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Views from the Hill Top
During the early 19th century, in an effort to escape the humidity of the Mobile River and the yellow fever epidemic that came with...
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Saint Amber (left), Gulf Coast Sunrise (right)
1. Saint Amber
This orange and pineapple infused Rye Rotbier from Serda Brewing Co. especially shines when paired with...
Coming Up Roses
This time every spring, Tricia Graham’s thoughts return to her old Kentucky home. The local realtor and longtime Mobile resident celebrates the season...
Super Salads
1. WILD RICEÂ SALAD 3 (2.75-ounce) packages quick-cooking wild rice, cooked and cooled (I use Gourmet House.) 1/2 cup pecan pieces, toasted...
First Cars
IÂ always assumed that the clandestine street racers I heard late at night originated from, or at least had connections with, the shade...
The Fall of Mobile
One hundred and fifty years ago this month, on April 12, 1865, Confederate Mobile surrendered to Federal troops. The city’s strategic...
Fairhope Brewery Co. Expands into Bottling
When I walk into the Taproom of the Fairhope Brewing Company on a Wednesday morning, Brian Kane is on the phone. He is...
Ask McGehee
In 1920, all of America went dry as the federal government outlawed the manufacture, transportation or sale of alcoholic beverages. And almost immediately, ...
Fields of Feasting
  ABOVE LEFT At the Nov. 9 Moveable Feast, lengthy tables are nestled among the certified organic blueberry bushes at Weeks Bay Plantation...
Hollywood Whodunit
There is nothing 16-year-old Alice won’t do to protect her sister, Annie. Despite the fact that the two have not spoken in more...