It's another beautiful, blue sky day in Mobile, and one wouldn't guess a sizable storm may be in the works for tomorrow evening, which goes to show you should enjoy the good days while you can...which may not be much consolation to workers at Paula Deen's Family Kitchen restaurant in Foley, Alabama, which is said to have very abruptly shut down the other day, leaving employees and customers in somewhat of a shock...One of her restaurants in Panama City Beach, FL closed around this same time last year...it seems to me such closings are uncharacteristically un-southern and unnecessarily damaging to the brand? How much effort does it take to say sorry, we are closing in two weeks. We apologize for the short notice but for personal reasons we must close...and then give the employees a paycheck that will help them until they can get a new job...
Speaking of food, but that is creating a buzz in a positive way, kudos to Kathy Ball, who is a Realtor by day and a culinary sensation by night...I just tried her soon-to-be famous pizza/spaghetti sauce which is taking Mobile by storm...she puts the sauce on baguettes and tops with shaved parmesan and mozzarella and other goodies, and makes enough to freeze for later...I took the liberty of adding a few toppings such as roasted peanuts and a Thai chili pepper...as pictured above....I have a few jars now and will be able to whip up a lunch or snack in a few minutes, leaving me more time to gaze out a window and ponder the meaning of life...
I read today that a Georgia deputy was hit and killed by an Alabama police officer who was chasing a car that may have been stolen...a sad event and gives one pause and the question are such chases worth it? Someone stole a car. How involved do we want to get others along the roads and highways, to catch such a person? I say not at all - end chases involving theft. It's not worth the risk to innocent lives...
Oyster City Mobile is having a Love & Adventure Art Bazaar this Saturday, January 6th from 12-6 PM and it's free and will feature a number of local vendors, face painting for the kids and music by Symone French and Jesse Taylor...this state of the art brewery is located at 600 Government Street, parking is in the back of the brewery so turn onto the street next to the brewery....
After a recent shooting on Dauphin Street, that appears to have been the result of a feud between two individuals, great minds in the city are asking what can be done to stop this sort of violence, especially when it occurs in populated, popular venues where innocent people can become victims... the subject of street gangs arises and my two cents is help the younger kids who have not yet been absorbed into the gangs, because there's not much one can do to help the ones already committed to street gangs...reach out to these younger kids at school, and give them enough self-confidence so they do not feel the need to be part of an organized group who fight with other organized groups...as for the established gangs it seems like the city could outlaw being in a gang and then arrest the known gang members and sentence them to life in prison...that doesn't sound too hard to do, does it?...
It seems like everyone is talking about the Shen Yun show coming to the Civic Center on January 23...I caught a preview video of the act and it looks pretty pheromonal - a big musical and dance extravaganza with 5,000 years of Chinese history behind it...
The Mobile Rundown has posted on social media a photo taken by someone on Dauphin Street on Wednesday, a herculean effort by a group pushing an 18-wheeler sized wheel of vegan cheese up a hill they planted on the side of the street. It looks like one of those you had to be there moments...
Don't forget the city is lighting the Mardi Gras tree at Mardi Gras Park this Saturday, January 6th from 5:30 to 6:30 PM. The Juke Box Brass Band will be there to put everyone in the mood for the festivities...
Mobile Mask has released their "Reveler's Guide to Mardi Gras" 2024, available in stores throughout the city, $4.00 per copy...if you expect to be an expert on Mardi Gras this year you'd better hurry and get a copy before they sell out...
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