A Hijabi Fashionista
The hijab, a traditional head covering of Muslim women, isn’t often paired with trends like glow-in-the-dark Jeffrey Campbell pumps or statement faux-fur sleeves. But Maria Al-sadek is...
South on the Rise
THEN Even when the school opened back in 1964, its founders were always looking toward future expansion. Here, USA founding president Dr. Frederick P. Whiddon looks over plans for campus...
Easy as Pi
Jo Ann Edwards loves pi, and pie, in all of their infinite variations. So, for the much-adored local math tutor, the middle of March is...
Gardener Variety
All along the curving shoreline of Baldwin County, through the fertile rolling farmlands, in the charming downtowns and thriving individual gardens, more than 180 master gardeners...
Designer Dynamo
Ever since she was a little girl growing up on the Gulf Coast, Smith Sinrod, 29, has drawn inspiration from the closets of the women around...
Mobile's Most Fascinating
Teacher’s Pets Eccentric Artist “Art is what you want it to be, ” says native Mobilian artist Lucy Gafford, left. “I paint realistically, and I paint...
Raising Cain
From Chapter 3: Post-Civil War Mardi Gras “The City (Mobile) is a sad picture to contemplate. The people look sad and sorry. The best people of the City...
A Guide to Mobile Mardi Gras
What’s It All About? Dozens of mystic organizations, a myriad of kings and queens (two sets in particular), hundreds of float riders, thousands of spectators,...
Guiding Light
On a clear day, it can be spotted from the Fairhope Municipal Pier, a little geometrical oddity standing on the horizon, looking for all the world...
Pangea’s Handiwork
Looking out over Mobile Bay when the wind is calm and the water reflects the sky, it’s hard to imagine that only a few thousand years ago, ...