People & Business Profiles

The (Extended) Life of Lagniappe's Rob Holbert

When Rob Holbert has some downtime, you might find him at the end of his backyard pier on the west side of Mobile Bay. But don’t expect him to linger too long out there. Being co-publisher of the Lagniappe newspaper, something he’s done for 22 years now, demands a lot of hours

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All Weekend

Mobile:  Mobile Greek Fest, Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church, Thurs-Sun, Oct 17-20

Dauphin Island: Saturday: Fort Gaines Fall Festival, 51 Bienville Blvd, Saturday, Noon- 4 PM

Tuesday: Fort Gaines Festival of Frights, Tuesday, 3–9 PM

Daphne:  36th Annual Jubilee Festival of Arts, Olde Town Daphne, Oct 19–20

Saturday: 10 AM- 5 PM, Sunday: 10 AM- 4 PM

Fairhope:  Gulf Coast Fungi Festival 2024, Weeks Bay Plantation, Oct 18–20

Pensacola:  Pensacola Interstate Fair at the Playgrounds, October 17– October 27

Oktoberfest at Laguna’s Beach Bar & Grill, Pensacola Beach, Oct 19 & 20

Thursday, October 17

Mobile:  Andrew Duhon LIVE at Callaghan’s Irish Social Club, 7 PM

Daphne:  Jesse Taylor Perry LIVE at Manci’s Antique Club, 7 PM

Fairhope:  Mike Estep & John Keuler LIVE at The Hope Farm, 6–9 PM

Orange Beach:  Post Malone: F-1 Trillion Tour, The Wharf Amphitheater, 8 PM

Pensacola:  Eric Lindell LIVE at The Handlebar, 7 PM

Tam Taylor and Friends  at Club 27 Comedy at Seville Quarter, 7–8:30 PM

Monday, October 21

Fairhope:  Hanan Browning LIVE at The Book Cellar, 5:30- 7:30 PM

Pensacola:  Jazz Pensacola’s Jazz Gumbo, Seville Quarter, 5:30- 8:30 PM

Events That Inspire

Top 5 Things to Do in October

Summer 2024 is officially in the rearview with October bringing visions of Fall, Festivals, and Football. Dramatic sunsets paint vivid hues of red, orange, yellow, pink, and sometimes purple across the sky, as Autumn days grow shorter and the sun sinks lower. Sun rays have a larger distance to travel before reaching our eye, interacting with more air molecules, while the dryer, cooler fall air allows more of these colors to pass without being scattered by water molecules.
Day Trippin'

Cruisin' the Coast, America's Longest Block Party and Car Show Sunday, October 6 through Sunday, October 13, 2024

For eight days, from one side of Mississippi to the other, antique cars and trucks, celebrities, food, music, and contests await you along the Gulf Coast. Any day and every day is a good time to go and see the spectators lined up and down U.S. Highway 90 watching a steady stream of all the cars and trucks you have ever loved!
Community Endeavors

Brown Bag by the Bay Concert Series, Daphne, AL

It’s late September, my weather app says the wind is blowing 17 MPH out of the Northeast, it's 76 degrees and it feels chilly. (Full disclosure, a hurricane in the Gulf exacerbates these conditions.) My first visit to May Day Park at the end of College Avenue in Daphne blows my mind and the wind blows my hair and the Spanish Moss in the ancient oak trees. 
Epicurean Delights

Nini Squares: Pizza and Then Some!

If you live in or around Fairhope and want to enjoy a pizza without buying a whole pie, and maybe fit in a great salad or soup, you’re in luck! On the corner of Magnolia Avenue and Bancroft Street, Nini Squares (named after owners Chris and Rachel Cullen’s daughter, Nina) has offerings to satisfy the pickiest eater. 
Epicurean Delights

End of the Line Cafe, Jennifer Knight, Pensacola

Jennifer Knight, owner of End of the Live Café in Pensacola, is wrapping up a three-year renovation and expansion with a full bar offering, and a new kitchen, and is bringing back many of the events and community projects that make End of the Line Cafe more than just a great restaurant. You may remember Scenic 98 Coastal’s story from a year ago.
Day Trippin'

Respite in the Woods, Riverbend Retreat at Perdido River Preserve, Perdido, Alabama

Perdido, Alabama sits at the Northeast corner of Baldwin County, Alabama, near the Northwest corner of Florida to the east. The headwaters of the Perdido River are nearby. The river that runs through this area’s northern exposure toward the south is clean and cold and empties into Perdido Bay near Lillian, Alabama.
Epicurean Delights

Ox Kitchen, Bo Hamilton, Fairhope, and Pensacola

Some people were born to be restaurateurs. Count Bo Hamilton, owner of Ox Kitchen Fairhope, and newly opened Ox Kitchen Pensacola, located at The Garden at Palafox and Main, as one of them. Both restaurants serve a limited menu, including a perfect burger. Bo’s food philosophy is simple, fresh, and delicious, and his story is an interesting one.
People & Business Profiles

Cammie Wayne, Cammie's Old Dutch Ice Cream, Mobile and Fairhope

Almost 2000 years ago, the first frozen milk and cream served with honey and flavored with fruits were brought to the Roman Emperor Nero. Thus, the summer edible delight, ice cream, was popularized and perfected. In the Scenic 98 Coastal communities, the delectable ice cream of choice is Cammie’s Old Dutch Ice Cream.
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