Spotlight: Bruce Larsen
“Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up.” Pablo Picasso may not have been...
The Stone Soup Connection
In the old folk tale, “Stone Soup, ” a soldier comes to town with nothing but a rock and a pot of...
Sounds of Italy
Giuseppe Verdi, a famed native Parmesan and one of the most influential 19th-century Romantic opera composers, once said, “You may...
Mobile in the Movies
With a commanding “Quiet on the movie set! Cameras rolling, ” all eyes are on Mobile’s Al Stokes. In real life, ...
Seen But Not Heard
The excitement is electric in downtown Mobile. Standing before a frenzied press, flashing cameras and waving microphones, Paul Maguire makes an...
Center Stage
Mobile Ballet The lush and lavish season opens Nov. 2 with “Stars of the American Ballet, ” which brings principal dancers and...
Tinseltown Storyteller
Fannie Flagg calls me in Flagstaff, Ariz., from Santa Barbara, Calif., two of the most un-Southern places imaginable, ...
Out of the Gloam
Although the Tensaw Delta appears as one piece on a map, the northern (upper) and southern (lower) regions are very different. The...
The Gold Standard
For the past three years, the folks at Mobile Fashion Week have been helping local fashionistas look and feel good at the...
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Taking Aim
I zero in on my target, take a deep breath and let go. A melodic swoosh, followed by a solid thud,...