Culture & Community
Impact and Give Back | Adrian “Goose” Johnson
Sudden, untimely death is always a tragedy and an incredibly heavy loss—especially in the cases where those lost are young and in the place where life should have been just beginning. That was the case for Adrian “Goose” Johnson, who was killed in a car accident on...
Belle Maison | The Bay House
When it was built in 2006, this waterfront home in Fairhope comprised 1980 square feet and eight rooms, fitting in a great deal of usage into less space than one might expect from gazing at the outside. Nearly 20 years later, the house has had some updates—both inside...
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Black House/White House -Liesel Schmidt They say that not everything is black and white. But in the case of the Little home in the Verandas subdivision of Fairhope, it’s all black and white. The classic modern farmhouse stands one-story high, clad with...
Belle Maison | The White House
The White House -Liesel Schmidt There’s not quite one defined style for the white brick house in Fairhope where Michele and Michael Strength live. Instead, it’s a fusion of Dutch Cape, modern, and Spanish revival, all somehow married together in a way that makes sense...
Impact and Give Back | The Berry Strong Foundation
Finding Strength -Liesel Schmidt Cancer is a diagnosis that’s devastating at any age, but even more so when that diagnosis is being given to a child. Childhood is a time that should be filled with hope and joy, with laughter and innocence, with learning and exploring...
Belle Maison | At Home on the Bay
At Home on the Bay -Liesel Schmidt There’s a distinct feeling of escapism in the home that Robert and Renee Burroughs own in Orange Beach. It's a sense of grandeur that fits the Mediterranean architecture, which is surrounded by lush tropical plants and a landscape to...
Belle Maison | A Southern Sanctuary
With a moniker like “The Estate,” the Smeraglia family property sets up the expectation of grandeur—and grand, it is. Originally built in the late 1990’s, the main house boasts 4700 square feet sitting on 6.5 acres of picturesque landscape that is the embodiment of...
Belle Maison | A Cottage with a View
A Cottage with a View -Liesel Schmidt For most, the words “beach condo” conjure images of multi-story buildings with cookie-cutter units stacked side-by-side and on top of one another, all facing some glittering beach with neighboring buildings whose similar aesthetic...
Impact and Give Back | HOPE Blooms
Blooms and Blessings -Liesel Schmidt Personal experience is often the greatest motivator, the greatest WHY behind a mission. For Leslie Presson, the experience of going through cancer and finding herself surrounded by love and support as she faced her battle...
Belle Maison | The Morel Family
This is Home -Liesel Schmidt With its white stucco and brick façade, the home that Patrick and Amanda Morel own in Fairhope is a nod to French Provincial construction, a modern take on classic design that stands proudly amid immaculately manicured landscaping. Bronze...
Impact & Give Back | Impact 100
The Impact of Giving -Liesel Schmidt So much of our culture has changed for women in the past century, giving us rights that were once only bestowed upon men: the right to vote, the right to own property, the right to higher pay, and even the ability to own our own...