Tag: Around Town
Out of the Blueberry
For 35 years, Tynes Stringfellow ran a successful landscaping company, and he was ready to retire. Four years ago, he and...
Not Your Average Cuppa Joe
1. On the Rocks If you ask Serda’s regulars what to order, they’ll recommend anything with coffee ice cubes. Yes, ...
Natural Selections: Plecia Nearctica (Lovebugs)
First described in the year 1940, the amorous flies entered Louisiana ports as unidentified passengers on a ship from Central America and...
Restaurant Review: Chicken Salad Chick
Some like it hot, as in spicy. Others like it nutty or fruity or smoky. However you like it, Chicken Salad...
Eyeing the Sparrow
In the weeks before my father’s March 2001 passing, he began jotting notes about his Port City boyhood and love of natural...
Down the Garden Path
In a shady neighborhood just off Cottage Hill Road, Joe and Penny Adamo have created a hillside natural sanctuary that effortlessly merges vegetation and...
Restaurant Review: Lucky Irish Pub & Grill
Paddy O’Toole’s may be just a memory, but as luck would have it, a new Gaelic eatery, Lucky Irish Pub,...
Airboats in the Night
I liken Jack’s airboat to a magnolia leaf with an airplane prop attached. He sits on the high chair directly in front of...
Spotlight: Rena Landry
Yes, the most famous voyage of the Niña and Pinta went from Spain to the West Indies, but the ships –...
Cover Q + A: Victoria Odom
Victoria Odom Age: 17 Hometown: Fairhope, Ala. Education: International Baccalaureate (IB) senior at Fairhope High School and hoping to...