Ask McGehee: When was Government Plaza built, and how did that design ever get...
A Mobile County Courthouse had stood on the southwest corner of Government and Royal streets since 1822. The fifth and last incarnation had been built in 1958, ...
Bringing Home History
Spider Alley. No, it’s not the title of a Stephen King novel. Paul and Pat Mayer’s Spring Hill home takes its name from the long, narrow...
First Catch
What was your very first memory? Was it so vivid, so strong, that it had a lasting impact on your life? Two months before my fourth...
Spotlight: Mr. Willie
A good ice cream truck is always heard before it’s seen, and when “Pop Goes the Weasel” fills the streets of Midtown, it can only mean...
Authentic Throwbacks
Every Smalltown, U.S.A. has them; these are ours – people and places that stand the tests of time with grace and vigor. Birmingham photographer Major Adam “Gonzo” Colbert shares...
Swamp Writer: Dispatches from the Most Remote Area of Alabama
The air is still cool with the tailings of spring and the sky is deep blue. The river sparkles and flows deep and healthy in its channel through...
The Plow
In this historic photograph from the Fairhope Single Tax Colony Archives, a Baldwin County farmer puts in his crop with a horse-drawn plow and lots of elbow...
Roadside Attractions
On the road again, just can’t wait to get on the road again.” Me too, Willie! And this time, the road leads to Baldwin County,...
Mobile Bay’s 2009 Class of Forty Under 40
Charles H. Spurgeon once said, “Every generation needs regeneration.” The honorees featured in the following pages have distinguished themselves through their leadership, professional excellence and community service. These are...
Photo Finish
Walking through Chris and Linda Hartsfield’s spacious home on the Timbercreek Golf Course, one notices much of Chris’ photography, and a few giclée reproductions of the...