Feb 28, 2021
I believe in finding a purpose in grief
“I’ve always been drawn to the special needs population. I was involved in a ...
Monthly Archives: February 2021
Feb 21, 2021
I like wearing capes and pretending that I can fly
“My name is Wren, and I am eight years old. I like wearing capes and pretending to be a bat and ...
Feb 20, 2021
My life was all about boys. I needed my own thing
“The name of my balloon is Pondemonium. I live in Colorado and have been ballooning for thirty ...
Feb 16, 2021
The parades in New Orleans were cancelled so I finally got to come to Mobile for Joe Cain
“I am sixth generation of born and raised in New Orleans. I have lived there my whole life. I ...
Feb 15, 2021
We are the Pelican Girls brought to Mobile to marry French soldiers
“We are the Pelican Girls. In 1704, Fort Louis at Twenty-Seven Mile Bluff was full of young, ...
Feb 14, 2021
I have built cardboard cartoons for 30 years. Almost everything is a creative act
“I grew up in Florence, across the river from Muscle Shoals. I went to Auburn and majored in ...
Feb 13, 2021
I grew up in Mobile and make Mardi Gras bead art
“We were throwing beads on the lowest branch of my oak tree with friends to decorate for Yardi ...
Feb 12, 2021
Many downtown businesses depend on Mardi Gras to survive the rest of the year
“I have bartended at Haley’s for almost nine years, but I started bartending in college. ...
Feb 11, 2021
We have met more of our neighbors since we posted the sign and started decorating
“My roommate vacationed in Mobile and wanted to live here. He lived in Birmingham, and I lived ...
Feb 10, 2021
Our family has had this business for more than 65 years
“My dad worked for Brookley Field and had a partner, Johnny Pruitt. They named it Brookley ...