Tag: September 2014
Top Tenor
On Oct. 24 and 26, when Gran Wilson performs the title role in Jules Massenet’s “Werther” with the Mobile Opera, he will...
Art for the Ages
October 1964: Dr. Martin Luther King is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, Ringo Starr passes his driver’s license test, and a Mobile art gallery...
Ark of India
“To leave India, ” novelist Salman Rushdie wrote, “is to feel replete: Full of ideas, arguments, images, sounds, smells,...
Natural Selections: Colaptes auratus
Whether it’s referring to a woodpecker, football chant or cocktail, the term “yellowhammer” is synonymous with the state of Alabama. Since becoming...
7 Books We’re Reading this Fall
1. "Gone Girl"
By Gillian Flynn
On Amy and Nick Dunne's fifth wedding anniversary, Nick reports that Amy has gone missing. Police investigations target Nick as...
Oysters Abound
1. GOING GREEN Who says fried and fresh can’t go together? Wintzell’s offers fried oysters over mixed greens, purple onions and grape...
12 Fibs to Tell Tourists
1) Fort Condé is named for former Secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice. The title was shortened to “Conde” because by the time...
Ask McGehee
“The Divine Sarah” appeared in the Port City on at least three occasions. Mobile had a theater as early as 1838 and was known for...
Gameday Gourmet
Whether you are rooting for the Tide, Tigers or your hometown Jags, these amazingly delicious recipes are the perfect addition to your football-watching party. Enjoy!
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Arts and Crafts
We didn’t have video games, and we didn’t watch much television growing up. I do recall black-and-white episodes of “Little House on...