‘Sweet Tea at the B&B’ offers hilarious take on Apalachicola’s past
“Sweet Tea at the B&B,” which debuted at the Chapman Theater Friday night, is outstandingly funny – with well written jokes, successful casting and strong set and costume …
‘Accidentally Wealthy’ played abundantly
The whodunnit Accidentally Wealthy, now at the Chapman Theater through Sunday afternoon, is not accidentally a success.
It was an intentional work of comic theater, both by the
When I was 12 or so: Petty theft and rocket science
My original title for this column was Garage Mechanics. I decided that might be misleading, as Ive never been good with my hands. When I enlisted in the U.S. Naval Air Reserve at age 20, the battery of tests included one on mechanical aptitude. There were a lot of pictures of tools to identify and…
William Shatner and Jeff Bezos flights of fancy
Environmental icon Jeff Bezos blasted his buddy William Shatner into space last week on Bezos rocket ship, Blue Origins. They used tons of fuel and discharged the huge metal rocket that held the fuel back onto Earth. Since it was from Amazons founder, the package discharged from this journey landed broken and on the wrong…
Seafood festival returns
Ottice Amison to reign as King Retsyo This past Sunday, country singer Drew Parker and his wife Mallory took their 19-month-old daughter out trick-or-treating back in Nashville. My wife got very creative, she got her little wagon and made it look like a bathtub, said Parker. She added bubbles and made it into a…
Porch Fest rocks Apalachicola lawns
The weather and community support blessed Porch Fest on Saturday, as the well-organized follow-up to last year’s impromptu musician response to COVID-19 lockdowns, proved a huge success. Beginning in the morning at Lafayette Park at the Oyster City Brewing Company stage, the event featured about two dozen musicians on porches and yards throughout the city. …
Apalachicola to enjoy Porch Fest Saturday
Get ready for Porch
Fest this Saturday, an all-day affair featuring the finest in local musicians,
appearing on porches throughout Apalachicola.
The event
stemmed from the COVID-19
Is your need important to God?
Do you feel guilty bothering God about helping you achieve a work-related goal when your neighbor is praying for his wife to be healed from COVID? Does it make you feel bad when you spend time praising God that your house remained intact during a recent hurricane and then discover your neighbor, only a block…
As days get shorter, insects get busy
Ever since June 21 this summer, the days have been getting gradually shorter. In less than a week, on Tuesday, Sept. 21 the autumnal equinox will occur and the days will be shorter than the nights. This forthcoming change is known not only to the human residents of Franklin and Gulf counties. While not exactly…
Sedge a notorious family of pests
Large families are always an interesting collection of individuals with curious, and occasionally unique characteristics, but still have a common connection running through all the relations. Getting members together reveals both the similarities and the differences. Holiday get-togethers frequently highlight the vast variations. There is always the uncle with the tacky jokes, the quiet cousin…