Tag: Life + Culture
Ascending the Ladder
A little after noon on a clear, unseasonably warm October day, I find myself on the way to Dauphin Island with Dave...
The Amazing Life of Mark Johnson
Cops can’t lose fights. That’s not to say they’re incapable of losing fights — just that losing one is not an option. Because...
From Mobile to Paris
Whenever my wife, Nancy, and I have the good fortune to travel from Fairhope to Paris, we contact Phil and Mary...
Bragging Rights
It’s a good time to be a Mobilian. This old town is booming with innovation, industry, compassion and creativity. Since taking office, ...
Waking Up the Ghosts
There are ghosts in jazz music. If you listen carefully, you can hear them, shaking off the cobwebs to tap their feet to...
The Amazing Life of Tom Galloway
On December 14, 1944, Tom Galloway turned 21 years old. Galloway, a second lieutenant with the 28th Infantry Division, rarely...
Mobile Bay's Top 15 Photos of 2015
ABOVE The Bestor House in Point Clear boasts a history of fast adventures, famous guests and a friendly ghost. Published in "If Walls...
Mobile Bay's Top 15 Stories of 2015
Photo by Kathy Hicks "Guiding Light, " January 2015 One of the area’s brightest beacons, Middle Bay Lighthouse, is...
Double Vision
      Mike, Judson, Michael + Richard Sanders Brothers Mike Sanders and Judson Sanders say that they have...
Superlatives of 2015
Most Shocking Hat Trick (And no, we’re not talking U.S. Women’s World Cup here.)...