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Events That Inspire

Saturday in the City

“We could be in San Diego,” my friend Ellen said. “Blue skies, low humidity, and eating lunch outside.”

Gina Lanaux

Mar 18, 2026

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Artsy Side Of Life

There is a very hip and cool art scene happening in Mobile and Baldwin counties, and Brian Tan is right in the thick of it. He was recently awarded the 2026 Visual Artist of the Year at the Artys, a project of the Mobile Arts Council that recognizes artists who have made a meaningful impact on the creative community.

Gina Lanaux

Mar 11, 2026

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Epicurean Delights

Tin Top Restaurant: A Little Slice of Heaven!

Coming from Fairhope, we turned right off Highway 98 at Magnolia Springs and drove straight to the end of Highway 49 to the new Tin Top Restaurant and Oyster Bar. Sitting majestically beside the beautiful Bon Secour River, like a great big lodge, it is more reminiscent of visiting someone's home on the water.

Gina Lanaux

Mar 4, 2026

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Artsy Side Of Life

The Apiary Art Show

Allison Bebee and Camille Cornett have the perfect partnership of business and creativity, and together they will bring a new curated art show to Fairhope during Arts and Crafts weekend, March 20th through 22nd. Allison and her husband, Daniel, own Apiary on Bancroft Street, an event venue that is their newest endeavor, along with their businesses, Gulf Coast Events and Rentals, Belforest Pointe, and Venue 31.

Gina Lanaux

Feb 18, 2026

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Day Trippin'

A Culture Trip

Fairhope is a wonderful place to live, but sometimes I just need some Culture, with a capital C. (theater, music, architecture, etc.) A trip to New Orleans satisfies this craving every time, and it is so easy and fun. Broadway in New Orleans has always been my motivation, and in January I was lucky enough to attend two shows on tour, Hell’s Kitchen and, more recently, Hadestown.

Gina Lanaux

Feb 4, 2026

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Epicurean Delights

Fresco, Bon Secour

There aren't many Italian restaurants in Baldwin County, so when I saw a social media post about a new one, Fresco in Bon Secour, I recruited publisher, Zeb, for a mid-week lunch excursion. I say excursion because Bon Secour is about a 40-minute trip from Fairhope, and on a cold, sunny winter day, the back roads ride was beautiful. Having lived in Baldwin County for almost a half-century, I am always amazed when I realize that I haven't been down this road before. Located in the Old Tin Top building on Bon Secour Highway, we are pleasantly surprised to see a thriving lunch crowd, since they have only been open a month.

Gina Lanaux

Feb 4, 2026

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Epicurean Delights

The Traveler, Ocean Springs, Mississippi

In a renovated 100-year-old cottage behind the Walter Anderson Museum of Art in Ocean Springs. Ms, a quaint new restaurant, The Traveler, stands ready for 4 hungry traveler friends who are visiting from Fairhope. The Traveler’s concept is inspired by Walter Anderson's adventurous spirit and his travels around the world. Almost everything at the restaurant, from furniture to native plantings to coffee cups, is artist-designed, curated, or made.

Gina Lanaux

Jan 21, 2026

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Community Endeavors

Sallie's Ashes: An Environmental Documentary

I saw a documentary film last night at the Fairhope Public Library that terrified and inspired me at the same time. Sallie’s Ashes is the story of how the late Sallie Smith and two of her friends set off on a late-in-life crusade to try and force Alabama Power and the Environmental Protection Agency to remove and recycle 21 million tons of toxic coal ash that is sitting in an unlined retention pond on the bank of the Mobile River, only 25 miles upstream of our beloved Mobile Bay.

Gina Lanaux

Dec 17, 2025

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Gina Lanaux

Gina Lanaux, daughter of a journalist and advertising executive, graduated from Julius T. Wright School for Girls in 1973. There, a rigorous English teacher required her to write essays, book reports, term papers, and creative compositions. While doing this homework, having a father as a teaching editor was beneficial because she learned to craft sentences with proper grammar and syntax and to appreciate the written word. She graduated from the State University of New York with a degree in Dance Education and opened a dance studio in Fairhope in 1978, where besides teaching dance, she wrote newsletters, emails, curriculum, press releases, and social media content to grow and manage her business. Upon retirement in 2020, Gina began a job with Fairhope Living Magazine as a content coordinator, editor, and writer. When Scenic 98 Coastal was created, she was happy to help her friend Zeb Hargett with editing and writing Scenic 98 Coastal. She is grateful for the opportunity to use her mind in her retirement.