Rise and Grind
Every Monday night, after closing down shop, Ken Jansen retreats to a small room in the back of Fairhope Tire. There he switches on his corn...
The Life and Times of a Stauter
Nearly 80 years ago, a tall young man who had grown up roaming the swamps and bays of the Mobile-Tensaw Delta created a necessity that would become...
Game of Birds
With thousands of public acres and many excellent private fields and forests in our own backyard, South Alabama sportsmen need not travel far to indulge a favorite...
Spotlight: Delaney Ruehmkorf
“Gentlemen, start your engines!” Can you smell the hot asphalt and fresh axle grease? Listen. Do you hear the shouts of cheering fans and the steady hum...
Catching Medusa
Deep in the abyss of the Mobile-Tensaw River Delta, as violent August storms were looming, our crew set out undeterred to make our kill on the...
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The Evolut10n of AJ
The rumors you’ve heard about AJ McCarron are probably true. Those who know the 23-year-old Mobile native will tell you he is a mama’s boy. He remains unashamed of...
An Author's Calling
The last time I interviewed Michael Knight, he was a 20-something winner of the Playboy college fiction contest with both a short story collection (“Dogfight”) and a...
Wonderlust
Performing, at any age, can be a challenge, but as an adolescent, when one is perhaps at their most vulnerable, it can either...
An Artist’s Pointe of View
At least for now, Lauren Woods is not a prolific painter. Last year, she completed three or four major oil-on-canvas pieces and a handful of the...
A Study in Selfies
LEFT Ted Burn appreciates the marketing side of a fine-arts career better than most. The foundation for his current success as a painter and portrait artist was laid during...
