Fairhope is a cozy 12 square mile hamlet in Baldwin County, Alabama on the eastern shoreline of…read moreMobile Bay with a population of 22,477 and is rated as one of the best places to live in Alabama. It was also cited as one of the top retirement destinations by "Where to Retire,'' magazine. Fairhope is known for its lovely parks, festivals, and its panoramic views of the Bay, shops, boutiques, cafes, art galleries, gift shops, and seafood restaurants. One of those seafood restaurants is my favorite "Sunset Pointe" but my overall favorite is Gambino's, with excellent Italian fare, while Panini Pete's and there's certainly a lot of great locally owned and operated food choices and it's also home to the popular Fairhope Brewing Company. They have lots of indoor and outdoor events with an art gallery, film festival, golf course, Bald Eagle Bash, Yacht Club and much more. This weekend (3/18/22) they're about to celebrate the Fairhope Arts and Crafts Festival, and the Fairhope Beach and Park is popular for swimming, its views, and relaxing on picturesque Mobile Bay. I would be remiss if I didn't mention The Grand Hotel Golf Resort & Spa, situated on the Bay on 550 acres that's a hidden jewel, rich with tradition for 170 years, it's quite special indeed. Bottom line: Fairhope is quaint and charming with a feeling of living in a small town. https://www.fairhopeal.gov/

A1 day one! The A shift officer Took a potentially terrible night and made it somewhat bearable…read morethank you for your service and the best mug shot anybody could ask for... PS show up to court especially... for an expired tag because failure to appear is real (I clearly didn't understand the assignment)

Everyone dreads going to the DMV, but it is actually not bad, at least in my experiences. I…read moreoriginally went in this past Friday to register a new vehicle. I was given a number and took a seat to wait my turn. I waited less than 10 minutes before my number was called. The lady at the window was very nice, even when one of the papers I needed to register the vehicle was not in the envelope sent from the dealership. Instead of telling me to get it and come back, which is what I expected, she took it upon herself to go call the dealership and talk to someone and have them fax her what she needed. Since I had expressed an interest in wanting a personalized tag, she gave me the binder with all the specialty tags to look at and decide on one while I waited for the missing paper to be faxed over. Unfortunately, the dealership was very busy and couldn't get to it before I had to leave to pick up my kids from school, so I got my papers back and told her I'd come back on my next off day, which was today. Today, my wait time was again under 10 minutes. The gentleman at the window was very nice and got me taken care of quickly. He got me all set up with my personalized tag, and gave me a temporary tag to use in the meantime until the metal tag came in the mail. Overall, excellent experience both days. Not sure why people dread the DMV. I don't mind it a bit.

What a gem. At first I thought it was just a take out but realized there was a sit down cafe side…read more Very friendly employees. Beautiful view as it is located right on the beach. You have a choice to either sit on the decking or right on the sand. Excellent food. We had breakfast and it was perfection!

A team that is dedicated to the community. They understand there is power in unity. By bringing…read morebusiness owners together, they open dialogue that contributes to success.

Very nice and knowledgeable people with tons of local information. Next door is the tourist center…read more Every few months I stop in and get maps, guides and events information when guests are expected. Sign the guest book and have a short pleasant conversation with the folks there. There are actually a few benches under the trees to rest and read the new bounty. When this was first built we all called it the Lookout for the great views. The trees have grown, which is good. Now it is more of a haven from the rat race.

Service was fast and the associate was both fast and friendly. As far as post offices go, it was a…read morepleasant visit all around. I would go out of my way to come to this post office again.

Super nice staff here! It moves faster than some locations. This is my usual drop off and…read morestamp/supply pick up spot.

This is our local library, just blocks away from our home and we are thrilled to have it!…read more It's a nicely appointedted and well run library with a very professional, friendly and helpful staff that know their stuff. I had a good feeling about this place when I first saw the big statue of a frog reading a book outside with benches for reading outdoors. Inside it is well organized with whole sections for kids and individual rooms for audio, including lots of CD's and audiobooks and other library functions open to the public. The library offers access to their full catalog as well as to assistance with technology research and a host of special programs, including story time for children. Additional resources are available online through ebooks and streaming videos with your library card.  Over 34, 000 movies and documentaries as well as the Great Course is available there.  They are even offering Zoom talks!   With COVID protocols the library is now open Mon - Fri 10am - 6pm with social distancing with a building capacity is of 50. There are 4 computers available in the computer lab, test proctoring is available by appointment. Book drop is open and available at the back of the building. and you can call ahead at (251-968-1176) if you prefer take-out service. Meeting room, notary service, and on-site programming not available at this time. A cool service is their free Wi-Fi which is available 24/7 eve after hours, you can access this service from their parking lot! They will scan documents to your email free of charge and printing services are available from the computer lab and photo copying is available at 15¢ per page. Bottom line: We love to get our books at the library and sometimes just hang out and this is a great place for both. Check it out!!

Ok, so no one gets too excited about going to the library, but the employees here are SO nice…read more As a visitor to the GS area, I needed to print some documents. I have a library card to MY public library, but it was 15 hours north. No worries. I asked for help and they delivered. They assigned me a temporary computer password, I logged in, set up the print job and they printed it for me. I paid for my prints and I was on my way. They were SO NICE! Sadly, I would probably not get this kind of customer service at my home library. They need to take some lessons on customer service from TBNPB.

I visit with my young granddaughter every week. The staff is always friendly and helpful.read more

My family and I come to this library regularly all the way from Elberta because they have a better…read moreselection of books, dvds, children's books, and audiobooks than the Foley library, Elberta library and Lillian libraries combined. It's worth the hike for us because we are regular library users, being home schoolers. I've found this library to be the best of those I've visited in the county, and I'm something of a library connoisseur, though I admit I haven't visited them all yet. Btw as for the other reviews: Just because someone liked "the cute little red haired librarian" is not a reason to give a review. IMHO.

This is a small library , pretty much like the one in the town i grew up.. It is packed with books…read moreand has two floors .. On the second floor are rooms where they have crafts and other meetings.. I have been to the craft classes and they are wonderful and the librarian who teaches them is awesome ..She is so helpful, friendly and makes the classes a fun time.. They have a dept that helps you with tracing your ancestry and I need to fill those papers out again .. You can renew your books online and reserve books.. By the return book window there is a memorial garden where people who paint rocks can place them in memory of loved ones.. It is really a cool idea and lots of rocks there.. I paint rocks so a few of mine are there.. They also have a lot of videos and cds and a cute childrens section.. Five stars I love this library

We like this library a lot. It's got a decent sized children's section, a large collection of dvds,…read moreaudiobooks, and a large selection of books on the second floor - don't miss that! They also have meeting rooms and a large variety of activities. It's kind of sad that they had to cut back hours, so some days of the week they open later. But Such is the state of our world now. The librarians are helpful and it's nice that you can check out your own books without waiting in line. Four stars.

Officer Hicks was wonderful today with my son! He got his permit and he had to take the test…read moretwice. She took the time to go over the answers he got wrong and made him feel at ease. We were in and out (made an appointment) in no time!

Yeah there's some waiting but when it's your turn you get help with every question you have,…read moreservice you need and you're on your way in short order.