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Ruby Slipper Café: Especially for Brunch Lovers

If brunch is one of your favorite meals of the day, you’re in luck: The Ruby Slipper Café, located at 100 N. Royal Street in Mobile will fit the bill nicely.

T. Jensen Lacey

Mar 25, 2026

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Epicurean Delights

The Dew Drop Inn: Mobile's Oldest Restaurant

Located at 1808 Old Shell Road, the Dew Drop Inn has survived hurricanes, recessions, inflation, and a pandemic. There’s a reason it is Mobile’s oldest dining establishment: it’s just that good.

T. Jensen Lacey

Mar 18, 2026

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Events That Inspire

History Museum of Mobile - A Trip Back in Time!

Now that Mardi Gras is over and the Lenten season is upon us, it’s time to do something constructive and entertaining with the kids. The perfect place to go is the History Museum of Mobile.

T. Jensen Lacey

Feb 18, 2026

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Epicurean Delights

Southern Bayou Grill: Some Cajun Magic is Going on in This Kitchen

Although the rest of the country is in the deepest throes of winter, where Southern Bayou Grill sits on County Road 32 (just west of the intersection with County Road 33), it looks as welcoming as spring sunshine, with its Mardi Gras colored umbrellas and brightly trimmed picnic tables.

T. Jensen Lacey

Jan 28, 2026

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Events That Inspire

A Sure Cure for the Blues: THE BLUE ANGELS!

It was the end of World War II. Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral Chester W. Nimitz ordered that a flight demonstration team be organized to raise and maintain public interest in naval aviation. Within 90 days on June 15, 1946, a group of Navy aviators performed their first flying demonstration at the Naval Air Station (NAS) in Jacksonville, Florida. They were then called the Navy Flight Exhibition Team and were led by Lieutenant Commander Roy “Butch” Voris, who flew a Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat.

T. Jensen Lacey

Nov 19, 2025

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Epicurean Delights

Dining In Old Mexico Without Leaving the U.S.: El Paisita

If you want to have a taste of authentic Mexican food without booking a flight and waiting in TSA lines, then look no further than El Paisita in Loxley, Alabama.

T. Jensen Lacey

Sep 24, 2025

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Day Trippin'

For A Quick, Simple and Fun Getaway, Check Out The Perdido Queen Riverboat Cruises

Well, summer break is winding down. The kids are probably tired of going swimming. All the camps are over, and school is just around the proverbial corner.

T. Jensen Lacey

Jul 23, 2025

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Artsy Side Of Life

Alabama Murals Trail Offers Viewers Splashes of Color and Beauty

If you’ve been driving or strolling around the towns and hamlets of Alabama, you may be suddenly and delightfully surprised by murals just about everywhere you look.

T. Jensen Lacey

Jul 23, 2025

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T. Jensen Lacey

Lacey specializes in history and travel writing and is author of a series of "tour-able history" books, including AMAZING ALABAMA: THE BICENTENNIAL EDITION. Lacey is author of 23 published books and 17 anthologies, including New York Times Bestselling Chicken Soup for the Soul. Her latest, a cookbook, is one she began writing in 1981. Titled Around Our Southern Table, it contains recipes from four generations of Southern cooks and was completed with encouragement from friend and fellow author Rick Bragg. From 1990 through 2005, Lacey was a military correspondent, covering the activities of the 101st Airborne Division (Screaming Eagles). Lacey is also a freelance journalist and has published nearly 900 articles for newspapers and magazines. Her articles have appeared in publications including Southern Living and Vanderbilt Magazine.