Natural Selections: Colaptes auratus
Whether it’s referring to a woodpecker, football chant or cocktail, the term “yellowhammer” is synonymous with the state of Alabama. Since becoming...
7 Books We’re Reading this Fall
1. "Gone Girl"
By Gillian Flynn
On Amy and Nick Dunne's fifth wedding anniversary, Nick reports that Amy has gone missing. Police investigations target Nick as...
12 Fibs to Tell Tourists
1) Fort Condé is named for former Secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice. The title was shortened to “Conde” because by the time...
Arts and Crafts
We didn’t have video games, and we didn’t watch much television growing up. I do recall black-and-white episodes of “Little House on...
Dynamic Duo
Paul Outlaw and Jennifer Catron attract a lot of attention these days, as major participants in a revitalization of performance art, a...
Salute to our Sister Cities
A directional marker stands at Fort Condé with arrows pointing to faraway places. Each arrow represents a Mobile sister city, encouraging global thinking and begging...
Free Your Inner Artist
The Bay area features an exceptionally broad canvas of visual and performance arts offerings for all tastes and skill levels. Here, find...
Rain Supreme
Last year, a young woman from Michigan interned where I work. Right before she left, I asked her what she thought of...
Opposites Attack
The University of Alabama Text by Ellis Metz As an Alabama fan, I don’t think about Auburn all that much, ...
All Along the Waterfront
The dunes of Fort Morgan and the gentle waves of the Gulf waters are natural muses for artist Claudia Hodges. Most of her colorful...