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Lions' Pride
As I took in the scene at a lively reunion in an elegant Fairhope living room, I noted laughter coming up from a group...
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Ask McGehee
The parking lot adjoining the Battle House, as well as the neighboring Phelps Dunbar law firm building at the northeast corner of Dauphin...
Natural Selections: Peromyscus polionotus ammobates
Generally thought of as dirty, pesky and undesireable, rodents get a bad rap. On the beaches between Fort Morgan and Ono...
Rooted in Baldwin
What does it mean to be part of a place? To be shaped by the landscape and seascape, to create a sense of...
An Elegy to Spanish Moss
Not long ago, I had to attend a meeting at the Bragg-Mitchell Mansion on Spring Hill Avenue. Having a little time before...
Back to the Muck
The first time I met my neighbor Ace, he told me he was going to kill me. He never did, and...
Tedious on the Mud
Getting into or out of antebellum Mobile by sea wasn’t easy. No one involved with maritime traffic then was completely happy with the...
Talk of the Town
“I haven’t experienced this personally, but rumor has it …” We love juicy stories beginning with ‘rumor has it’ – and our legends have...
Natural Selections: Procambarus Clarkii
Whether you know them as crawfish, mudbugs, Louisiana lobsters or crayfish, everyone in and around Mobile Bay is familiar with...
Ask McGehee
Alva Smith Vanderbilt Belmont was known internationally during her long lifetime. Her first husband, William K. Vanderbilt, was one of the...