Tag: January 2014
Flashback: Lee Harvey Oswald Visits Spring Hill
Torpedoed on national television by Dallas strip bar owner, former Chicago hood Jack Ruby, Lee Harvey Oswald on Nov. 24, 1963 reached the apex of his...
Radiant Interior
One of today’s hottest trends in home décor is Pantone’s 2014 Color of the Year: Radiant Orchid. “An enchanting harmony of fuchsia, purple and pink undertones, ...
Big Stage, Big Names
The Civic Center Arena, originally named Municipal Auditorium, has hosted some of the most legendary musicians and groups in the nation. Keeping with the spirit of...
Guitar Hero
Fairhope’s image as a haven for major-talent artisans went up a notch recently, when master luthier Roger Fritz left Mendocino, Calif., to set up shop...
The Drive-In Generation
I am about 7 years old, pajama-clad and holding hands with two of my sisters as we skip to the swing sets. The sun is slowly fading...
All-Star Sweets
Last summer, things got a whole lot sweeter for the Senior Bowl when Reese’s became the official title sponsor of the Mobile gridiron tradition. The pairing is...
The Mississippian Period
Long before Europeans first trod these shores, Native Americans were here. In the beginning, they were simple hunter-gatherers, subsisting on what they could take from...
An Independent Woman
For all the delights of my first trip to New York City in 1964, the summer I turned 11, none was greater than having my big...
Deltona 500
Chickory Creek is one of the most beautifully isolated and forgotten creeks in the Delta: narrow, shallow passage, choked with buggy whips, cattails and Indian...
Spotlight: Julie Wilkins
Devout yogi Julie Wilkins is passionate about the ancient exercise because of its intensely transformational nature. The Mobile native and Fairhope transplant has been practicing yoga for 11...
