrop
Ryan Balthrop has been rocking the Bay area since 1994. He calls his musical style “Southern neo-folk with an island flavor” and credits local...
Names in Lights: Eliot Morris
For the Love of Art Eliot Morris, a Mobile native and McGill-Toolen graduate, began writing songs as a student at Auburn University....
A Doggone Good Time
I realized a few weeks ago that my dog no longer sports the trim figure I remembered from his youth. The Red Dog used...
The Jazz Master
theodore ArthurFor some people, 50 years seems like an eternity. But for those who do what they love, the time goes by...
Hike, Bike & Paddle
The Gulf of Mexico has been in our faces so long we’ve become myopic. We don’t even focus on other nearby waterways. It’s time...
Spotlight on Jason Smith
The Gulf Coast’s finicky weather may be a challenge to predict, but Jason Smith takes the high pressure in stride. The native Mobilian,...
Taking Shape
Wm. Coleman Mills has always been able to draw, but it took a while for his artistic ambition to mature. As a child,...
Spotlight on Melvin Shepard
Some people describe Melvin Shepard as a two-legged fish. Others call him a water baby. The aquatic coordinator for the city of Orange Beach...
