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"Digging all night and fighting all day"—that's how one participant described the 1865 siege of Spanish Fort just outside Mobile, Alabama. We'll talk with Paul Brueske, author of a book about the siege.This episode of the Emerging Civil War Podcast is brought to you by Civil War Trails, the world's largest open-air museum, offering more than 1,500 sites across six states. Request a brochure at civilwartrails.org to start planning your trip today.
In Episode 211 we go over the last offensive for the Army of Northern Virginia at Fort Stedman and the Union assault on Spanish Fort. https://cwweeklypod.wixsite.com/my-site*Mobile capability through the app Spaces by Wix. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/CWweeklypod
This week we discuss the rising talent in Alabama and we're talking to our buddy, Skyler Stewart, in Spanish Fort, AL to help determine what makes this class worthy of being drafted. We hope you enjoy this week's episode!
It was 4 a.m. on a Sunday when my alarm pulled me from sleep, the kind of early wakeup that feels both unnatural and unnecessary. I was about to join hundreds of runners at the 12K Classic Battleship race in Spanish Fort, a circuit that, on paper, might seem deceptively simple but turned out to be nothing short of a brutal test of will. The thought of running 7.5 miles by Mobile Bay should have been exhilarating, but, for me, it was a challenge that began well before I crossed the starting line. A month prior, a candid conversation at...Article Link
We have officially reached the beginning of the end as we start the Appomattox Campaign. First, we take a look at the small battle of Spanish Fort in Alabama on March 27th- April 8th, 1865 where Union forces attempt to take the fort. The Appomattox Campaign begins with the battle of Lewis's Farm on March 29th as the Union works to dislodge the Confederate lines at Petersburg and Richmond. This leads us directly into the simultaneous battles of White Oak Road and Dinwiddie Court House on March 31st and the Confederate chances of winning the war are all but over. Subscribe to our YouTube! https://www.youtube.com/@bangdangnetwork
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Join us for a special episode with Nancie Thomas from Justin's Archives Department. Nancie explores our rich history, from H.J. Justin's trip from Indiana to Texas in 1879 to his legacy in western cowboy boots.Hear stories of boot repair in a barber shop, the innovative self-measuring boot size chart, the move to Fort Worth in 1918, the creation of the iconic Roper boot, and John Justin Jr.'s impactful leadership.Don't miss this deep dive into the archives, where Nancie brings history to life with tales of cowboy culture, legendary customers, and the enduring spirit of Justin Boots. Tune in for a captivating look at how one man's dream and a family's dedication created an enduring American icon.
How wonderful to have Rabbi Eric on the show again!Rabbi Eric was raised in a traditional Jewish home. After his bar mitzvah, he began to study the Hebrew Scriptures more closely which brought many questions to his mind. Questions like if a sacrifice had to be made once a year on Yom Kippur to cover the sins of Israel from year to year how were those sins covered now. When he was unable to find answers from the different rabbis that he asked, he became an agnostic. While serving in the US Navy, Rabbi Eric was challenged by a believer in Yeshua to study the Scriptures until he found answers within them. While searching the Hebrew Scriptures, Rabbi Eric found belief in Yeshua as the promised Messiah of Israel which brought answers to all of the questions he had. It is now over 33 years ago. Since then Rabbi Eric studied to become an ordained Rabbi in the IAMCS (International Alliance of Messianic Congregations and Synagogues). He has served as a Rabbi in Mobile, Alabama. He also helped to establish five synagogues across the Gulf Coast in Slidell, Louisiana; Bayou La Batre, Alabama; Spanish Fort, Alabama; Navarre, Florida, and Brit Ahm Messianic Synagogue in Pensacola, Florida, where he serves as Rabbi today. Rabbi Eric has been married for 42 years to his wife Pammy.In addition to God Has No Plan B, Rabbi Eric has written; With Me in Paradise, Transient Singularity, #ManWisdom, OY! How Did I Get Here?,Thirty-One Things I Wish Someone Had Told Me Before Entering Ministry, Jesus is to Christianity as Pasta is to Italians, Romans in Context and Simple Shabbat Siddur.
Betty Ann Dungan Deas passed away Thursday, February 8, 2024, around 8:00 p.m. at South Baldwin Medical Center in Foley, Ala. Betty Ann was born Mach 14, 1943, to Leroy Dungan and Edna Earl Craft. She was a lifelong resident of Coffeeville until she moved in with her daughter, Chandra, in Spanish Fort in March 2023. Betty Ann was the picture of a true Southern lady and never went anywhere that her hair and make-up was not fixed. She was an avid seamstress and took great pride in every garment she made sewing every stitch with perfection. Being taught by...Article Link
Congrats to the Champs, Gulf Coast out of Spanish Fort, Alabama! The conversation today covers various topics related to wrestling in the panhandle region, including the Border Wars tournament, the benefits of dual tournaments for team building, and the growth of the wrestling scene in the area. The Jordan, Jason and Chris also discuss the future of wrestling in the panhandle, upcoming clinics, and the transition to freestyle wrestling. The conversation ends with a heartwarming story about young kids participating in wrestling matches. Chapters 00:00 Introduction and Coffee Talk 03:19 Review of the Border Wars Tournament 07:27 The Excitement of Dual Tournaments 09:23 The Benefits of Dual Tournaments for Team Building 12:57 The Growth of Dual Tournaments in the Panhandle 19:23 Expanding Dual Tournaments and Wrestling Leagues 23:48 The Success and Future of the Panhandle Wrestling Scene 30:30 Upcoming Clinics and Transitioning to Freestyle 33:15 Closing Remarks and Adorable Kids Wrestling --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nfws/message
Tony Lee Batley, also known as Batman, passed away on December 16, 2023, at the age of 66 in Gulf Shores, Alabama. He was born on February 6, 1957. A 1975 graduate of Jackson Academy. Tony is survived by his Mother, Martha Batley of Jackson, wife, Reta Batley of Gulf Shores; children, Shelley (Chase) Meitzler of Jackson, Hunter (Rachel) Batley of Saraland and Brett (Amanda) Horton of Spanish Fort; sister, Lisa Nichols of Thomasville. One of the greatest joys of his life were his four grandchildren: Charlee and Chesley Meitzler; Blaine and Briley Horton. Tony was preceded in death by...Article Link
Locked On Canes - Daily Podcast On Miami Hurricanes Football & Basketball
The Miami Hurricanes have landed a verbal commitment from 3-Star edge rusher Cole McConathy. McConathy, from Spanish Fort, Alabama, flipped his commitment from Louisville to Miami on the same week those two programs are set to go head to head. McConathy leads the entire state of Alabama with 19 sacks and 30 tackles for loss during his senior season. Alex Donno and Locked On Recruiting expert Brian Smith scout McConathy and explain how former NFL quarterback Phillip Rivers helped him land at The U. Donno and Smith preview a busy recruiting weekend at Miami. The Hurricanes will be hosting Daytona Beach Mainland HS standouts 5-Star DT LJ McCray and 4-Star DB Zay Mincey. McCray is currently committed to Florida. Donno and Smith break down Miami's matchup against Louisville. Can the Hurricanes find consistency on offense with Tyler Van Dyke back under center?Join our LOCKED ON CANES INSIDERS texting community and chat with host Alex Donno any time by clicking this link: https://joinsubtext.com/lockedoncanes. Donno provides one on one's, breaking news, show previews, Hurricanes breakdowns and recruiting updates. Try it FREE for 14 days! https://joinsubtext.com/lockedoncanes#MiamiHurricanes #TheU #recruitingSupport Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! LinkedIn LinkedIn Jobs helps you find the qualified candidates you want to talk to, faster. Post your job for free at LinkedIn.com/LOCKEDONCOLLEGE. Terms and conditions apply. eBay Motors With all the parts you need at the prices you want, it's easy to turn your car into the MVP and bring home that win. Keep your ride-or-die alive at EbayMotors.com. Eligible items only. Exclusions apply. eBay Guaranteed Fit only available to US customers. Athletic Brewing Go to AthleticBrewing.com and enter code LOCKEDON to get 15% off your first online order or find a store near you! Athletic Brewing. Milford, CT and San Diego, CA. Near Beer. PrizePicks Go to PrizePicks.com/lockedoncollege and use code lockedoncollege for a first deposit match up to $100! Daily Fantasy Sports Made Easy! Gametime Download the Gametime app, create an account, and use code LOCKEDONCOLLEGE for $20 off your first purchase. FanDuel Score early this NFL season with FanDuel, America's Number One Sportsbook! Right now, NEW customers get ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY DOLLARS in BONUS BETS with any winning FIVE DOLLAR MONEYLINE BET! That's A HUNDRED AND FIFTY BUCKS – if your team wins! Visit FanDuel.com/LOCKEDON to get started. FANDUEL DISCLAIMER: 21+ in select states. First online real money wager only. Bonus issued as nonwithdrawable free bets that expires in 14 days. Restrictions apply. See terms at sportsbook.fanduel.com. Gambling Problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER or visit FanDuel.com/RG (CO, IA, MD, MI, NJ, PA, IL, VA, WV), 1-800-NEXT-STEP or text NEXTSTEP to 53342 (AZ), 1-888-789-7777 or visit ccpg.org/chat (CT), 1-800-9-WITH-IT (IN), 1-800-522-4700 (WY, KS) or visit ksgamblinghelp.com (KS), 1-877-770-STOP (LA), 1-877-8-HOPENY or text HOPENY (467369) (NY), TN REDLINE 1-800-889-9789 (TN) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Locked On Canes - Daily Podcast On Miami Hurricanes Football & Basketball
The Miami Hurricanes have landed a verbal commitment from 3-Star edge rusher Cole McConathy. McConathy, from Spanish Fort, Alabama, flipped his commitment from Louisville to Miami on the same week those two programs are set to go head to head. McConathy leads the entire state of Alabama with 19 sacks and 30 tackles for loss during his senior season. Alex Donno and Locked On Recruiting expert Brian Smith scout McConathy and explain how former NFL quarterback Phillip Rivers helped him land at The U. Donno and Smith preview a busy recruiting weekend at Miami. The Hurricanes will be hosting Daytona Beach Mainland HS standouts 5-Star DT LJ McCray and 4-Star DB Zay Mincey. McCray is currently committed to Florida. Donno and Smith break down Miami's matchup against Louisville. Can the Hurricanes find consistency on offense with Tyler Van Dyke back under center? Join our LOCKED ON CANES INSIDERS texting community and chat with host Alex Donno any time by clicking this link: https://joinsubtext.com/lockedoncanes. Donno provides one on one's, breaking news, show previews, Hurricanes breakdowns and recruiting updates. Try it FREE for 14 days! https://joinsubtext.com/lockedoncanes #MiamiHurricanes #TheU #recruiting Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! LinkedIn LinkedIn Jobs helps you find the qualified candidates you want to talk to, faster. Post your job for free at LinkedIn.com/LOCKEDONCOLLEGE. Terms and conditions apply. eBay Motors With all the parts you need at the prices you want, it's easy to turn your car into the MVP and bring home that win. Keep your ride-or-die alive at EbayMotors.com. Eligible items only. Exclusions apply. eBay Guaranteed Fit only available to US customers. Athletic Brewing Go to AthleticBrewing.com and enter code LOCKEDON to get 15% off your first online order or find a store near you! Athletic Brewing. Milford, CT and San Diego, CA. Near Beer. PrizePicks Go to PrizePicks.com/lockedoncollege and use code lockedoncollege for a first deposit match up to $100! Daily Fantasy Sports Made Easy! Gametime Download the Gametime app, create an account, and use code LOCKEDONCOLLEGE for $20 off your first purchase. FanDuel Score early this NFL season with FanDuel, America's Number One Sportsbook! Right now, NEW customers get ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY DOLLARS in BONUS BETS with any winning FIVE DOLLAR MONEYLINE BET! That's A HUNDRED AND FIFTY BUCKS – if your team wins! Visit FanDuel.com/LOCKEDON to get started. FANDUEL DISCLAIMER: 21+ in select states. First online real money wager only. Bonus issued as nonwithdrawable free bets that expires in 14 days. Restrictions apply. See terms at sportsbook.fanduel.com. Gambling Problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER or visit FanDuel.com/RG (CO, IA, MD, MI, NJ, PA, IL, VA, WV), 1-800-NEXT-STEP or text NEXTSTEP to 53342 (AZ), 1-888-789-7777 or visit ccpg.org/chat (CT), 1-800-9-WITH-IT (IN), 1-800-522-4700 (WY, KS) or visit ksgamblinghelp.com (KS), 1-877-770-STOP (LA), 1-877-8-HOPENY or text HOPENY (467369) (NY), TN REDLINE 1-800-889-9789 (TN) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Welcome back to "The Lean Athlete Lifestyle Show" with your host, Jared Sweity, aka Coach Jared! In today's episode, we've got something truly special for you - real stories of incredible individuals who took on the 15-pound challenge and transformed their lives. But before we dive into these inspiring journeys, make sure to hit that subscribe button and ring the notification bell if you're on YouTube. We love having you as part of our FitFam community. And if you're listening on your favorite podcast platform, don't forget to subscribe or follow us there too. Now, let's meet the heroes of today's episode: Brittany was stuck in a cycle of trying diet after diet, but nothing seemed to work. Her "aha" moment was realizing that she didn't have to give up her favorite foods; it was all about balance. In just 90 days, she shed 15 pounds and gained newfound confidence. Join her in our FitFam community as she continues to inspire. Ross, a busy professional, believed he didn't have time for fitness. His turning point came when he discovered that small changes in his daily routine made a significant difference. With a customized workout app and meal plan, he not only lost 15 pounds but became more energetic and productive at work. Marilyn, a dedicated mother of two, finally understood that self-care was crucial for her family's well-being too. With our guidance, she learned how to incorporate workouts into her busy schedule and create nutritious meals that her family enjoyed. Marilyn's story is proof that a healthier you benefits everyone around you. Eric, a retiree, thought age limited his ability to change. His "aha" moment was when he realized that age was just a number. Tailored exercises improved his mobility and strength, and he's now living an active retirement life, going on hikes, and enjoying newfound vitality. Roxanne, a young professional, struggled with self-esteem issues tied to her weight. Her turning point was realizing that her worth wasn't determined by the number on the scale. Through our program, Roxanne not only shed 15 pounds, (totally 100lbs for her journey) but found self-love and acceptance. She's now an advocate for body positivity. If you're inspired by these stories and want to take on the 15-pound challenge yourself, check the links below for more information: Daily cooking & mobility videos: https://www.instagram.com/fittnatics/ & https://www.tiktok.com/@fittnatics To see the real stories, click here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/fittafter30 For anymore questions email me at: jaredsweity@gmail.com Remember, it's never too late to start your own journey towards a healthier and happier you. Small, sustainable changes lead to lasting transformations. Thank you for being a part of "The Lean Athlete Lifestyle Show." Stay tuned for more inspiring content, and until next time, keep pushing towards your goals! And let's go Spanish Fort!!!
Walter Davis, left, a member of the Clarke County Historical Society, presented Mike Bunn, speaker for Sunday's program, with two large atlases of the Union and Confederate armies from the Civil War. The 1891 books have large detailed maps of battle sites and fortifications from the war. At right is Mobile's wartime layout and fortications. Davis has previously given Bunn books from his large collection for the Historic Blakeley State Park in Spanish Fort where Bunn is the director. Bunn is a prolific author of historical works and spoke Sunday on the latest one that he collaborated with Mississippian Clay...Article Link
In this episode, host Todd Perry welcomes Isaac Smith, a PPM Principal, District Manager, and Environmental Compliance Manager in the Spanish Fort office. Isaac has over 20 years of experience in the environmental field, specializing in air permitting and compliance, but his technical experience includes water and waste permitting and compliance, risk management plans, and…
On today's episode, we'll be chatting with Melissa Munger of Melissa Munger Art. Melissa has been live painting at events since 2016 in her hometown of Spanish Fort, Alabama as well as the surrounding gulf coast. We will learn about Melissa's unique painting process as well as get into some hard truths about the role social media has played in the live painting industry. To find out more about Melissa, visit her website at melissamungerart.com or find her on Instagram @melissamungerart.The Live Painter Podcast is hosted by Jamie Pogue and Amanda Rainear of Event Painting by Jamie, a live painting business based in Orlando, FL and Philadelphia, PA. For more information on Jamie and Amanda, please visit www.eventpaintingbyjamie.com. To find out more about the podcast, visit www.livepainterpodcast.com, find us on Instagram @livepainterpodcast, and check out our new Youtube channel at: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCypZ_yyrtP3HySPKNO4drYQ. You can also email the show with any questions or comments at livepainterpodcast@gmail.com. Thanks for listening!
Links from the show:* Fourteenth Colony: The Forgotten Story of the Gulf South During America's Revolutionary Era* Connect with Mike* Connect with Ryan on Twitter* Support the showAbout my guest:Mike Bunn currently serves as Director of Historic Blakeley State Park in Spanish Fort, Alabama. Previously, he directed the Historic Chattahoochee Commission (a bi-state agency operating in southeastern Alabama and southwestern Georgia), and worked as a curator with the Columbus (Georgia) Museum and the Mississippi Department of Archives and History's Museum of Mississippi. He has also worked with the Birmingham Historical Society and the Tuscaloosa County Preservation Society.Mike obtained his undergraduate degree from Faulkner University, and earned master's degrees in history and higher education administration from the University of Alabama. He also completed a graduate certificate in public history at the University of West Georgia. Bunn is author or co-author of several books on Gulf South history focusing on the colonial, early statehood, antebellum, and Civil War periods.Mike is editor of Muscogiana, the journal of the Muscogee County (Georgia) Genealogical Society, chair of the Baldwin County Historic Development Commission, and a member of the board of the Alabama Historical Association. He frequently teaches regional history courses with local continuing education programs, and serves as a lecturer with the Alabama Humanities Foundation bicentennial scholars program. Mike and his wife Tonya live in Daphne, Alabama with their daughter Zoey. Get full access to Dispatches from the War Room at dispatchesfromthewarroom.substack.com/subscribe
The Port City Plate Podcast presented by Bienville Bites Food Tour. Nick DiMario is a legendary innovator and leader in the restaurant industry here in the Mobile area. Nick is the operating partner of Panini Pete Hospitality Group where he operates Panini Pete's and Sunset Pointe in Fairhope, Squid Ink in Downtown Mobile, Ed's Seafood Shed in Spanish Fort, and more coming soon that you'll hear about for the first time on the episode. Nick was awarded the 2022 Alabama Restaurateur of the Year the day before this episode dropped. Nick grew up in Philadelphia (went to elementary school with Will Smith!) but made his way to Alabama as a walk-on football player at the University of Alabama. He worked for 27 years under the "wings" of Bob Baumhower and his restaurants throughout the state of Alabama before partnering with Panini Pete in 2013. In this episode, you'll hear all about the company culture, leadership training, and employee standards at Panini Pete's which is second to none in the restaurant industry. We talk about the new food hall, Parc Le Trailour that is coming soon plus some breaking news on a brand new waterfront restaurant they are taking over on the Eastern Shore called The Waterfront Restaurant. Nick talks about his favorite memory during his time with the Alabama football program, his favorite meal, plus the best dish he has had lately.Thanks for listening to the Port City Plate Podcast. Find us online at portcityplate.com or share your best dish in Mobile in our Facebook group at Port City Plate. If you enjoy the Port City Plate Podcast, consider buying Chris a coffee. (Locally owned, of course!)Support the Show Share the best dish you've had in Mobile! Join the Port City Plate Facebook GroupAll episodes are presented by Bienville Bites Food Tour. Take a guided walking tour through Downtown Mobile while tasting your way through the best food and drink in town! Book a Bienville Bites Food TourBook a tour with our sister tour company in beautiful, Fairhope, Alabama! Book a Taste of Fairhope Food Tour
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Paul Larson is the CEO of Larson Real Estate & Investments. He is a commercial real estate investor based out of Spanish Fort, Alabama. His focus is multifamily cash flowing assets. He started in real estate with purchasing small duplexes, quadplexes, and then niched down to mobile home and RV parks. Last year his company closed 400 units, and continues to grow! In this interview with Chaz, you will hear about the different industries and businesses that Paul either owned or worked in, why he stuck with real estate, and why he left behind the ‘lone wolf' approach to start actively networking and working in teams. Tune in now and start growing your business to 7+ figures! Timestamps: [1:36] Introduction to Paul and his industry [4:44] Why Paul still pushes even though he doesn't need the money [9:55] How Paul was able to have freedom as a business owner [11:23] Advice to business owners not in real estate [14:10] Why Paul chose real estate [21:13] ‘Bad decisions,' Paul made along the way [25:38] What gives Paul the confidence to joint venture so easily [26:57] Pauls' disciplines and decision making process [33:39] The most important metric to track [35:35] Does Paul network? [36:49] How to add value if you feel like the ‘smallest person' in the room [38:27] If he lost it all, what Paul would do [40:06] How to connect with Paul [40:38] Wrap Up [41:09] Info on Gathering The Kings 90 Day Intensive Notable Quotes: “Strategic connections, events, friendship … all those things play into success.” - Chaz Wolfe (Host) “I knew I could outwork the person to my left and to my right. And that's what I did.” - Paul Larson “My whole point was that I wanted to spend more time on my life with my kids and make a lot of money and travel. I didn't wanna pick and choose.” - Paul Larson “It takes just as much effort to manage and operate a four unit as it does a 75 unit. Actually, it's less work on a 75 unit. There's a lot more money and juice, for the squeeze.” - Paul Larson “I love to get in a room and talk with someone that really wants more, that really wants to grow.” Paul Larson “Don't stay on the sidelines, just hop into a deal with someone, put some money into a deal, offer some value, figure out how to joint venture.”- Paul Larson “As you educate yourself, you get more confidence and you're able to take shots that some people never take.” - Paul Larson “As long as I provide value and I understand my product and I truly wanna help someone, I can sell.” - Paul Larson “In every single business you have to get outta your own way and you can only get as big as you allow yourself to be.” - Chaz Wolfe (Host) “Identify your lane, clarify your lane, run fast.” - Chaz Wolfe (Host) “I would sell my car and pay for a mastermind and ride the bus to work if I had to, to get in a room and learn, because it's not about now, it's about the rest of your life.” - Paul Larson Book Recommendations: “Who Not How,” by Dan Sullivan https://www.amazon.com/Who-Not-How-Accelerating-Teamwork/dp/1401960588 (https://www.amazon.com/Who-Not-How-Accelerating-Teamwork/dp/1401960588) Let's Connect! Paul Larson Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/paul.larson.353803 (https://www.facebook.com/paul.larson.353803) LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-larson-342842156/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-larson-342842156/) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_paul_larson/ (https://www.instagram.com/_paul_larson/) Website: http://larsonrei.net/ (larsonrei.net) Email: paul@larsonrei.net If you liked this episode, please SUBSCRIBE to the...
William Thaddeus Haynie, Jr., 89, passed away peacefully after a long life of educational and career success, adventure, family, and friends. Service will be at 11:00 a.m., June 17, 2022 at the Alabama State Veterans Memorial Cemetary in Spanish Fort. Reception will follow at Old House Site, Blakeley State Park. For a full obituary and condolences visit www.hughesfh.com. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in memory of William T. Haynie to the Sumter County Historical Society by mailing a check to PO Box 213, Livingston, AL 35470 or to Mobile Baykeeper by visiting www.mobilebaykeeper.org,Article Link
Timmonsville native Johnny D. Boggs has worked cattle, been bucked off horses, shot rapids in a canoe, hiked across mountains and deserts, traipsed around ghost towns, and spent hours poring over microfilm in library archives -- all in the name of finding a good story. He was won a record nine Spur Awards from Western Writers of America, a Western Heritage Wrangler Award from the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum, and has been called by Booklist magazine "among the best western writers at work today."He joins Walter Edgar to talk about his career, his love of the American West, and about his new book, The Cobbler of Spanish Fort and Other Frontier Stories (2022, Five Star Publishing).
Join your host Jeff as he once again travels back to St. Augustine to discuss The Castillo De San Marcos, an old Spanish Fort with more than just a little bit of haunted history. What could possibly cause such hauntings? A decapitated Native American would do that! Plus Jeff retells one of his own stories from the fort! Check it out!
Mr. and Mrs. Kevin and Paula Byrd of Thomasville announce the engagement of their daughter, Kelley Nicole Byrd, to Landon Eugene Casey, son of Mr. and Mrs. Gordon and Karen Casey of Dallas, Texas. The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Brenda Byrd, Jim and Charlotte Byrd, all of Thomasville and David and Charlotte Borden of Russellville. The prospective groom is the grandson of William and Patricia Walley of Spanish Fort, Gene and Zella Casey of Pace, Fla. and Mary Casey of Conroe, Texas. Miss Byrd is a graduate of Thomasville High School and Mississippi State University where she earned a...Article Link
Pigskin Pete and Brian Genard talk all things high school sports and are joined by new Spanish Fort head football coach Chase Smith! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wnsp/support
Brian Genard and Scott Todd talk all things high school sports and are joined by basketball coaches including Spanish Fort's Jimbo Tolbert, Theodore's Coach Beech and UMS-Wright's Michael Knapp! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wnsp/support
Timmonsville native Johnny D. Boggs has worked cattle, been bucked off horses, shot rapids in a canoe, hiked across mountains and deserts, traipsed around ghost towns, and spent hours poring over microfilm in library archives -- all in the name of finding a good story. He was won a record nine Spur Awards from Western Writers of America, a Western Heritage Wrangler Award from the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum, and has been called by Booklist magazine "among the best western writers at work today."He joins Walter Edgar to talk about his career, his love of the American West, and about his new book, The Cobbler of Spanish Fort and Other Frontier Stories (2022, Five Star Publishing).
Senior Bowl recap feat. Brian Bosarge, Trae Berry --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wnsp/support
Sunday Evening Service for January 16th, 2022 Speaker: Assistant Pastor Cory Lavallee Join us for a special time of testimony and reflection as we celebrate Pastor Cecil & Mrs. Shirley Tolbert in their forty years of service at Hillside Baptist Church. We are thankful for the wonderful, God-centered example they have left us, and we are excited to see how the Lord will use them in their home church in Spanish Fort, Alabama. "O give thanks unto the Lord; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever." Psalm 136:1
AlabamaMobile Republican hold prayer vigil ahead of abortion case before SCOTUS todayUS Department of Justice files another complaint against AL prisonsAmazon workers in Bessemer may have to vote again on Unionization issueThieves cut hole in Best Buy Roof to get to electronics says Spanish Fort police chiefKenny Chesney will perform in 2022 at brand New Orion amphitheater in HuntsvilleNationalShooting at a Michigan high school claims 3 students lives, 15 year old suspect caughtJudge blocks Biden's vaccine mandate applied to Medicaid and Medicare health workers"Empire "actor Jussie Smollett is back in court for staging hoax hate crime in ChicagoFL governor says no way to travel restrictions or lockdowns due to "omicron variant"W.H.O skips over naming new variant with "Xi" label, to avoid upsetting ChinaCyber Monday sales see a dip compared to numbers from year before.
Gregory opens the show by rolling through some data in the financial world that gives us an idea of how to make better decisions, and ties that into some of his family history. Lessons from Gregory's great grandfather, grandma, and mom have shaped his approach to financial planning.Fred emails in asking if there's some way her can contribute more than $7,000 into a Roth this year.Wesley texts in asking if his wife should be more proactive about managing the fund choices in her teachers retirement account.Richard in Spanish Fort has a little disposable income at the end of the month. Should he put that toward retirement savings or accelerate his mortgage payments?Gregory walks through historic stats from the markets, and the markets are overwhelmingly positive over a long time horizon. The problem is the down years.Chuck in Mandeville: are I-Series Savings Bonds worth it?EB in Gulfport asks about using Universal Indexed Life Insurance as an investment vehicle.Tony in Diamondhead asks about using his Whole Life Insurance policy for a tax free income stream.
Featuring Baldwin County's Scott Rials, UMS-Wright's Terry Curtis, Spanish Fort's Ben Blackmon and Foley's Deric Scott! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wnsp/support
Brian Genard, Bena Brown and Charlie Harrison talk all things high school football and are joined by Ben Blackmon from Spanish Fort and St. Paul's head coach Steve Mask! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wnsp/support
Take a deep dive into the Gulf Coast with authors whose works illuminate the human impact on the Gulf Coast region's history, ecology, industry, commerce, and culture--from its role in the Revolutionary war to the impact of environmental disasters. Panelists:Chris McLaughlin is founder and executive director of the Animal Rescue Front. A graduate of the University of Massachusetts Boston with a BA in earth sciences, she lives in Massachusetts with two cats. This is her first book.Dr. Christian Pinnen is an Associate Professor in the Department of History and Political Science at Mississippi College. Dr. Pinnen joined MC's faculty in 2012 after receiving his Ph.D. from the University of Southern Mississippi. He has published articles and book chapters on colonial Mississippi, specifically the Natchez District. His first book, Complexion of Empire in Natchez: Race and Slavery in the Mississippi Borderlands was published by the University of Georgia Press in 2021. His second book, a co-authored volume with Charles Weeks entitled Colonial Mississippi: A Borrowed Land was published my University Press of Mississippi in 2021 as well. He currently teaches U.S. History, History of the Old South, Latin America Survey, the American Revolution, and American Slavery. His research focuses on race and slavery in the Spanish-American borderlands and capitalism in early America. Currently he is researching the history of the Forks of the Road Slave Market in Natchez for the National Park Service with Max Grivno. Dr. Pinnen can be reached via Twitter (@ChristianPinnen) or through his website, www.christianpinnen.com.Deanne Love Stephens is a Professor of History at the University of Southern Mississippi. Her first publication, Plague Among the Magnolias: The 1878 yellow Fever Epidemic in Mississippi was published by the University of Alabama Press. Mike Bunn is a historian and author who has worked with several cultural heritage organizations in the Southeast. He currently serves as Director of Historic Blakeley State Park in Spanish Fort, Alabama. He is author or co-author of several books, Mike is editor of Muscogiana, the journal of the Muscogee County (Georgia) Genealogical Society. He is also Chair of the Baldwin County Historic Development Commission. Mike earned his undergraduate degree at Faulkner University and two masters degrees at the University of Alabama. Mike and his wife Tonya live in Daphne, Alabama with their daughter Zoey. www.mikebunn.netTori Bush is a writer, teacher and PhD candidate in the English department at Louisiana State University with an interest in the environmental humanities, postcolonial theory, and critical race studies. She is co-editor of the anthology, The Gulf South: An Anthology of Environmental Writing published by University Press of Florida in 2021. She also has an MFA in creative nonfiction and has forthcoming works in Southern Quarterly and ISLE.Moderator:Scott Naugle is the co-owner of Pass Christian Books/Cat Island Coffeehouse on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. He is the President of Consumer Solutions for BXS Insurance, a division of BancorpSouth. Scott is a graduate of Penn State University, Millsaps College, and Tulane University. He resides in Pass Christian, Mississippi See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Scott Todd and Charlie Harrison fill in for Pigskin Pete and Brian Genard an talk all things high school football with Ben Thomas from al.com, Spanish Fort's Ben Blackmon and Michael Holland! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wnsp/support
Dave Schultz and Stephen Root talk SEC and Auburn with Connor O'Gara, college football and Nebraska's mess with Bill Bender, high school football with Al Weeden, Fairhope Pirates and their game against Spanish Fort with coach Time Carter and NASCAR with Tommy Praytor! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wnsp/support
Dave Schultz and Stephen Root react the news of Tim Tebow being released by the Jaguars, talk Spanish Fort football with head coach Ben Blackmon, Dan Mathews talks Braves and Atlanta sports and Jason Gibbs gives a preview of the Cleveland Browns! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wnsp/support
Mike Bunn, author and executive director of Blakeley State Park near Spanish Fort, AL, talks about hosting the 2021 Alabama Historical Association Fall Pilgrimage, the charms of Blakeley State Park, and his new book, _Fourteenth Colony: The Forgotten History of the Gulf South during America's Revolutionary Era_ published by New South Books in 2021.
Mike Bunn will be the speaker at the Sunday, July 25 meeting of the Clarke County Historical Society. Bunn, director of Historic Blakeley Park in Spanish Fort, has authored several books and spoke to the local historical society before. His topic will his newest book, “Fourteenth Colony: The Forgotten Story of the Gulf South During America's Revolutionary Era.” The British colony of West Florida—which once stretched from the mighty Mississippi to the shallow bends of the Apalachicola and portions of what are now the states of Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana—is the forgotten fourteenth colony of America's Revolutionary era. Unlike...Article Link
The Clarke County Historical Society has resumed its monthly meetings and has speakers, many newly published books, lined up to speak for the next several months. Meetings are the fourth Sundays of each month at 2:30 p.m. at Grove Hill Town Hall unless otherwise specified. Mike Bunn will be the speaker at the July 25 meeting. Bunn, director of Historic Blakeley Park in Spanish Fort, has authored several books and spoke to the local historical society before. His topic will his newest book, “Fourteenth Colony: The Forgotten Story of the Gulf South During America's Revolutionary Era.” The British colony of...Article Link
Synopsis: Meet Sarah Hirschfeldt Schmidt. Newly married. A native of Spanish Fort. First really evangelized by a Methodist Youth Group. Revived in her sense of being “Catholic” by a summer working with Capuchin Friars of the Renewal in the Bronx. Enlightened about what a “godly man” is by her father and her fiancé. Still trying to figure out her role in a parish. Join us as she takes us along her faith journey as a young adult in our pews. Dig In Further:So many young people like Sarah grow up unaware of the Real Presence of Jesus in the Eucharist. How can we better introduce our young people to have a real relationship with Jesus in the Eucharist?Fathers, what kind of guy do you want your daughters to marry? What kind of faith would you like him to have? Work ethic? Character? Are you modeling those qualities? If not, how can you take the first step toward being the “St. Joseph”…that godly example in her life?Young adults often are not sure where to plug into the life of a parish. How can we welcome our young adults into the lives of our parishes? Can we intentionally create spaces for them to gather, engage and plug into parish life?
The Clarke County man who was arrested and charged with shooting up a Bass Pro Shop in Spanish Fort on Labor Day weekend last year has been in jail since then until this week when he was released on bond. Robert Smith Jr. of the Toddtown community had been charged and indicted for shooting into an occupied dwelling, second-degree endangerment and resisting arrest for spraying numerous rounds of gunfire into the Bass Pro Shop on Sept. 5. Amazingly, no one was hit and Spanish Fort Police used a Taser to subdue Smith and take him down without significant injury to...Article Link
Brian Genard and Scott Todd cover the latest high school sports news and are joined by Spanish Fort basketball coach Jimbo Tolbert, Ben Thomas from al.com and new Williamson football coach Melvin Pete Jr.! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/david-schultz/support
Reese Dismukes grew up in Spanish Fort, Alabama as the middle child of five kids Reese attended Spanish Fort High School where he excelled as a four-sport athlete; football, tennis, golf, track and ultimately became a four-star recruit in football, ranked as the number one Center in his class Reese attend Auburn University and earned many accolades as a four-year starter, including first-team All-SEC selection his junior year; Rimington Trophy recipient; named as a consensus All-American.Reese played professionally for the Pittsburgh Steelers, Carolina Panthers and Denver Broncos as a member of their practice squads. After his time in the NFL, Reese returned to the Spanish Fort, the community that supported him through his entire career. His plan was to give back to and make a difference in the community that stood by his side through all the up and downs he faced during his career.In April 2018, Reese co-founded “The 50 Foundation”. The mission is to create awareness and funding for epilepsy and other organizations that foster and enable the betterment of our society’s youth. In 2019 Reese increased his goal to give back by becoming a National Ambassador for Athletes vs Epilepsy.“My little brother Harry Dismukes has epilepsy. His doctors have never been able to figure out what causes his seizures. This is why I chose to start my foundation and serve as a member of the Athletes vs Epilepsy Team. I have been given a platform because of what I was able to accomplish on the football field. Now that I cannot be on the field, it’s my turn to give back to those that helped me along the way.”
Are you a hobbyist or a business owner? If you approach your business with the CEO mindset, then you take extreme ownership of both your actions and your results. If you treat your business like a business, it will pay you like one. About Dusty: As someone who was born into a family that has been conducting business here on the Gulf Coast since 1959, Dusty truly has learned the area and the needs of the population. After 12 years of experience managing up to 100 employees as the General Manager of two family entertainment centers (Gulf Bowl in Foley and Eastern Shores Lanes in Spanish Fort), he found his way into real estate through real estate investing. Dusty has flipped over 40 properties, as well as acquired many rental properties both long term and vacation rentals. After realizing that real estate was his true passion, he made the change to a full time Realtor in 2016. His passion, energy, and natural business acumen shot him up the ranks of Baldwin Cunty real estate sales. He then enlisted Heather Cole, his wife, to assist with the rapid growth, which allowed the business to further explode. Dusty now leads the team and is committed to excellence and servicing clients at the highest level possible.
On this Alabama Saltwater Fishing Report, Butch and Capt. Patric are getting Lower Alabama's best angler's latest fishing tips and info. This week's contributors are Capt. Kendall Annan, Capt. Bobby Abruscato, and Capt. Dusty Hayes. Plus, Laura Wilson, the owner of Advanced Transmission in Spanish Fort, AL starts out the show. Check Out The NEWEST WAY To Get Your Fishing Reports: TEXT "fishing" to 314-665-1767 Please subscribe, rate, and review wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts and if you'd like us to email you the podcast, just head over to greatdaysoutdoors.com/asfr, and we'll send you the new show each week. Keep Whackin'em! Sponsors Test Calibration CCA Alabama Daycool Heating and Air Alabama Marine Resources Angelo Depaola EXP Realty "The Coastal Connection" Alabama Deep Sea Fishing Rodeo KillerDock Fishbites Gulf Coast Office - National Land Realty Hilton’s Offshore Charts Pure Flats- The Slick Lure Gulf Shores and Orange Beach Tourism Bluewater Charters MDH Foundation Great Days Outdoors Foster Contracting
Iron Bowl Week rolls on. SEC took a page out of the Pac-12's book and re-scheduled a couple of SEC teams for this weekend. It was the right call. Guests include Spanish Fort's Ben Blackmom, CBSSports.com's Jerry Palm, BamaOnline's Travis Reier, ESPN's Ivan Maisel, Voice of the Auburn Tigers, Andy Burcham, and Orlando Alzugaray. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/david-schultz/support
Our good friends from Souther Farms Honey in Spanish Fort, AL join us today for a Halloween Special. Brad & Jennifer talk to us about smoking out some hives and harvesting some of that Sweet Nectar. We cover everything from Stingin Sweet to Stinging Bees. Jennifer reveals some exciting news about a Limited Edition Collaboration with The Dust, while Brad takes us on a hunt for Gator Meat! Dale shares his life scarring Trick or Treat experience ( HaHa) and his man crush for Jeremiah Johnson. Don"t be Spooked from tuning in and satisfying your Sweet Tooth with our Halloween Special Podcast!
The college football world lost one of the most dynamic players in the game when Jaylen Waddle went down for injury. Bo Nix played better in Auburn's win, but everyone is focused on what could have been a disaster of a special teams play for Auburn. Indiana DC Kane Wommack, Spanish Fort's Ben Blackmon, Brett Norsworthy, Ole Miss Radio Network, John Racciatti, Mike Detillier, SEC Network's Cole Cubelic, and AL.com's Mike Rodak. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/david-schultz/support
Gameday is LIVE from McGill-Toolen as they host Spanish Fort tonight. The Big Ten will deem games impacted by COVID a "no contest" and said a team must complete 6 games in order to compete for the conference title game. LSU to start freshman at QB against South Carolina. Former MLB'er Blake Stein, Coach Ernest Hill, Jordan & Jaylen Mosley, Bob Baumhower, John Racciatti and Jaguars Coach Steve Campbell. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/david-schultz/support
As another hurricane may be approaching the Gulf Coast, Pigskin Pete and Brian Genard look at the changing schedules. Ben Thomas from al.com, Spanish Fort head coach Ben Blackmon and Fairhope head coach Tim Carter join the show! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/david-schultz/support
9-20-20 Current Events: Ruth Bader Ginsburg - Dems Full Panic Mode & more w/ Dan Hennen on EA TRUTH Radio ...Week In Review with Host Dan Hennen - Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Dems in Full Panic Mode, DOD Confirms DEW Technoolgy and More Peace Treaties!September 20, 2020Dan provides commentary and analysis on the past week's news stories.Topics include.....Ruth Bader Ginsburg death, Christopher Wray, Operation Triple Beam, Q Anon, Louis Moreno Jr, and the active shooter at Spanish Fort, Alabama.Also mentioned...the Abraham Accords, Bill Gates, Chuck Grassley's tweets, Candace Owen's book sales via Amazon, Hurricane Sally, DOD confirms DEW technology, Oregon Fires and the resignation of Jim Walker.250 Senior Military leaders endorse Trump for President, but this wasn't mentioned by the mainstream media.THANK YOU FOR TUNING IN. Join us on social media discussing the show using hashtag #EATruthRadio ... and CONSIDER SUPPORTING OUR SHOW TODAY! Sign up to receive Exclusive Bonuses & Behind The Scenes Content by becoming a Patron! Grab your FREE MONTH of Virtual Shield VPN and protect your privacy online! Stand for your Christian, Conservative values with every call you make by signing up with www.PatriotMobile.com (tell them Curtis R Bizelli sent you) ... God bless you! Thank you for your support! Support the show (https://donate.eamedia.online)
Pigskin Pete and Brian Genard cover all news surrounding local high school football and talk to head coaches Terry Curtis from UMS-Wright and Ben Blackmon from Spanish Fort! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/david-schultz/support
Dave is LIVE from Fairhope Municipal Stadium getting ready for Fairhope vs Spanish Fort. Guests include Corey LeBounty, Ken Crites from Roto Wire Tony Tsoukalas (BamaInsider) & Mark Murphy (Inside The Auburn Tigers) --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/david-schultz/support
Despite what some naysayers may think, the AHSAA said and did all the right things Thursday. Baseball is back and all I can say is Bless Dr. Fauci's little heart. Guests include McGill-Toolen basketball coach Phillip Murphy & 5-Star basketball recruit Barry Dunning LIVE in studio. Former Auburn & Spanish Fort center Reese Dismukes LIVE in studio. UMS-Wright HC Terry Curtis, John Racciatti and Nats Special Assistant Dan Jennings. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/david-schultz/support
Nichole Malone is a resident of Fairhope, Al, but she spent her teenage years growing up in Spanish Fort, Al. She is married to Matt Malone of Fairhope and they have three children ages 17,15 & 3. Two boys and a girl. In the month of July 2019 her oldest son called Nichole into his bedroom to talk about a person who was approaching him online requesting him to model for a clothing company. Her protective instincts kicked in and upon further digging, they were sure we were dealing with an online child predator. Her son's openness and honesty, she is positive, saved him from a situation that could easily have caused him to become a victim of child sex trafficking. She is sharing their story to hopefully bring awareness to parents and children about a domestic crisis that is on our doorstep. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kristi-bush/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kristi-bush/support
Published on: April 01, 2020 at 8:36 AM Joe and Angelo discuss real estate with Geoff Stacey and Troy Wilson of Bellator Real Estate and Development in Spanish Fort, AL, including the effects of new technology and current pandemic restrictions.
Agradece a este podcast tantas horas de entretenimiento y disfruta de episodios exclusivos como éste. ¡Apóyale en iVoox! Continuamos con el Arqueologo Eduardo Ramos que nos habla de la importancia de la musica dentro de las culturas prehispanicas; nos comentan que en Spanish Fort, Utah una persona al ir a pescar vio un auto dentro del rio y al llegar las autoridades al voltear el auto vieron que habia una mujer ya fallecida pero habia un bebe en su asiento de atras pero buscaban a otra mujer mas ya que al mover el auto escucharon la voz de una mujer que pedia ayuda y no habia nadie mas. US:(562)904-4822 Mex:01(800)681-1847 www.desvelado.comEscucha este episodio completo y accede a todo el contenido exclusivo de Victor Camacho. Descubre antes que nadie los nuevos episodios, y participa en la comunidad exclusiva de oyentes en https://go.ivoox.com/sq/40270
Proposed legislation would include the profession of law enforcement officer as a protected class under Alabama's Hate Crime Law, a "Blue Lives Matter" bill proposed by none other than the "Tax Man" himself, State Sen. Chris Elliott (R?-Daphne), Baldwin County Sewer Service has multi-million dollar tax liens- another responsibility of the Alabama Public Service Commission- to ensure the economic viability of a private utility provider, Ripp confronts the Fairhope Council at the December 23, 2019 Council Meeting..the recreation land- $2.6 million worth- is being leased for agricultural purposes, we again encourage you to watch the Documentary "Hot Coffee" on amazon prime to get some insight into what is going on in your court system, Raines finds the Clotilda, the Mayor of Spanish Fort allegedly slaps an employee (there is a video) and a mess like only we can make in Baldwin County ensues. And on a personal note, North Baldwin County lost a fine young man on Christmas Eve and we are keeping his family and friends in our thoughts and prayers. Another is in the hospital we wish him a speedy recovery.
Hello from The Fort! You are going to love today's episode with a local Spanish Fort author, R.J. McDowell, who has written two books. Fraser the Fir is out now and would make a wonderful holiday gift. It is a beautiful book and you are going to love the interview about it. She also talks about coming to our school to read the first three chapters of her upcoming book, Agatha Anxious. Find out how scary it is reading to 300 6th graders! You can read more about R.J. McDowell and her books at her website The Wayward Quill.
Hello from The Fort! This week's guest represents our community on the Baldwin County Board of Education. Shannon Cauley is the District 7 Representative. You will be surprised at how she got started on her Board of Education path! She is very active in our community, serving all Spanish Fort schools along with Loxley Elementary and Silverhill Elementary.
It's time for the second round of the football playoffs so Caleb and Lizi preview each local game including Wetumpka's rematch with Spanish Fort (14:56) and Reeltown's long trip to J.U. Blacksher (23:12). The co-hosts talk about Stanhope Elmore's impressive first round plus its second round matchup against Park Crossing (32:49) and wrap up the episode with a look at Edgewood's chances in the AISA-AA semifinals (40:05).
What's up y'all! This week we are talking about the playoffs! Joining me is Dothan Wolves play-by-play announcer on 96.9 The Legend Jerry Coleman. Jerry and myself review the regular season, talk about the win over Jeff Davis, and preview the first round match-up with Spanish Fort. Music: Grassy Hill by Huma-Huma from the Youtube Music Library
What's up y'all! This week we are talking about the playoffs! Joining me is Dothan Wolves play-by-play announcer on 96.9 The Legend Jerry Coleman. Jerry and myself review the regular season, talk about the win over Jeff Davis, and preview the first round match-up with Spanish Fort. Music: Grassy Hill by Huma-Huma from the Youtube Music Library
Hello from The Fort! In this episode we sit down with Spanish Fort Mayor, Mike McMillan. He visited our school to speak at our faculty meeting and was kind enough to stay and answer more questions from me. We hope this helps you be more informed about the 3-mil tax referendum to enhance all Spanish Fort feeder schools. The vote takes place on September 17th.
This week, we are so excited to be joined by Bobby Purvis! Bobby is the Operations Manager for Daphne Utilities, which means he is responsible for facilities that supply drinking water, treat wastewater and a natural gas distribution to the cities of Daphne, Spanish Fort, Malbis and Montrose. His experiences in leadership lead him to starting not one, but TWO leadership programs within Daphne Utilities which you’ll hear all about through the episode. Resources: Daphne Utilities - Website | Twitter | Facebook | LinkedIn Bobby Purvis - LinkedIn Dennis Sherrin Twitter LinkedIn Allen Cave Twitter LinkedIn Want to know more about Dennis and Allen? Visit our website, www.hbkcpas.net Thanks for listening and please subscribe & rate Playing Above The Line on iTunes.
In this weeks episode, we begin the time period that would mark the downfall of Gerard the Law Enforcement Officer and put him on everyone's radar. We search for the truth about Gerard's Spanish Fort on Hutchinson Island and we discuss the harrowing escape of two of his victims.
Who did Nick Saban vote as the national's top team? The end of a nuke plant deal. And a new place to hang out in Spanish Fort. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
Stephen Chauvin is Chair of the New Orleans’ Nine. Every year since 2005, the Louisiana Landmark Society has compiled a list of nine sites around the city that are threatened by demolition, neglect, or bureaucracy. Modeled after the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s Most Endangered program, the New Orleans Nine List calls attention to important historic sites that are endangered. The purpose is to highlight the value of these sites, advocate for historic preservation, and educate the public about the significance of these irreplaceable sites that contribute uniquely to the rich cultural fabric of New Orleans. The 2018 list includes the old Spanish Fort built in 1808, making the Fort one of oldest structures in New Orleans. To see the entire list and learn what you can do to preserve these endangered sites, visit louisianalandmarks.org for additional information.
On this week's podcast, Marcus sits down and talks with Liz Garza of FOY Superfoods. Liz moved to Alabama from Texas to pursue grad school at Springhill and marry her now husband and co-owner of FOY, John. In pursuit of starting a new life here, they have now started many new businesses that all pertain to their passion for health. Tune in and listen or read on and do yourself a favor by grabbing lunch at FOY! (You might even see us there…) Liz: Hey guys. I'm Liz Garza, co-owner of Foy Super foods down here in Mobile on Dauphin Street in Bienville Square. Marcus: Awesome. Well, welcome to the podcast, Liz. Liz: Thanks for having me. Marcus: Yeah. We're big fans of yours. We ate there today. Liz: Right. Marcus: That is not just because you were coming on the podcast. That's a couple of time a week. Liz: Oh, for sure. Yeah, I see you guys all the time. Marcus: Yeah. I think I'm addicted to your acai bowls and the jerk, which is a very tasty bowl with chicken and, you can add chicken, with spinach, and rice, and sweet potatoes, and all kinds of there yummy stuff. Liz: Yeah, for sure. Marcus: I don't fall asleep after eating at Foy. Liz: Right. Marcus: I also don't feel like I'm destroying my body when I eat at Foy. Liz: Absolutely. Marcus: Yeah, but we're excited about having you on. So, to get started, why don't you give us some of the back story of who you are and where you're from. Where'd you go to school? High school and college, if it's appropriate. Liz: Yeah. Marcus: And tell us about John 'cause we know that he's a big part of this. So, give us some back story. Liz: Absolutely. I'm from a city in South Texas, right on the boarder to Mexico, it's called Laredo. Marcus: Cool. Liz: And it reminds me a lot of Mobile. It has a lot of that old town charm. Everybody knows everybody, that kind of thing. I'm real comfortable. I feel like I fit in well in Mobile, just growing up in Laredo. I am a first generation US citizen. Both my parents are from Monterey, Mexico. Marcus: Very cool. Liz: Yeah. I went to high school of course, at a school in Laredo and went to college at Texas A&M for my undergrad and then- Marcus: That's it? You just went to Texas A&M. Liz: Right. Yeah. Yeah, that's it. Marcus: Underachiever. Liz: That little school, yeah. But yeah, I have a business degree with an emphasis in human resource management over from Texas A&M then went on to ... When I moved here, got my masters over at Spring Hill College in liberal arts. Of course, it's a liberal arts school, but I concentrated my degree in leadership and ethics. At the time in grad school, I was expecting our only son at the time. John and I were trying to navigate our way through, "Our we gonna go to Corporate America? Are you gonna get a job?" It was kind of slim pickings, really, moving to Mobile and coming out of grad school thinking, "Well, what am I gonna do?" Marcus: Yeah. Liz: We decided, let's start our own business. We saw a need for it and it just fit into our life in more than one way. John and I both have a background family history of obesity related disease, heart disease, cancer, diabetes, all of the above. John's actually a diabetic and so, at home we were wondering, or I was wondering, "How the heck am I gonna cook for this man and not make him sick?" Trying to figure out all that world out. Marcus: And not make him feel like he's wanting for more. Liz: Right. Exactly. Like he's lacking or like you said, wanting. That's when we started Balance, which was six years ago. It was a paleo meal delivery service and we did that for almost four years before we started Foy. Marcus: Does that still exist 'cause that's the first time I'm hearing of that? Liz: Yeah. So, now when you come into Foy, you're gonna recognize all my coolers are wrapped and they say Balance and stuff on them. The business was based on basically, prepping healthy meals, packaging them down. And what we did, we established partnerships with a ton of different crossfit gyms, yoga studios, that kind of thing. We furnished the coolers and we would go make these massive drops of food. We were eCommerce. People would go to our website, they would see our menu, we change every week, and they would order meals for the week. Instead of charging them a delivery fee, we would say, "We have a partnership at a gym in Spanish Fort, or in Fairhope, our in West Mobile. If you work, live, or exercise at this place or nearby, it's convenient for you at no charge to pick up your meals that you've already ordered online and prepaid for". We did this for a few years and it kinda just grew into this big monster that sucked our life away. It was constant. We had no weekend, we had a little one, and we kinda tried to balance home life and work life and it became a little too much. We decided, "Well, why don't we take all the things we know sell really well and open up an actual restaurant." Like a brick and mortar, right? Not having a restaurant background, not even a high school job that I worked at, like a McDonald's or anything. Just passionate about health food and seeing that there was a need for it in the city and just seize the opportunity and it just worked. We realized, "Okay, now we're running Foy." That allows me to have a life. It's a lot easier. I met super cool people. We're in a little niche area here downtown. Marcus: Yeah. Liz: That's just how things came about. We're already going into our second year, so far so good. Marcus: So, you closed Balance? Liz: We closed Balance. Marcus: Okay. Liz: And we have plans to- Marcus: That's really interesting 'cause we know, he was on the podcast so, full disclosure, Lorenzo was on the podcast a while back and he's got a really interesting idea, but he tries to deliver to everybody. Liz: Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah. Marcus: That's gotta be so hard. Liz: It is. Marcus: Your idea of dropping to central locations and then having, especially when it comes to crossfit gyms are real big into paleo eating, which is what your menu typically follows. Liz: Exactly. That's exactly what it was. Marcus: Yeah. Liz: I met Lorenzo when he first got started. He actually reached out to us and just said, "Hey, can we meet? I need some pointers." There were a lot of things that we were able to share with him about lessons that we learned the hard way, and things to avoid, and all that good stuff. Glad to see that he's still doing it. For me, it's like hey, the more the merrier. I'm all about, "Let me help you out." If I have a great idea ... I just talked to a guy with a local up an coming gluten free bakery called Gunkel's. I just met with him right before I came here. Same thing, I was sharing with him that idea 'cause he works out of a commissary kitchen. I'm like, "Well." He's trying to retail his stuff out of different stores and he's like, "I just signed on with The Cheese Cottage and I would love for you to carry my stuff." I said, "What would really seal the deal is if you had a mini Gunkel's refrigerator, wrapped in your logo, to say "Hey, will you house this cooler for me. I'll make these deliveries and you sell my product out of my cooler, that way I have control of the inventory, of how clean the cooler is, of how things are packaged." You know what I mean? Marcus: It puts that on him, that responsibility. Liz: Right. Then you get more brand recognition with, "Hey, you have this super cool cooler wrapped in your logo. They spent all this money on an awesome logo design." So, I'm like, "Put it out there for people to see." If I have an idea, I'm not to shy away from letting anybody hear it. I know you asked about John. I started going off on a tangent, but John's originally from Mobile. Marcus: Okay. Liz: He went to McGill Toolen for high school. He went to Morehouse in Atlanta, which is an all boys school. They call it the Harvard for black men. It's one of those things that he's got generations of family that they've all gone through Morehouse College. Marcus: We did an interview with Carl Cunningham just recently. Liz: Oh, yeah. Marcus: One of his Kapa league guys, Paul Lockett, hopefully is gonna be doing an internship here this summer. Liz: Yes. Marcus: He's going to Morehouse. Liz: He's on a scholarship, right? Marcus: Yes, full ride. Liz: I've heard about that. Marcus: I tried to hire him and he said, "No, I'm going to college." And I was like, "No, you don't wanna do that." He's like, "I've got a full ride." And I was like, "Yeah, I can't argue with that." Liz: Yeah. I didn't know about it until I met John, but they put out a lot of really quality men. Marcus: [crosstalk 00:08:18]. Yeah. Liz: Yeah, they push leadership and they push innovation. Marcus: You're not biased at all. Liz: Right. No, I'm not. I'm not biased at all. But no, even my son, I have a Morehouse man in training. What do you know? Marcus: There you go. Yeah. Liz: He finished from Morehouse and we actually met in Atlanta. He went on to Nova Southeastern out in Fort Lauderdale for his masters. He's got a background in public health, which is totally, you would think the opposite of the realm we're in now, but it kind of opened our eyes to this possibility where ... On the flip side, we have Foy. We also have a mental health agency. We house individuals with intellectual disabilities. Yeah. Marcus: What? Where? Liz: Here in Mobile. Marcus: Wow. Liz: We did that before we did any of this other stuff. Marcus: What's the name of that? Liz: It's called Lifetime Healthcare. Marcus: Very cool. Liz: And they are residential facilities. So, it just looks like a house in a neighborhood. Marcus: Yeah. Liz: Through the department of mental health. We get managed by Altapointe and we're contracted through the state, medicaid funded. We house these individuals and basically rehab them in several ways, but diet is one of them. Marcus: One of them. Liz: Because people don't realize how big of a role food plays into behaviors, and disease, and all these things, right? So, we were working with dieticians getting, they call them PCP, person centered plans, to say, "Okay, well, we're gonna give this person the best quality of life doing all of these things." So, we were developing diets to say, "Okay well, this person has cerebral palsy or this person has epilepsy and so these are the foods that they should avoid." We were working trying to figure that out and we said, that's how balance came about. We were like, "Nobody here in this city that we can say "Hey, I suffer from Celiac." Or "I've got arthritis." There's special diets that you can adhere to. So we were like, "Why don't we do that?" It really was one of those conversations like, light bulb went off. We were like, "Okay, should we do this?" It happened and it grew. The crossfit community embraced us and that's how we went into the whole paleo thing. But that's how this all came about. Marcus: All right. Folks, I had no idea the onion that I was peeling back when we invited you on the podcast. Liz: Yeah. I know. Marcus: We know you from Foy and we obviously, we wanted to have you, but I had no idea. That is so cool. Liz: Right. Marcus: Yeah. Just to tag on, my parents are from Brazil and so I get that, the Latin and black communities both, that there's a ... Even a white community. There's not a whole lot of information given to people depending on your socioeconomic status on eating. It's amazing to me the ... I have friend who's a physician. He's a general practitioner in Washington D.C. Shout out to Terek is you're listening. I don't think you are. Anyways, he's more of a holistic doctor so he believes in eating as one of the ways he treats people. Liz: For sure. Marcus: Out of the blue one day, a couple years ago, he sent me Rob Wolf's book on paleo eating and he was like, "You have to read this." And the reason why is because he knew that my father, I'm 44 I think. Jerrod, come on. You're supposed to keep track of these things. I'm 44. My father had a heart attack when I was 16 years old, which would've been younger than I am today. Liz: Wow. Marcus: For years, I have gone in to get my blood work checked and I've read up on various articles of what's important and hey, news flash, if you're listening to this and you're still having your cholesterol checked, you're checking the wrong thing. Go in and get your C reactive protein checked. The reason why, I know you're kind of looking at me ... C reactor protein is actually an indicator for inflammation in the body and getting that checked will be a better indicator of whether you are at a high risk for heart disease because inflammation is actually the reason for plaque build up in your arteries and stuff like that. Not cholesterol. Liz: Wow. Marcus: That's why the paleo diet and all of these other diets that eliminate some of the things that ... They're all geared towards reducing the items that inflame our bodies. The reason they why they've been so successful is because they remove the gluten and all the other things that- Liz: Processed stuff. Marcus: Yeah, the processed stuff that inflame our bodies and so the doctors should be, those that are progressive in their thinking, should be prescribing these diets more because it will actually eliminate your problems with heart disease, and with diabetes, and with all these other things. Liz: Absolutely. Yeah. Marcus: Wow, I had no idea that we were gonna be having this conversation. Liz: I know, yeah. Marcus: This is so cool. I don't even wanna go ... I'm just so fascinated by this. Did you come here to go to get your masters at Spring Hill? Or did you move back for other reasons? Liz: Well, I came here basically, to be with John. We were in a long distance relationship. Marcus: So, he was here already. Liz: He was here, yeah. I was living in Dallas. Marcus: 'Cause you said you met in Atlanta and I wasn't sure. Liz: Yeah, we had mutual friends and met that way. Both of us had, well, he had already finished his masters and he was here starting the assisted living facility. So, he started that on his own and I kind of help him here and there, but that's solely John. That's his thing. He built that up and that really allowed us to start this business debt free. Marcus: Gives you some freedom. Liz: We didn't have to borrow a dime. We did it on our own and to this day, what I have I own and if I can't afford it, I don't get it. That's our mentality with it all, but thankfully he's done well. He was more established and I was kind of in limbo with my undergrad. I was working HR in Dallas. Living the life, of course. Living downtown with all my friends and my life. I just got to the point where four years into dating, it was one of those, excuse my french, "shit or get off the pot", you know, "What are we gonna do here?" And he thought, "Why don't you just come here and go to grad school?" He was more established, of course. We were heading that direction in our relationship and so I moved to Mobile. Of all places. All my friends were like, "Oh, my God. You're moving to Mobile." Marcus: "You're moving where?" Liz: Right. But it's been the best decision. Marcus: Who's laughing now? Liz: I know. Right. Exactly. Marcus: Those suckers are all working a nine to five and you've got multiple businesses that are up and operating. Liz: Yeah, I've got my brother in town and he's recently retired and he's like, "Man, you've got a really sweet gig." I sleep in a little. I'm like, it will be 8:30 and I'm like, "Okay, let me start getting moving." And I'm here for our little lunch hour and then we can go on to the next thing. It's allowed us a lot of freedom. At the beginning, like I said, it was a grind with Balance and everything. It still is. The restaurant industry is like a monster and it will eat you alive. There's so many elements that people quite realize that are involved in running a restaurant. Not coming from a background at all of food, it was a huge learning curve. We went through all sorts of growing pains, but not the dust has settled, we've developed our processes. We have things that we bring in, like when we hire people, customer service training things, we have checklists for all types of things. The ultimate goal is to franchise and so we're setting ourselves up, basically treating this like a project. In grad school, you've got this big project that you work on when you're in business school. So, we said, "Well, let's just dissect this. Treat it just like a school project and have everything that we could possibly need to franchise this place and Lord willing, it will happen." Marcus: Yeah. Forgive me, but I think every business owner should be looking at their business in that respect. Every business is a project. I think one of the things, I keep alluding to this 'cause I'm in the midst of it people, so forgive me, but I'm in the emerging leaders program here at the chamber and the small business administration. They call that a streetwise MBA, but the biggest thing about that program is they force you to actually work on the business and not just do the business, right? So, it'd be really easy for somebody in your situation just to say, "Well, I'm just gonna work on ordering the food and I'm just gonna work on serving the customers." But you're looking at it from a much bigger picture just like we're having to look at Blue Fish in a much different picture of, "Hey, where do we wanna be in there or five years? What does that look like? What's it gonna take to get there? How do we guide ourselves into a product spaced service business?" Liz: Absolutely. Marcus: I imagine that you're having to look at, "Well, how do we set up all the processes so that we can hand this off to somebody. And that when somebody walks in it's still the same experience?" And all that stuff. Liz: Absolutely. Yeah. The thing with it and in treating it like a school project is that you never stop learning. The industries are constantly changing. You've gotta adapt or die. Really. That's just what it is. Now, with people wanting fast food, they want it fresh, they want it cheap, they want it now. You have to get with the times in this industry. Really, my biggest takeaway from this whole experience is it's like a child. You have to nurture it, it takes a village and you have to know every single rule that you have. If you're hiring somebody, you had to have already done that job. You see what I'm saying? From the beginning up. I will mop floors, I will wash dishes, I will package food, I will chop chicken, everything. Marcus: You have to know what's involved. Liz: Right. To be able to tell somebody, "Well, this is how you're supposed to do it." And to develop the process say, "This is the most efficient way to do it." Because you've trial and errored the whole thing. Marcus: It's funny because here at Blue Fish, with the exception of video editing, there's not a job that I haven't done here. Liz: Yeah. Marcus: When I hire people, I can speak their language even though they're skilled in their roles. I can speak their language because I've already done all of those things. Liz: Yeah. Marcus: But I also, I go back to one of the very first jobs that I had was, I worked in a bagel bakery in Washington D.C. I will never forget that the guy, he was the main manager of the bagel shop. And he literally, I was mopping the floor one day and he was like, "No, that's not how you do it." And he showed me the right way to mop a floor. When you're in a bakery or in a restaurant situation where a lot of stuff gets thrown on the floor, the right action can really make the difference between just pushing stuff around on the floor and actually making things cleaner. It just blew me away that, here's this man who ... I think he had military background, too. So, there was probably some of that coming through. But it was like, I never forgot that, that he knew the right way to mop a floor. Anyway, I recognize what you're saying and when you're in that position you have to know all those different skill sets so that you can train somebody else up in that situation. Liz: Absolutely. Marcus: All right. Question number two. Twenty minutes in. What was your first job? Liz: Okay, I was a lifeguard. I'm a strong swimmer. It's my favorite thing to do. I started life guarding and teaching little kids how to swim when I was a junior in high school. It was an awesome summer job. It paid well. I had a tan. Marcus: Yeah. Liz: I did it with all my friends. Marcus: You're not flipping burgers, for sure. Liz: Right, yeah. It was cool. We worked at the city pool. I was the slide girl so I was up at the top like, "Go. Go." Marcus: Yeah. Liz: That was cool. I did that for a few years. I actually did that even when I left off for college. I'd come home during the summer and do it just to make a couple extra bucks. Marcus: Where there any lessons from that first job that you still remember, to this day? I told you about my mop experience. Liz: Oh, gosh. Marcus: Was there anything similar to that early on in your career? Liz: I think that just ... That's a hard question. Marcus: That's okay if there wasn't. Sometimes there's not. I can see how lifeguard to where you are today, that might be a reach 'cause you're taking care of people and stuff like that. I assume that there's some level of that. Liz: Yeah. If anything, it just instilled in me that you've gotta work hard for anything that you want. I didn't necessarily get a job when I was a junior in high school. My parents weren't pressuring me to get a job, but I like the fact of having my own money. If I wanted to go and buy a shirt or whatever, I didn't have to ask for the money to go get it. Marcus: Preston, are you listening to this? Liz: Right? It's almost like a sense of empowerment. Like, "Hey, I've done this on my own." You just feel like you're- Marcus: There's a freedom there. Liz: Right, there's a freedom there with that. No matter how tired I was from staying up until two o'clock in the morning the night before and whatnot, I knew that hey, tomorrow morning rain or shine, I'm getting up and I gotta be there. Marcus: I gotta get up. Liz: Right. I think that's really important just all around with employees. That's something that you really can't train. You can't instill that in somebody. Either they have it or they don't. I deal with employees and in the restaurant industry there's a lot of turn around and that's one of the main things of just finding somebody who is reliable and somebody who takes pride in what they do. To say, "I don't care if all I'm doing is mopping the floor, I'm gonna mop it the right way and I'm gonna be here on time to do it." There has to be some sort of pride about what you're doing and just reliability, too. Marcus: There are lessons. So, I guess the point there, when I ask that question is, if somebody is listening to this and they're in that position, because not everybody's a business owner that listens to this podcast. But if they're in that position that knowing that there are lessons to be learned in something even as menial as scrubbing a toilet or mopping a floor, that it is like you're saying, the pride that you put into that because that will carry you way into the future. It's that effort that you put forward. You may not get it right, but that fact that you're trying, it will get noticed and will carry you a long way. Liz: Yeah, absolutely. Marcus: Now, if you were talking to someone that wanted to get started in running their own business, is there one bit of wisdom that you would impart in them? Liz: Don't be afraid. When somebody says no and one door closes, because that definitely happens, keep pushing. Don't get discouraged. There's gonna be times where you're probably just going to be sitting on your living room floor crying like, "What am I getting myself into? What's really going on?" But it's just one of those ... There is a light at the end of the tunnel. It does take time. YOu're gonna have to jump through hoops and do all sorts of things coming from trying to get the money, the capital together to start your business, trying to get somebody to come in and help you, that you can trust and work well with. There's so many different things, but my main, I guess, piece of advise would be, learn your business inside and out. Be able to do every single job that way, when Tommy doesn't show up in the morning, you can jump in and not skip a beat. Marcus: Right. Liz: 'Cause that's what's gonna happen. People will let you down. But on the flip side, for every person that lets you down, you're gonna have five or six more people to come in to bring you up, and to be there for you, and to support you. But it definitely, it's good to network, get out there, talk to people, find people that you have synergy with and join forces. For example, like what we did with the crossfit gyms like, "Okay well, we'll furnish the cooler. Now, you have an extra service to offer your customers that are gonna have all these healthy meals after they work they can just take home and eat. Marcus: Yup. Liz: Then, "Hey, as an owner or coach or trainer, we'll give you everything at cost that way you can be able to help sell the food, too. You know what I tastes like. You know what it's doing for your performance, that kind of thing. Marcus: It's also helping support their mission of helping make people healthier. Liz: Right. Marcus: I would imagine ... You're out of that business now, but even doing something like offering your services of coming in and actually talking about nutrition and paleo, the diet itself and the ins and out and stuff like that would've been extremely helpful to. Liz: Yeah. Marcus: Most gym owners or box owners are gonna know that anyway 'cause paleo's really big in the crossfit world. Liz: For sure. Yeah, and I do stuff like that now. I do, with the board of health and Franklin clinic, they bring me in about once a month. There's a support group for women with heart disease and we have lunch and learns. Every time I come in, it's a different group and they always ask, "Are you a dietician or nutritionist?" And I'm like, "No, not at all." Marcus: No, because they don't really ... I don't know. I don't know if I wanna say that. I'm not saying take it out of the podcast, but I'm just saying ... I've talked to a number of physicians that usually have one credit hour that they take on nutrition and most of it is geared towards the pyramid, the food pyramid. Liz: Yeah. Right. Marcus: And we now know that that was created out of an industry that wanted to push more grains than anything and that those grains are not necessarily the best thing for us. Liz: Right. Marcus: If you look back at ... Historically speaking, if you look back at even 50 years ago when people would wake up in the morning and they would have bacon and eggs. They would have a cup of coffee and that's how they started their morning. Those people tended to be smaller as far as body mass goes and we didn't have nearly the incidents of diabetes and all the other things that are prevalent in our society nowadays. It was because we weren't shoving a piece of bread into our mouth with every meal, or worse. Donuts, I love them. Don't get me wrong I'll eat a dozen or two. When I eat them, I know that they're not good for me and that I'm basically doing damage. Liz: Right. Just think about the amount of processed food that we have just available to us at convenient stores or at grocery stores. To me, if it's not rotting, what's going on? What kind of magic powder do you have on there to have it just last forever? Marcus: Looking at you Little Debbie. Liz: I'm all about, "Hey, in moderation." Yeah, every once in a while yeah, we order pizza. We go get burgers and fries or drink beers or whatever. Enjoy life. Don't restrict yourself to that point, but at the same time be aware of what you're putting in your body and what it's doing to your body. Be an example, too, to people who have children that kind of thing. Their gonna mimic what they see. Make it a point to instill that at a young age now, where, hey, you go to the school cafeterias and you see they're feeding them junk. Marcus: Right. Liz: At least they can get a quality meal for breakfast and for dinner 'cause at school it's like, it's just a lost meal right there. There's a ton of stuff that's just processed things that are at the grocery store that we really should just do away with altogether. There's other countries that I've heard just rumors, "Oh, in Europe, Cheetos are banned. They don't even sell them." Marcus: You can't even get them. Liz: Yeah, you can't even get them. I'm like, "Why are they on every shelf here?" What's going on? Marcus: There are other options, too. Now, if you were to look to the business world, is there a person or organization, or something that motivates you that you've kinda looked to? Liz: Yeah, gosh. That's kind of a loaded question, too. At the local level, there are a lot of entrepreneurs who I admire and I just follow and that kind of thing just because I feel like there's a movement going on right now. Marcus: In Mobile, definitely. Heck yeah. Liz: In Mobile, especially here downtown. There's so many doers. There's so many movers and shakers and everybody has an idea and everybody's like, it just lights a fire up under you to see other people doing it and making it. At the local level, there's tons of them. I follow Scott Tindle a lot. I love what he does. He's been able to reinvent himself over and over. Matt Lamon is another one that I admire, what he's doing. There's so many, gosh. Marcus: Both of them have been on the podcast, too. Liz: Oh, really? Marcus: Yeah. Liz: Yeah. Super cool down to earth people. They're always willing to help. I remember when we first started Balance, Scott came in was just like, "I wanna introduce myself to you and I wanna learn about what you're doing." Marcus: Yeah. Liz: And it just meant so much that it's like, "Hey, this person who's already established is coming, taking the time to figure out ... Like, "Hey, this is a new cool idea and I wanna know more about it." Marcus: Yeah. Liz: With no agenda or anything. Marcus: Matt is really big in crossfit so, I can imagine he really took to what you all are doing. Liz: Exactly. For sure, yeah. He was a customer of ours. It's funny to just see how over the years we've all just found our own way, but still have synergy with each other. Marcus: Absolutely. Liz: It's just cool. We're all in the same age group. It's an exciting time. Marcus: Anybody else? You looked like you were getting ready to say somebody else's name. Liz: You look to people of like, of course, somebody like Oprah or somebody who built this giant empire- Marcus: Nah, it doesn't have to be. I ask the question open ended. I'm appreciative actually, that we've done ... You're our third episode today. Full disclosure, we batch record these. We record four or five in a day. The previous two also mentioned ... One of them, it was his father, but his father's a business owner, a barber. The other one was mentioning some local entrepreneurs that were already doing business in the industry that she wanted to do business in. I think that's cool that people are looking ... 'Cause I'll be honest. Growing up, I was never big into idolizing celebrities or anything like that. So, I have a really hard time with that now, too. Although, I do have a deep appreciation for freaks like Elon Musk and these guys that are just literally changing the world that we live in. At the same time, I would much rather work with other business owners in the area, geographically, or within my own industry, and look to them and see what they're doing. There's a conference for agents and owners that I went to in February and there was a guy there that he had no intentions of building a large agency and as he sat on the stage he was saying, "I've got over a hundred employees." Liz: Wow. Marcus: He probably has one of the largest agencies, and it's a digital agency. So, they're very much like what we are. I was just blown away. Three years ago, I think he said, it was eight people. Liz: Wow. Marcus: So, he went from, it was a small number, it was like eight or twelve people to over a hundred people in just a couple of years. That's the guy that I'm just like, "Holy Cow. How in the world?" Liz: Yes. Marcus: How do you scale at that level and still keep the wheels on the bus? Liz: Yeah, I've got a friend that is, he's a dentist in Dallas. Came out of dental school, worked for one year for a dentist, and came up with a concept ... In a city like Dallas, it lends itself to opulence, valet, and red carpet, and all this kind of thing. Well, he started at a company called Mint where they marketed themselves in such a way that now, he has twenty Mints and they're all over the place, all over Texas. We all started at the same time. And John and I, when we visit, we go to their house and we're like, "oh, my God." They have this super cool, they're driving a Bentley, and we're like- Marcus: 8,000 square foot house in Plano, Texas Liz: Right. Yeah. How on earth did you manage to build this that fast? What's the secret sauce? What's up? What are you doing? I guess some people just have it in them and if we can just have small takeaways from what they do- Marcus: You know what's cool? People are gonna listen to this and they're gonna say the same thing about you. Liz: Hopefully. Marcus: Yeah. All right. Are there any books, podcasts, people, or organizations that have been helpful in moving you forward? Liz: Off the top of my head, for sure, Leadership Mobile was very instrumental in moving us forward and Foy as a brand, downtown. I was a class of 2017 and it was such a diverse mix of people, but a lot of us were in downtown. This was during the process of, "Hey, Foy is gonna be opening." We were doing the construction and stuff. While I was in the class, that's when we opened Foy, and they were just so supportive. I had Todd Greer, who is another person who I just adore and follow. Marcus: He's been on the podcast. Liz: I'm sure. Marcus: Yeah. He's a good friend. Susan Shawl was in that as well. Liz: Susan, well, she wasn't in my class, but I love Susan. Love her, love her. We keep joking about we have a Susan button at Foy 'cause she comes in pretty much everyday and gets the same exact thing. Marcus: She's funny. Liz: Yeah. I love Susan. But there were a bunch of people in our class that were just super supportive. When we first opened, I remember, they all came to the grand opening. They were all sharing it on social media and most of them were people in the city like, "Hey, if you're having an issue with this permit. If you need this, call me." That's big. There's a lot of red tape involved in opening a business, especially a business in downtown Mobile. So, to have that network of people is priceless. Marcus: Yeah. Liz: That was a big organization that, for me, it helped put us on the map, for real. Marcus: Correct me if I'm wrong, 'cause a lot of people may not know what leadership Mobile is. Leadership Mobile is a program where you are meeting on a regular basis and you're also being introduced to various leaders in our community whether it be visit Mobile with all the CVV stuff, so the tours and stuff that's going on. Or people at the city, or just other leadership positions in the city. Liz: Yeah, University, at the hospital. You are meeting where the buck stops. They've got CEO's, CFO's. Marcus: Yeah, you're not meeting the person at the front door. You're meeting the person at the sea level. Liz: Yeah, and they get to tell you their story, which is always interesting. Then they get to talk about the good stuff that they're doing in the community. And you learn a lot, especially not being from Mobile, you learn the history of the city. We did a timeline at our first retreat. They do an overnight retreat out in Fairhope at Camp Beckwith and it's tons of fun. It's bonfire, we all bunk with each other, and they do this thing where they have a big ol' time line and you mark, "Okay, this is the inception of the city." So, you either were born this date or you moved here on this date. So, everybody puts a marker on when you moved here whether you left and came back. At that point, everybody gets to share their story of how they came in, what they perceived, will they stay. All things Mobile. You start to learn ... One of them, she's a city attorney, [inaudible 00:37:25]. What's her name? Marcus: It's okay. Liz: Can't think of her name. Anyway, you would think she was a historian or something. She knew everything about Mobile, but it was so cool coming from somebody who ... I didn't know much about the city, but it just opened up a whole new idea of the city. Thinking it's not a sleepy little old town. There's a lot going on here and there's a lot that has happened here. Marcus: I think as an outsider, and you can appreciate this, too, coming from Dallas. I came from D.C. One of the things that I love about this city is that the people that are doing cool things in this city are people, individuals that are just saying, "Hey, I wanna start this thing." And we're not really a city that larger brands look to. Which is kind of a bummer in some instances because it'd be nice to be able to get some clothes people and stuff like that 'cause shopping is a little bit difficult. Liz: Right. Marcus: It would be nice to have some more options there. Outside of that, it's nice because we do have small businesses that are here, that are providing services. It just makes for a different texture to the city. Liz: Absolutely. Marcus: Instead of D.C. where it's like, you've got an Olive Garden, a Maggiano's , and some other Italian place, I can't remember enough of the names. But three different choices and none of them ... Well, Maggiano's is good, but anyway, none of them are very good. Liz: Right. Marcus: But here we've got a lot of different business owners that have started restaurants. When I think of Foy, or I think of Vaughn's, or I think of Rooster's, or even El Papi, or Five, or all these different restaurants, it's like none of those are huge corporations with hundreds of locations. These are all just individuals that have started restaurants. It's just so cool to go to these places and you're always very friendly and so are all the other restaurateurs, they're always very friendly when you walk in 'cause they know the clientele is keeping them in business. Liz: Right. It's like Cheers. Marcus: Yeah, exactly. It's like where everybody knows your name. Liz: Yeah. It's funny 'cause we get a lot of people that are not from Mobile, Alabama at all. They're from all over, just coming in on the cruise ship, or coming in for a conference, or one thing or the other, 'cause we're near all the hotels. There's a common thread where they're like, number one, there's a ton of entrepreneurs. There's a lot of small business down here. It's so cool, it's just so quaint and all these things. Then they're like, "This is in Mobile?" It's like if we're just underestimated and then they come and see and it's like," [inaudible 00:40:03] pretty cool little town." Marcus: Just don't tell too many people. Liz: Right. Marcus: Not yet. Liz: Yeah, that's the thing. When they come in they're actually impressed. It's cool, I'm proud to be from here and I'm proud to, I have a business here. It's just cool all the way around from literally sourcing our ingredients locally, because we've got the perfect climate for everything as far as fresh produce is concerned. Marcus: You do get some of your stuff from- Liz: Everything. Well, all of our produce comes local. Marcus: Really? Liz: Of course, we have to outsource a lot of our specialty items like how we deal with hemp, and flax, and all- Marcus: You mean you don't get acai locally? Liz: No. We order that online and you'd be Marcus: I know. I joke because acai is actually a Brazilian fruit. I think it's very cool. I'm gonna say this, I very much love what you all are doing. I can literally like paleo pancakes is a favorite, the Thai chicken quesadilla absolutely love it, the jerk bowl is phenomenal, I love the acai bowl. I'm sitting here rattling this stuff off. I don't have a menu in front of me. Liz: I know. I'm like, "Hey." Marcus: She's like, "Hey, he knows my menu." Liz: I know. Marcus: What's the smoothie that I always get? Liz: PB and J? Marcus: No, it's the hummingbird. Liz: Oh, yeah. The hummingbird. Marcus: The hummingbird. See? Even the smoothie. No joke, give them a shot. Tell people where they can find you. Liz: On all social media outlets, we're at Foy Super foods. Foy is an acronym for the Fountain of Youth and we call ourselves the super food café. We of course, take pride in all of our ingredients. We have an open concept so you can see our kitchen, see all the stuff that we're using and putting out. We're in Bienville Square right on Dauphin Street. It's 119 Dauphin in the old Tom McCann building which I've heard was a shoe store that everybody used to shop at back in the day. Marcus: That's too cool. I did not know that. Yeah, that is cool. Liz: Yeah. Yeah, hopefully Foy number two will be right around the corner. We're looking and in negotiation for a couple different spots right now. Marcus: In general, you don't have to say exactly but in general, can you say where that might go? Liz: Yeah, definitely Airport Boulevard. Somewhere with a lot of traffic. Marcus: Over in that direction. Liz: Not too far west, but pretty central to make it easier for people to get to us. Definitely gonna have ample parking. We're shooting for a drive-through and we're trying to step it up a little bit because that's a lot of the feedback that we get from our customers now. Marcus: Nice. Liz: It's like, "Oh, my gosh. I would eat at Foy so much more if I could find a place to park." Marcus: Yeah, there's no parking down where you're at right now. Liz: Exactly, yeah. Marcus: But honestly, with as busy as you are normally when we go in, I don't know that you could handle ... 'Cause that is a true testament. You guys are always busy when I go in there. Liz: Yeah, busting out at the seams of the little place. We've got 1600 square feet and we've added some outdoor seating, but we're rocking and rolling. Marcus: If it's raining or cold outside. Liz: Well, that too. Yeah. When it rains, which is pretty much every day here. Marcus: Well, I wanna thank you again for coming on the podcast. Wrap up any final thoughts or comments you'd like to share? Liz: Well, just pretty much of course, I'm honored that you asked me to come here and share some of my stories. Marcus: I'm glad we did. I had no idea. Liz: Yeah. Of course, we love seeing you guys. I know you guys come in all the time and definitely just appreciate the love and I love what you guys are doing. Any way that we can help each other out, I'm all about it. Marcus: Yeah, absolutely. Liz: It's interesting to learn, even too, your background. I saw your face. I'm like, "He's got the olive skin." You've got this look and I was wondering are you from here? But it's cool to just find different people. Especially, of Latin decent here in the city. Marcus: Yeah, yeah. 'cause there's not that many. Liz: No, no there aren't many. Marcus: Not like Dallas or Laredo. Liz: Right. Yeah, Laredo, for anybody who doesn't know, is like little Mexico. Marcus: Yeah, I was gonna say- Liz: You can't even go to McDonald's and order in english. Nobody speaks english. Marcus: Right, yeah. "Hola, Buenos Dias." Liz: Right. Marcus: Well Liz, I appreciate your willingness to sit with me and share your journey as a business owner and entrepreneur. It's been great talking with you. Liz: Cool, thanks a lot.
Today's episode is with Isaac and Tim's uncle Richard Ullo. Uncle Rich is a pastor in Spanish Fort, Alabama and a member of the Patriot Guard Riders. We talk about how the Patriot Guard does things to honor and help veterans around the country. We also talk about how depression, anxiety and suicide hit our family hard a couple years ago and what we learned in the process. Enjoy! Get your Continue Discipleship Workbook: https://strivingtogether.com/products/Continue.html Use coupon code continue10 at checkout. Support the Show: Get $30 off your first week with Blue Apron: https://goo.gl/hfJSbD Get 10% off at SpreezaBox (code INGRAM10): https://goo.gl/RYxD1s Follow Us On Social Media: FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/RCMpodcasthttps://goo.gl/eVI50O Twitter and Instagram: @rcmpodcast eMail: realchristianmanliness@gmail.com
So, there we were. In the middle of an opening of trees, surrounded by gravestones; all of which date back to the 1800s. Equipped with the latest investigative equipment, we set forth on a journey that would last us…a night.... Continue Reading →
From an archaeological dig at the site of a 16th century Spanish fort, to new research into a historic photo from the Gettysburg Address, to a laser helping conservators protect and preserve works of art, producer Frank Graff shares some of his favorite NC Science Now stories from 2013.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hxfy8oHtxXk&list=UUbH1aq5ZyQsghyjEWfDgQNQ Show Log Episode 149, July 7, 2014 Summer 2014 Fan Hangout using http://zoom.us/ 0:00:58 Show opening followed by black screen. 0:02:12 Dan (with a bird on his shoulder) and George begin. 0:04:13 Going around the Horn: Amy Snively, L.A., Calif. http://www.amysnively.com/ Anthony Gettig, Laurium, Michigan. http://www.gettig.net/ Conrad the Bird (with Dan Lenard) in Buffalo, N.Y. Steve Tardio, NYC to be. http://www.stevetardio.com/ Dave Smith, Henderson, NV. https://www.facebook.com/VegasVOguy Diana Birdsell, Huntington Beach, Calif. https://www.facebook.com/diana.p.birdsall?fref=ts&ref=br_tf Edward Waldorf, Spanish Fort, Alabama. https://www.facebook.com/ewaldorph?fref=ts J.S. Gilbert, South San Francisco, Calif. http://jsgilbert.com/ Bill Lord, Alexandria, Va. http://www.nothingrhymeswithorange.us/ Scott Chambers, Birmingham, Ala. http://www.scottchambersvo.com/ Shelley Avellino, Albuquerque, N.M. http://www.shelleyavellino.com/ Steven Gonzales, Baton Rouge, La. http://stevengonzalesvo.com/ Ted Mcaleer, Sevilla, Spain. http://www.voiceoveruniverse.com/profile/TedMcaleer Larry Hudson, L.A., Calif. http://www.larryhudsonvo.com/ Andy Coffman, http://www.topvoiceover.com/ Jerry Reed, Syracuse, N.Y. http://jerryreed.com/ 0:14:15 The “Brady Bunch” view 0:14:47 Break 0:16:06 They're ALL back. Welcome to Lee Pinney, Costa Mesa, Calif. https://www.linkedin.com/pub/lee-pinney/9/892/603 0:17:19 Amy Snively makes an announcement. EWABS fans can get $25 off registration. The code is EWABS. You'll get an additional code to promote FaffCamp to your associates. They'll get $25 their registrations and you'll get $25 off for each person you sign up, up to $350 off. Go to http://faffcamp.com/ Amy explains FaffCamp. There are two tracks, “starting smart” and “working pro.” The agenda is set before the event, so presentations can get honed; planned but not canned. Registration goes from $375 to $449 on July 12. You can take up to six months to pay. 0:26:43 Larry Hudson asks a question: He's set up and working, but doesn't have a pre-amp. What's the difference if you spend $400-500 on a pre-amp. 0:27:27 George has clients who do just fine without a pre-amp and just plugging into a Mackey board http://www.mackie.com/products/digital_recording/index.html. That's all you need if you're doing all your processing. Things get more interesting if you're using ISDN. It comes down to subtle differences. 0:28:50 J.S. comments. Now there are more products on the market that work well. For gaming, where audio gets heavily processed, there's a huge difference when you use a high-end pre-amp for when the audio starts to have issues. Game voicers use high-end gear. You can also shorten a file without getting artifact-ing at a higher level. For the average or above-average, it may not come into to play. 0:32:02 J.S. has expensive gear because he can and he likes using it. 0:32:16 Dan comments that if you don't know what something does, you probably don't need it. Dan uses a pre-amp for the EWABS show, but for recording, he doesn't for the sake of keeping the audio chain simpler. Most people can't tell the difference. 0:34:30 Ted says “you want it warm.” It often means tubes. What makes the warm audio warm? 0:35:14 The Warm Audio brand gets discussed. http://www.warmaudio.com/ George talks about ribbon mics. Transformers add “warmth.” 0:36:10 Steve uses the Apogee mic. He wants tips for auditioning in hotel rooms. Dan says grab the quilt, go into the closet and cover yourself. 0:37:40 J.S. says to put all your clothes into the closet, use the suitcase as a table. 0:38:19 George says it's all about “damping” and reverberation issues. Use the luggage rack and put it on the room desk. 0:39:15 Scott talks about the “Eyeball.” He uses it with the VO 1A mic. 0:39:55 Debbie Irwin, NYC, joined the group. http://www.debbieirwin.com/index.htm 0:40:30 Shelley asks about agents sending different formats, some long, some short. 0:41:20 Debbie says in her experience if it comes from an agent, they want the entire thing recorded. 0:42:05 Larry comments. If it's exceedingly long, he'll ask the agent. He'll mix up the paragraphs and not read from the top. He'll read 1-2-3 as 2-3-1. 0:43:12 J.S. has a different experience. He did the whole thing and they did a “lift-off” of it. They just used the audition rather than recording the piece yet again. He feels that if you need a watermark, you shouldn't work for that company. There are lots of reasons why he'd want to hear the whole thing. 0:45:57 Break 0:50:02 They're backbackback. 0:50:47 Diana Birdsell has gotten comments from clients who say her audio sounds “overprocessed.” She uses TwistedWave, normalizes to -3, declicks, and runs an effects stack. George responds. He says it's a good sign that they know what they're doing and bothered to tell her. It sounds too compressed. George she could go in an uncheck the Limiter. And if it's still a problem, uncheck the Dynamics Processor. 0:53:10 George appreciates the feedback, it's important for him to hear when the stacks don't work as intended. 0:54:51 Dan says everybody is different and hearing it differently. The whole point of the stack is to make it better to sound good in a crappy setting. 0:55:31 Diana is new to the 416. She's gotten a random echo happening. Dan and George both think the Declicker is creating the problem. But she hears the issue before she processes. They invite her to drop a sample in Dan's “specimen cup” at http://www.homevoiceoverstudio.com/, about halfway down the page. 0:56:57 Larry asks what she's wearing. He points out his 416 picks up fabric movement. 0:57:49 Susan joins. No camera. She wonders about backups and storage. Where should she get backup gear? Dan talks about hard drives and the cloud, having 2-3 copies. 1:00:08 Anthony is a huge believer in Dept. of Redundancy Dept. He likes CrashPlan, DropBox, Carbonite, or Box.com. His wireless router died and he bought a NetGear N600, which has a USB port. You can plug a drive into it to create a home network. 1:01:50 George says there are some issues, but a Mac Airport Extreme has a port, too. You can backup at a friend's house. 1:02:54 Steve Gonzalez uses SSD's, solid state discs. He works off of them as they're quicker. George says they're expensive per gigabyte. You buy them for performance (speed) and use hard drives for off-line storage. George has all his stuff in the cloud. 1:05:05 J.S. Everyone should consider using one as a “boot drive.” He recounts his backup gear. 1:07:11 Jerry describes his backup setup. George says his system needs discipline. 1:08:23 J.S. says you can use your own FTP. Dan says the bottom line is back up in several places. 1:09:29 Break 1:10:31 They're back. And they talk about Harlan Hogan's http://voiceoveressentials.com/ Harlan knows VO. “He's been doing longer than all of our combined ages,” Dan said. 1:13:20 Thanks to Edge Studio, http://www.edgestudio.com/. The 4th weekend in August, there's a Poker Classic to raise money for the LaFontaine lab. 1:14:17 Shelley asks if anyone from Edge is going to FaffCon? George thought David, the owner is going. 1:15:58 Walt gets harassed. Dan asks him to talk about his Studio Suit. He has it strung like curtains. He rolls them out when he needs them. And they're all angled, there's no parallel surfaces. 1:18:20 Gray in Asia asked about difference between a mixer and an interface. George explains they're apples and oranges. In most cases, a mixer is useful for VO unless you're re-routing audio. Some mixers have interfaces built in. 1:22:14 Around the Horn for plugs 1:22:27 Anthony: http://www.myaudioeditor.com/ 1:23:05 Dave Smith. The iPad Air vs Mini? George: it comes down to how many pixels on the screen. 1:24:10 Debbie Irwin. 1:24:29 Edward. No plugs, his website is under construction. 1:25:12 J.S. Faux Vegas. 1:25:40 Larry: in Sept. he's doing a webinar with John Florian for new VO's. He's got some Audacity training planned, too. Click on VO Heaven tab at his website for more. 1:26:26 Scott plugged his site. 1:26:37 Shelley: She's been doing a large, interactive website. “Tales of Gigi” for a client in Bulgaria. http://www.taleswithgigi.com/ 1:27:26 Steve Gonzalez: StevenGonzalesVO.com 1:27:49 Steve Tardio—now has an extra blanket from housekeeping. He's just finished another kid's science book, called “Alien in My Pocket.” 1:28:52 Dan: if you get a chance to see the documentary he narrates: “J Street Challenge.” http://thejstreetchallenge.com/ 1:29:43 Thanks to donors! Use the donation link at EWABS.com. Clickers! Get your clickers! 1:30:33 Congratulations to Rebecca Davis again for getting the Don LaFontaine Spirit Award. 1:30:50 EWABS Essentials are growing at the YouTube Channel. (www.youtube.com/ewabsshow) 1:31:25 Bob Merkel from VoiceZam will be next week's guest. The program has been updated! 1:31:40 Thanks to wives and staff. 1:32:15 Thanks to zoom.us. 1:32:30 Thanks to Kathy Curriden and the volunteer staff. 1:33:25 Ella joins the group. 1:33:34 Sign off by the whole group. 1:34:13 End of show.
From an archaeological dig at the site of a 16th century Spanish fort, to new research into a historic photo from the Gettysburg Address, to a laser helping conservators protect and preserve works of art, producer Frank Graff shares some of his favorite NC Science Now stories from 2013.
From an archaeological dig at the site of a 16th century Spanish fort, to new research into a historic photo from the Gettysburg Address, to a laser helping conservators protect and preserve works of art, producer Frank Graff shares some of his favorite NC Science Now stories from 2013.
From an archaeological dig at the site of a 16th century Spanish fort, to new research into a historic photo from the Gettysburg Address, to a laser helping conservators protect and preserve works of art, producer Frank Graff shares some of his favorite NC Science Now stories from 2013.
From an archaeological dig at the site of a 16th century Spanish fort, to new research into a historic photo from the Gettysburg Address, to a laser helping conservators protect and preserve works of art, producer Frank Graff shares some of his favorite NC Science Now stories from 2013.
Archaeologists from Warren Wilson College study the remains of a Spanish fort found in NC. The NCSU Garage Lab helps aspiring entrepreneurs build their businesses. And Patrick Reid talks about TigerSwan's Guardian Angel Project.
Echoes Of Laughter - Episode# 001 10/10/2010 - Ponchartrain Beach Amusement Park, New Orleans, Louisiana Welcome to Echoes Of Laughter Introductory Show. This is T. Mic and I will be your host on our journey through history as we explore the amusement & theme parks of yesterday. This will be a monthly podcast and will feature interviews and discussions with individuals intimately involved with these attractions and the people that enjoyed them. We’ll travel back in time to the heyday of these parks and emurse you in the experience of visiting these parks in a way that you will never have the opportunity to do physically today. On this episode we’ll visit the Pontchartrain Beach Amusement Park. Once located on the shores of Lake Pontchartrain in New Orleans, Louisiana. We’ll feature interviews with John DeMajo and Mike Loisel. Mr. DeMajo is a retired engineer and lived within viewing distance of the park for several decades and was a frequent visitor to the park. He shares with us his many experiences with “The Beach” from the 1940’s until the closing of the legendary park and some of the more technical aspects of the park from inside sources as well as his own knowledge as an engineer. Mike Loisel experienced the park many times as a child and teen in the later years leading to the parks closing as well. He shares with us some of his more memorable experiences as well as some insights on how todays youth could benefit from experiencing life from the way it used to be done vs. living life through the virtual reality of video games and indoor entertainment. The year is 1832 and the original Port Pontchartrain lighthouse begins operating near the shore of Lake Pontchartrain. While this is not the “Milneburg” (often mispronounced as the “Milenburg”) lighthouse that still stands near the banks of the lake at the end of Elysian Fields Avenue on the current grounds of the UNO Technology Park, it is the beginning of a series of events that led to the creation on the beloved, and sorely missed Pontchartrain Beach Amusement Park. As mentioned, the current lighthouse that still stands as a lone sentinel and icon for “the Beach” was actually constructed in 1855 and was actually located several hundred feet out in the lake itself along with the caretakers home and another structure built on pylons and shined until 1929. It was located in Milneburg, a once popular early resort area on the lake at the terminus of the Ponchartrain Railroad line often referred to as the “Smokey Mary”. The “Smokey Mary” also provided access to the many camps that dotted the shoreline as well as the hotels, restaurants, roadhouses, shooting galleries, bathing facilities and fishing piers. It has been said that it was at Milneburg’s dance halls and bars that much of New Orleans’ early jazz was first heard. During the depression in the late 1920’s and early 30’s the WPA (the Works Progress Administration) launched an ambitious project to reclaim almost a mile of land on the southern shores of the lake. Sand was pumped from the bottom of the lake to forma a new shoreline located behind a concrete seawall. Enter Harry Batt, Sr., businessman, showman, and entrepreneur. He sub-leased land from the original owners of Ponchartrain Beach Amusement Park, located near the old Spanish Fort at Bayou St. John and he became it’s sole proprietor during the depression in 1934. Reletively soon after the land reclaimation project was completed Harry Batt, Sr. moved the park to it’s new location at the end of Elysian Fields Avenue in 1939 and a legend was born… Ponchatrain Beach became New Orleans’, and Louisianas’ largest and most popular amusement park. It continued to grow over the years with the addition of larger and more thrilling rides and attractions . The Beach served hundreds of thousands if not millions of people over its’ 51+ years of existence under the Batt’s family ownership. Of course the people of New Orleans constantly visited “The Beach” but it was also visited and known by residents from around the state of Louisiana, the United States and from around the world. The Beach closed it’s gates forever in 1983…but it will forever live in the the hearts and minds of those who loved it so…
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