Culinary tears are falling all over Mobile today as this evening marks the final day of service at the revered Osman's Restaurant, a masterpiece of European cuisine including the German favorite Wiener schnitzel, thin breaded pan-fried veal cutlet. Tonight the family will serve the last dinner at the 12 tabled restaurant, and unless your name is preceded by a title such as President or King, don't even hope for a reservation. The family are relocating to be near their children and grandchildren, and the business and home are up for sale. While there is a possibility someone will purchase the building and open another restaurant, we do not kid ourselves into thinking we'll ever have the Osman's again...but on a high note they deserve to rest on their laurels and enjoy the company of their family, and I know I speak for all of Mobile when I say thank you for 24 years of outstanding culinary service to our city whose name means exactly what you are doing, being Mobile....the above photo is from their collection...
Wingman Brewing announces they will be open on New Year's Day and showing off the Rose Bowl on their gigantic screens...you'll find them at 656 St. Louis Street which is a few streets back from Dauphin, where, I can attest, the brews are downhome good and local...also, not to be missed is Zoe Burdett Music at this same location on Friday, December 29th from 1-4 PM....
Mobile City Council District Seven's Gina Gregory's newsletter reminds us the City of Mobile has an Official U.S. Flag Retirement Box at 205 Government Street, open Monday-Friday during normal business hours. Most of us know you can't just throw away an old tattered flag and it must be retired properly in honor of this great country we call America...Ms. Gregory also lets us know you can register for free smoke alarms by visiting cityofmobile.org/fire, or call 251-208-7884. and, she sends out a kind reminder the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline number is 988. This is a time of year when some people get down in the dumps and hopefully somewhere in their thoughts they will remember these bad thoughts will pass, so don't be ashamed of asking for a little help...
A lot of folks enjoyed the "Mardi Gras" parade in downtown Mobile last night, including Paw Paw's Medicine Cabinet celebrity Mike Jernigan, who disregarded the friendly boos of Eastern Michigan University fans as the University of South Alabama Jaguar Marching Band marched by...we'll see who is King of the Parade today when the two teams meet for the Ventures Bowl at Hancock Whitney Stadium tonight at 7:00 PM...the whole country is rocking with college bowl games this month, putting the NFL on notice this is where it's at...
Way to Go shout to Barton Academy 8th grader Amir Calderon-Acevedo who is a finalist in the National STEM Challenge through EXPLY and the U.S. Department of Education.. He can now compete for a trip to our nation's capitol. You rock!
On a slightly depressing note, parents and guardians please be aware there is a curfew downtown Mobile on New Year's Eve for kids under the age of 18, from 10:00 PM to 5:00 AM...I will try to dress up to an older look so I don't get stopped and carded, maybe wear an old flannel shirt and baggy jeans...
A lot of folks around America looking for a new town to live are looking at Fairhope, who regularly makes a bunch of the best places to live or to retire tabulations, most recently the 8 best places to retire list from World Atlas. However, even Fairhope was outshined by Prichard, who came in as number one in this list of eight...I'm sticking with Mobile which is situated somewhere in-between and is much larger, has a lot more to do and has three distinctive species in it's midst: the DOWNMO, MIDMO and WESTMO, with the highest level of sophistication beginning with the downtown crowd: highly diverse world travelers who still are not ashamed of trying to order grits in a Paris restaurant...., then the mid-towners who are just super laid back and cool and save every issue of Lagniappe Weekly... , and the westerlies who congregate around two central locations: Schillinger's/Airport and Tillman's Corner where there is not a single high-rise to obstruct their view of the surrounding pinewoods...
Callaghan's Irish Social Club has Johnny Hayes on the stage tonight, and not that we like to kill two birds or any birds with a stone or anything for that matter, but you can also watch the local bowl game - the above mentioned Ventures Bowl match between the Jags and East Michigan...both start at 7 PM...and since there's not a drop of Yankee in me, go Jags....(I fib though, my Bigma Ruth was born in Michigan...be quiet boy...)
Don't forget WKRG's weather master Alan Sealls will be signing three of his weather books today at Lupercalia Art Society at 358 Dauphin Street from 1-5 PM...think of a friend or relative who is fascinated by weather and one or all of these books will be the perfect one of a kind local gift...you can give him the Old Spice for his birthday...
It's turned out to be another beautiful, sunny 70 degree day, though I am reminded of a headline I skimmed yesterday that said winter is losing it's punch. I was to scared to read the story. The coldest weeks in Mobile every year usually come in January and February, and often we are in the path of those arctic blasts that come shooting down from time to time so we'll see what the heart of winter brings us in short time...
Expect massive crowds at all the brick and mortars for procrastinated Christmas shopping today and tomorrow... You might find more wiggle room downtown where there is no shortage of one-of-a kind local shops, including breweries where you can simply order gift cards and sip on a local brew...and don't forget, my gifts do not, I repeat do not have to be wrapped. Save paper and have a great day...
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