When Dana and Jim Maloney learned that their middle son and his wife were about to deliver their first granddaughter into the world in 2017, they decided to move from North Carolina to the Eastern Shore of Alabama to be a part of her life.

I met Robin Shilling a couple of months ago at Warehouse Bakery & Donuts. We were both having lunch at one of the community tables.

Tom and Carol Patterson are passionate sailors. In fact, Tom, and his son, Peter began a voyage to sail around the world in 2001.

We have named Andrew Saunders Poet Laurette for Scenic 98 Coastal. Thanks, Andrew for your wonderful contributions to our newsletter, We look forward to many more.

While the Director of the Mobile-area YMCA’s special populations program, Susie Foster wanted to give her participants in the program opportunities and experiences outside of the “white coat” environment.

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.