Remember all the essays we wrote in school comparing and contrasting various topics? We used those “blue books “ with lined pages and got cramps in our hands from writing in cursive. Do children even learn cursive anymore? My essay for today compares and contrasts beach destinations in Cape Cod, Massachusetts, and our beloved Scenic 98 Coastal area.

Did you know that one of the strangest and most fascinating museums in the world is in Foley, Alabama? The Holmes Medical Museum, on the corner of Highway 59 and 98 in Foley at 111 West Laurel Avenue, is listed in Atlas Obscura as one of the top 15 strangest museums in the Yellowhammer State.

When two lifelong friends stumbled into a glass-blowing studio class simply because they needed one more humanities credit to complete their requirements at the University of South Alabama, they never imagined that it would lead them to launch a business they love.

“It’s All About the Weather “ Whether you like it or not, the weather dictates your landscape needs. I sat down with Jeremy Gilbert, owner of Southern Lawn and Landscape in the Scenic 98 Coastal area, to discuss the challenges of keeping a beautiful landscape beautiful.

The restaurant business can be a fickle enterprise, with lots of ups and some downs along the way. We have, in the Scenic 98 Coastal area, a fellow named Harry P. Johnson, who is an institution in the restaurant business, and one of the nicest guys you will ever meet.

After the extreme heat of summer that seems to have encompassed the world, a couple of weeks ago, we had a weekend respite in New Orleans. My Father’s Day gift this year was for Linda and me to be treated to dinner followed by a concert by Jackson Browne at the Saenger Theater. My three sons, Zeb, Bryan, and Matthew, took care of everything.