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Spotlight: John Edd Thompson

“What’s the weather gonna do?” Not only is this the question that 70-year-old Mobile native John Edd Thompson has been answering for more...

Krème de la Krème

Hot & Bothered Boltin’ Jo As of press time, there are roughly 4, 396 potential candidates who are “on the fence”...

Model Home

First impressions are important. Just ask Nicole and Dean Waite. Funny enough, their love story began with a 2001 issue of Mobile Bay Magazine....

The Chuckfee Revival

I spent the month before reinforcing the mudsills under the camp and nailing up extra floor joists. Then, I called my insurance...

Face to Face with Nature

   ABOVE LEFT An Eastern tiger swallowtail butterfly collects nectar from a Tithonia, also known as a Mexican sunflower, in Fairhope. A member of the Asteraceae family,...

Hot List: 10 Summer Musts

IDEAS FOR THE KIDS Kayaking 101 Five Rivers Delta Safari • 5 Rivers Blvd., Spanish Fort. 259-8531.  Sunday mornings. Children ages...

A Penman for All Seasons

Sonny Brewer arrives for our interview perched atop a long, black-seated gray scooter with two boxes of books duct-taped behind him. Settled...

Spotlight: Seth Peden & Fairhope Boy Scouts of America Troop 47

Given today’s fast-paced youth culture, the need for instilling values such as leadership, trustworthiness and self-reliance has never been greater. The...

Missing the Boat

Dear City of Mobile officials, please consider these suggestions for converting Downtown’s cruise terminal into a moneymaker.

Princess Aerial

I grew up in Fairhope. My grandfather, Craig Sheldon (carpenter, writer, activist), started building his storybook castle in the...

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Mobile Bay Recipes

We sifted through more than 50 years of recipes to find the dishes every local cook should have in their repertoire.

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