Tag: Life + Culture
Treasures from Puck
When Mary Van Antwerp’s red treasure box is opened, time does a backward somersault. It is no longer 2013 but 1937, ...
The Stone Soup Connection
In the old folk tale, “Stone Soup, ” a soldier comes to town with nothing but a rock and a pot of...
Restaurant Review: East Shore Café
For 15 years, bright and cheery East Shore Café, in downtown Daphne, has been welcoming folks to its happy, ...
Mobile in the Movies
With a commanding “Quiet on the movie set! Cameras rolling, ” all eyes are on Mobile’s Al Stokes. In real life, ...
Seen But Not Heard
The excitement is electric in downtown Mobile. Standing before a frenzied press, flashing cameras and waving microphones, Paul Maguire makes an...
Center Stage
Mobile Ballet The lush and lavish season opens Nov. 2 with “Stars of the American Ballet, ” which brings principal dancers and...
Out of the Gloam
Although the Tensaw Delta appears as one piece on a map, the northern (upper) and southern (lower) regions are very different. The...
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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....
From Ink to Water
One cool, spring day in 2012, Jyon Corbett Jr. had summer on the brain. With warm, school-free days fast approaching,...
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...