Tag: Life + Culture
Modern Day Royalty
“Arthur is not really into the king thing in the beginning, and it’s sort of thrust upon him. He has to grow...
Bon Temps on Canvas
Dauphin Island watercolorist Linda Miller vividly remembers the day she attended her first Mardi Gras parade. The year was 2000. “Children and adults...
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Downtown Sizing
Lucy Cope was ready for a change. It was a transition that would put her living right smack in the middle of the action...
Hearty Meals
Every January, countless people pledge to change their lifestyles for the better, to eat healthier, lose weight, exercise more....
Spotlight: Fred Pollman III
Nothing satisfies a sweet tooth this time of year like a king cake, and around here, Pollman's Bake Shop is the...
Restoration Wish List
Mobile has made tremendous progress on the historic-preservation front in recent years. The Battle House, the GM&O Railroad Building, the Protestant Children's Home and...
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Mighty Vessels
American warships have been named Alabama even before we became a state in 1819. The first of the five U.S. Navy ships to...
A Linear Approach
The strong horizontal, vertical and diagonal lines fragmenting Colleen Terrell Comer’s mostly Southern imagery originated as an intuitive response to the accidental...
A Sophisticated Sanctuary
A massive double-sided fireplace anchors the McCraws’ family room. A company in Dallas, Old World Stoneworks, designed the 3, 600-pound centerpiece, which had to...
Swamp Writer: Delta Heckler
As I recall, a friend of my brother Reid’s says he has a pontoon boat that sunk in Lake Martin. All he...