Tag: Heritage
Tinseltown Storyteller
Fannie Flagg calls me in Flagstaff, Ariz., from Santa Barbara, Calif., two of the most un-Southern places imaginable, ...
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Learning Curves
Today, Mobile boasts the state’s largest school district, and in fact, it was the first public education system in Alabama....
The Joys of Junk Food
We flip over chips, go goofy for gumdrops, and turn cuckoo for Cocoa Puffs. You love snacks and so do your...
Spotlight: Martha Peek
Being an educator is in Martha Peek’s blood. Her family has been involved with the Mobile County Public School System continuously in some...
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Grown-Up Superheroes
Some are arachnids-in-disguise who swoop to and fro between towering skyscrapers to rescue redheaded damsels in distress. Some boast bodies of steel and soar...
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The Test Dive
The H.L. Hunley is famous as the first submarine in history to successfully sink an enemy warship. The attack took place off Charleston...
Let the Record Show
Joe Gilchrist bought the Flora-Bama exactly 35 spring breaks ago, which seems like the most fitting way to measure time here on the Alabama-Florida...
Neighbors
Since it’s always a good idea to stay on friendly terms with swamp neighbors, I don’t waste time introducing myself. By...
Winning the Writer’s Race
In the constellation of writers with Mobile connections, Zoe Fishman is probably one of the least known in her hometown. But, ...
Street Smarts
“With the exception of Cuba, Dauphin is, historically, the most prominent and interesting island in the Gulf of Mexico.” So wrote...