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In the late spring of 1914, a sign painter named Charles Ponzi arrived in Mobile aboard the steamer Tarpon. He had been working on board as a painter...
The Chiquimula
ABOVE Watt’s grandfather, Hobart Key Jr., left this set of antique checkers along with the incredible story of the...
The Christmas Orange
Growing up in Mobile, I always thought the delicious satsuma was named after the town that lies a few miles north of the Port City. I wondered if...
Operation Ivory Soap
Learn about the secret World War II operation based at the Grand Hotel and the many aircraft — and lives — it saved in the Pacific.
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Constantine Panayiotou was a Greek immigrant who had come to Chicago in 1913 where he started out as a dishwasher and learned the restaurant business from the local chefs....
The Pirate Navigator
On the cusp of the 18th century, great changes were underway in the Gulf of Mexico. Spain’s almost two-centuries-long grip on the region was weakening, and rival...
Convicts
Before they were famous, we called them sheepshead. They were as useless as a channel cat. Trash fish. I vividly recall struggling to reel them in, convinced...
Spring Hill's Eleven
Campus ambassadors at Spring Hill College have a little joke they like to toss out while touring prospective students around the school. “Our athletics are top-notch. In fact, ...
King Cotton
It’s in your clothes and even your money. Learn about Alabama’s cotton chronicles.
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On October 2, 1948, some 20, 000 Mobilians jammed into the new Ladd Stadium for a football game. The Alabama Crimson Tide played the second game of their...