The Southern Rambler - Artists & Musicians on the Gulf Coast

West Virginia’s Bloody Fight for Civil Rights

01 Aug 2018

As my boy Jake and I sat in the City Cafe in Chattanooga planning our road trip through Kentucky, I wrote our list of places...

Dave Matthews Band at The Wharf 7.29.18

30 Jul 2018

“Better late than never…” Dave Matthews, 7.29.18 Orange Beach, AL. After a late May weather event forced the cancellation of the much anticipated Dave Matthews Band...

Jevon Lemke’s death is a reminder that water “has no remorse”

01 Apr 2018

It is a warm, sunny day before Easter at the Ft. Morgan beach where holes are dug, books are read and balls are thrown. Umbrellas...

Rooted in the Rivers of Mississippi

30 Mar 2018

Sitting on the bank of the Mississippi River in Greenville waiting for sunset. My grandmother, Myrtle, was a secretary here until the Great Flood of...

Finding a Piece of My Grandmother in a Shoebox of Recipes

28 Mar 2018

This morning my dad handed me a faded green Amalfi shoe box. On one side was written “Black Strap” in my grandmother’s handwriting. I would...

The Signs and Prayers of A Man Saved From A Fire

11 Mar 2018

“JESUS LOVE YOU FLY RIGHT” “I CALL YOUR NAME JESUS” “YOU IS ThE ONE I NEED GOD” I first saw the signs in January...

How Do We Protect Those Who Protect Us?

28 Feb 2018

Thank you for serving and protecting us, Officer Billa. Rest In Peace. It is one of those perfect Spring days in Mobile where the temperature...

A Mobile Church Embracing the Poor and Homeless Finds Its Own Salvation

31 Jan 2018

The stately First Christian Church on the corner of Government and Stocking streets is built of sandstone with stained glass and arches that seem created...

Change is Coming from People Who Take Pride in Mobile

30 Jan 2018

Some of the first people out on Monday morning are the cleaners—sweeping streets, wiping off a weekend of fingerprints from glass doors or mopping away...

Change is Coming from People Who Take Pride in Mobile

30 Jan 2018

Some of the first people out on Monday morning are the cleaners—sweeping streets, wiping off a weekend of fingerprints from glass doors or mopping away...