Tag: October 2013
Ask McGehee
The Chinese filling station, which stood on the northwest corner of Government and Dearborn streets, was the creation of architect C. L. Hutchisson Sr. in 1926....
The White Car
it wasn’t until we were standing in a dark, rutted-out, dirt parking lot at the edge of the Tensaw River that I began to question my...
Hightailing Pigeons
Tom Spyrka leads a life not unlike most retirees. He visits his grandchildren when he can. He keeps his front yard neatly manicured and his backyard full of...
A Strong Voice
Jesmyn Ward is a fighter. You wouldn’t know it to look at her. Elegant and graceful with a beautiful smile, she is the very image of a...
Cheers to That
Dauphin Street Sour
"The Dauphin Street Sour is our simple twist on the traditional whiskey sour, and is a wonderful fall cocktail." — Roy Clark, The Haberdasher
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Couture Oysters
Oyster bar menus in metropolitan areas nationwide feature choice mollusks from the East and West coasts, and Gulf oysters are on their way to those menus, ...
Rise and Grind
Every Monday night, after closing down shop, Ken Jansen retreats to a small room in the back of Fairhope Tire. There he switches on his corn...
The Life and Times of a Stauter
Nearly 80 years ago, a tall young man who had grown up roaming the swamps and bays of the Mobile-Tensaw Delta created a necessity that would become...
Game of Birds
With thousands of public acres and many excellent private fields and forests in our own backyard, South Alabama sportsmen need not travel far to indulge a favorite...
Something's Brewing
As a teenager, if you told me one day I’d become one of those beer-drinking girls, I would have scoffed at your ability to predict the future. As...