Tag: Life + Culture
Face to Face with Nature
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ABOVE LEFT An Eastern tiger swallowtail butterfly collects nectar from a Tithonia, also known as a Mexican sunflower, in Fairhope. A member of the Asteraceae family,...
Hot List: 10 Summer Musts
IDEAS FOR THE KIDS Kayaking 101 Five Rivers Delta Safari • 5 Rivers Blvd., Spanish Fort. 259-8531. Sunday mornings. Children ages...
Green Thumb Gourmet
Katherine Taylor inherited her green thumb from her mother, Kitty Chew. A flair for floral artistry got passed down as well. Both...
Stoppin’ By Stockton
Just a hop, skip and a jump away from Bay Minette, rests scenic Stockton. The quaint little town may seem insignificant...
15 Top Local Eats
Fairhope Inn (Fairhope)
You don’t have to travel to a metropolitan area to find sophisticated fine dining. A world-class chef is serving top-notch cuisine just down...
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Princess Aerial
I grew up in Fairhope. My grandfather, Craig Sheldon (carpenter, writer, activist), started building his storybook castle in the...
Random Proud
It may have been the worst looking vessel I’d ever seen: a blue-hulled houseboat about 40 feet long, tied to a plank...
Old Time Rock ‘N’ Roll
In January, Heart’s founding guitarist, Roger Fisher, below left, sent an invitation to select friends and fans for the band’s induction into the Rock...
Our Cuban Connection
A cast bronze statue of Frenchman Pierre Le Moyne d’Iberville stands in Mobile’s Cooper Riverside Park, serenely facing the port of the...
Campsite Eats
Camping can be one of the great joys of living in the South – even if it’s simply spending the night in a tent...