Orange Beach Increased Water Testing After 2010 Corexit Report
A 2010 WKRG report said Orange Beach officials planned additional testing after a resident's samples were reported to contain Corexit.
Oil Washed Ashore Again in Gulf Shores in August 2010
A 2010 WKRG report said oil and tar washed ashore near Gulf State Park after Gulf conditions stirred up material.
Daphne’s Roman Street Brought Its Instrumental Blend to the GCEH Jazz Fest Stage
The Daphne-bred instrumental group Roman Street played the 4:30 p.m. slot in Mobile’s Bienville Square — rain location 351 Water Street — on August 7, 2010, for the Gulf Coast…
Gulf Restoration Network’s Aaron Viles Headlined Sierra Club Meeting at 5 Rivers After the BP Spill
Less than four months after the BP Deepwater Horizon disaster began fouling Gulf waters, the Mobile Bay Group of the Sierra Club turned its August 3, 2010 meeting over to…
New Orleans Funk Legend George Porter Jr. Brought the Runnin Pardners to Moe’s in Daphne
On Friday, July 30, 2010, one of the founding fathers of funk brought his band to the Eastern Shore when George Porter Jr. and the Runnin Pardners played Moe’s Original…
Gulf Shores Surf Shops Say Business Is Cratering as Oil Spill Claims Drag On
Surf and skate retailers along the Alabama and Florida Panhandle coast say the BP oil spill has gutted their busiest season of the year, and that a slow, confusing claims…
Filmmaker and Gulf Shores Police Give Conflicting Accounts of Beach Confrontation
A filmmaker and the Gulf Shores Police Department are offering sharply different accounts of an encounter that unfolded on the city’s public beach as officers and paramedics responded to a…
Manci’s Antique Club: Daphne’s Beloved Watering Hole That Isn’t an Antique Store
First-time visitors to Manci’s Antique Club in Daphne sometimes arrive expecting a shop full of furniture and collectibles. What they find instead is one of the Eastern Shore’s most enduring…
Gulf Shores Couple Sues BrettRobinson Over Offer to Help With BP Oil Spill Claims
A Mobile County couple has filed a lawsuit against BrettRobinson, a Gulf Shores-based real estate company, over its offer to help rental property owners submit claims for lost income tied…
Sea Stand Recruits Volunteer Performers for Free Gulf Coast Concerts After Oil Spill
As the Deepwater Horizon oil spill continued to threaten Alabama’s coastline in the summer of 2010, a grassroots effort called Sea Stand began recruiting musicians, comedians, and other performers to…