By Lee Hurley I’m not an expert on the McRae family but I am a fan, and have been for over 20 years. I got to know Barry McRae working together in a publishing company at the turn of the century. Barry graduated from Princeton (as did his wife Lesley) and then moved on to Wharton for a graduate degree in Finance. Fancy diplomas aside I … Continue reading Meet the McRaes
Providing young people the tools they need to succeed Continue reading Writing a New Code: How A Local Teacher Is Bringing STEM Into Schools
MoJo Crenshaw is in her happy place Continue reading The Painter: Mojo Crenshaw’s Artistic Journey
“John Prine’s death hit our family as if he were a part of it. His music floated through my childhood home, bouncing from wall to wall, inseparably attaching itself to and shaping my fondest memories.” Continue reading In Remembrance of John Prine
By Cara D. ClarkPhotos by Cara D. Clark and Marc Bondarenko Trés Taylor is a revolutionary in the finest sense of the word, from overturning his own career path to establishing a sense of harmony and healing in communities in the South. Armed with paint cans, brushes, and a sense of wonder, the Mountain Brook native’s mission now is one of hearts and … Continue reading Trés Taylor: Alabama Folk Artist in a Revolution of Joy
By Jessica DeesePhotography by Nathaniel Thompson, Pensacola Opera, and John F. Martin If Fairhope were a person, Chauncey Packer would pretty much be it. A 2019 New York Times article about Fairhope described it as “a place for artists… and people of outsize character.” It goes on to recount the influence of progressive educator, Marietta Johnson, and share the founding vision that Fairhope … Continue reading The Music Man : The Story of Fairhope Native Chauncey Packer
Insight On By Kari Kampakis My oldest daughter Ella is a high school senior set to graduate this spring. She is ready – yet I am not. Honestly, it would be easier if I didn’t like her, but as things stand, I know I’ll miss her like crazy. She is the oldest of four sisters, the leader of the pack, the guinea pig that her … Continue reading Kari Kampakis Gives Insight On Connecting With Her Teenage Daughters
Written by Frank Stickney and photos by Stephen Savage and Frank Stickney Sometimes fate just flies into your life, finds a hole in your house, and builds a hive in your walls. And by “fate” I mean bees, of course. Because that is exactly what happened to Becka and Brandon Hargraves, the hardworking duo whose livelihood is built on the backs of those very same bees … Continue reading Hive Talkin’: How the Hargraves Love the Bee
In Waterhole Branch, Ray Armstrong has a building full of his own art. Continue reading The Workshop: Behind the Scenes of an Eastern Shore Artist
Written by Jessica Deese and photo by Stephen Savage Beginnings As a child reared by hippy-ish parents of humble origins that love socializing with people, but aren’t club joiners, I wasn’t born into a sorority or fraternity family legacy. There wasn’t a Greek system at my alma mater, so I missed out on a direct connection myself during my undergraduate years. From my admittedly limited … Continue reading Kappa Alpha Psi’s Lasting Legacy
