The other day, as the rain came down in buckets, I was thinking about all the golfers who had to cancel their games. But then I thought, they could still be practicing and improving their game at an indoor facility. Ritter Lott Golf came to mind.

Erin Childress Salyers, “The Butcher’s Daughter” took over her dad’s business, Farm Fresh Meats in Robertsdale, Alabama, six years ago.

On any given day, you may see groups of bikers decked out in colorful skintight gear and helmets, peddling slick road bikes down Scenic Highway 98.

On any given day, you may see groups of bikers decked out in colorful skintight gear and helmets, peddling slick road bikes down Scenic Highway 98.

David Pierce’s mother was an art teacher and his great-grandmother was known to sit at the Louvre Museum in Paris and paint copies of the Masters.

In September 2020, Hurricane Sally, followed a month later by Hurricane Zeta, aimed at the iconic American Legion Post 199 in Fairhope, Alabama.

Born in Mobile, Christopher Jones spent many summers at his grandparents’ home in Point Clear.

Richard Smith is a Fairhope native and fourth-generation Baldwin County longleaf pine tree farmer.

Saturday, May 14, marked the 15th anniversary of Pensacola’s Palafox Market, and Scenic 98 Coastal decided to check it out.

Will Mastin and Karl Brantley thought there must be a better option for buying fresh produce than what was available in big market stores. Together, they purchased property and equipment in Baldwin County and started Local Appetite Growers.

Gracie McTaggart first learned about bees and honey two years ago at a 4-H Club meeting in Fairhope. She learned how to harvest honey with her friend, Evan, and his father, Dr. Michael Pursley, a cardiologist from Fairhope who learned how to harvest honey from his father.

Tommy and Mike McKenzie are third-generation Baldwin County farmers working on property that’s been in the family for about 75 years.

This past Mother’s Day was perfect for a boat ride to one our favorite places, Magnolia River.

If you frequent Fairhope, you’ve probably seen Spencer Johnson out on Church Street teaching a beginner how to cast a fly rod. It certainly adds some local flavor to the town. Fairhope Fly Shop is tucked away behind what is now Willow + Gray Home, formerly The Church Mouse, at 14 Church Street.

Scott Kennedy was born around the waters of Mobile Bay and with three generations to learn from, has been an avid saltwater angler since the age of five. As the founder of Whistlin’ Waters Kayak Fishing and Outdoors, based out of Orange Beach, Scott has earned a reputation as a seasoned angler and expert kayak fishing guide.

Almost three years ago, Dustin Bedgood and Jake Pose opened Fairhope Fish House. This is the freshest fish you can get because it was caught that day.

Coralie and her husband, John, have had a second home on Dauphin Island for more than twenty-five years. Coralie has a wide variety of interests including growing award-winning camellias and showing blooms in The Camellia Club of Mobile’s annual camellia show each January.

Jack E. Davis, Pulitzer-prize winning author of The Gulf, introduced his new work The Bald Eagle at Page & Palette in Fairhope in early March. Jack is an environmental writer and the Rothman Family Chair in the Humanities at the University of Florida. He spends his time in Gainesville, Florida, and New Hampshire. 

It was a good Friday this past Good Friday. There was a positive feeling in the air. People had an aura about them. You could tell they were looking forward to a special weekend. The excitement of being with friends and family was everywhere I went, well into the evening.

We walk into the Fritz Brothers Guitar shop and it's unlike anything I've seen before. There are 100s of partially made, partially created and some outstandingly finished guitars, well, everywhere.I first ask Roger, founder and owner and unique curator of sound (the guitars he make actually have a science of sound to them, the best sound a guitar can make!), "How do you keep it all straight?"He smiles and replies, "I don't."

Looking for a fantastic day trip for the whole family? You can’t do better that the National Naval Aviation Museum in Pensacola, Florida!

It’s Alligator Mating Season! Watch the kids and critters! 

Are thank you notes still custom? Not thank you texts and not high fives on the way out the door, but genuine and heartfelt thank you notes. We mean like the good old fashioned way of taking pen to paper and letting someone know you’re thankful.