Tag: February 2013
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Ask McGehee: What is the story behind that Egyptian temple downtown?
What Mobilians have most recently called “The Temple Downtown” is currently an event venue but was created as Mobile’s Scottish Rite Cathedral, ...
Write On: A Southern Voice
There isn’t an ounce of writer’s ego in Michael Morris. In fact, if you were to meet him casually and ask what...
Swamp Writer: The Trailer Park
There is a place deep in the fetid Delta backwater that we call the Trailer Park. While camp Whiskey Breath is the most...
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Boogie on the Bay
Cicero, the Roman author and philosopher (106 - 43 B.C) noted: “No sober person dances.” Cicero would have been right at...
Portrait of a Piano Prodigy
During rehearsal at the Saenger Theatre on Feb. 16, Benjamin Grosvenor, 20, strolls casually across the stage toward his piano....
Modern Day Royalty
“Arthur is not really into the king thing in the beginning, and it’s sort of thrust upon him. He has to grow...
Mobile A-Z
A is for Ashland Place, the iconic neighborhood beloved by many locals for its Craftsman- and Victorian-style homes and quaint sidewalks. Known...
Bon Temps on Canvas
Dauphin Island watercolorist Linda Miller vividly remembers the day she attended her first Mardi Gras parade. The year was 2000. “Children and adults...
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Soul Mate Food
Chris and Bay Haas Every day is Valentine’s Day, according to Bay Haas....
Spotlight: A Comic Cowboy
Since 1884, the Comic Cowboys of Wragg Swamp have brought political satire and cultural humor to Mobile’s Mardi Gras experience. The group...