Tag: Heritage
Ask McGehee: How has Santa Claus visited Mobile in the past?
Throughout the 19th century Santa developed from the Dutch tradition of a “jolly old elf” to the robust, bearded man described by...
Mobile Bay’s 2011 Class of Forty Under 40
Patrick W. Bussey III, 34
President, Bussey Capital Management LLC
Education B.S. in Finance, University of Alabama
Spouse Amanda Ellis Bussey
Children Finn, 2
Hobbies I enjoy spending time...
Good to the Last Drop
In a bygone era before the automatic bean grinders, electric coffee percolators and Starbucks’ steamed half-caf latte concoctions, the black brew...
Pickling a Pickled Pepper
There was a time when most every home had a pantry lined with brightly colored Ball jars. Before refrigeration, people relied on...
Second Helpings
Thanksgiving is a holiday of great abundance. It is when we indulge in an astonishing amount of food, football and family to celebrate...
Ask McGehee: Bankhead Tunnel
Ironically, the tunnel was named for a family that never lived in Mobile. And Tallulah had nothing to do with its construction....
Iron Men
What a game it would be. If the Fountain of Youth could be discovered behind the spigot of a Gatorade cooler, the...
Catchin’ the Blues
Searching by the Sea Shore Growing up on Dog River with a fisherman and former biology teacher for a dad, I...
The Shipwreck that Changed the World
In the 1780s, Spain’s many wars had depleted its treasury. King Carolus III ordered new silver coins minted to replenish royal coffers...
River Town Lost
Nestled between the Alabama and Cahaba rivers just southwest of Selma, the bustling antebellum town once attracted genteel landholders, wealthy merchants...