Spotlight on Courtland Barker
It’s not easy being Courtland Barker. You try commanding 125 teenagers. It takes leadership; it takes focus. It takes a drum major. LeFlore...
Sky High
The newly refurbished and renamed RSA-BankTrust Building at 107 St. Francis St. is an address with an impressive history. Originally the site of...
What’s in a Nickname?
The Campground After the Civil War Union troops occupied Mobile for several years, many of the units were composed of so-called...
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Simply the Best (and Sometimes the Worst) of 2011
Best Bachelor/Bachelorette
Both seasons of CMT’s “Sweet Home Alabama” gave America a glimpse at Southern courtship – reality television style. It also supplied some pretty...
The Gift of the Arts
It was Dec. 21, 1965, only four days before Christmas closed the city for a day of much-needed holiday cheer. At...
Small-Town Joy
For Congressman Jo Bonner and his wife, Janée, it takes a village — literally — to decorate for the holidays. The...
Ask McGehee: How has Santa Claus visited Mobile in the past?
Throughout the 19th century Santa developed from the Dutch tradition of a “jolly old elf” to the robust, bearded man described by...
Yuletide Nights
Living on the Gulf Coast, we cannot always depend on the cool nip of autumn to signal the approach of the holidays....
Homemade Holiday at the Beach
At the Stickler house, Christmas is always about celebrating family-style. Mom Darby, the creative blogger behind the popular “Fly Through Our...
Mobile Bay’s 2011 Class of Forty Under 40
Patrick W. Bussey III, 34
President, Bussey Capital Management LLC
Education B.S. in Finance, University of Alabama
Spouse Amanda Ellis Bussey
Children Finn, 2
Hobbies I enjoy spending time...