BJ’s Wholesale Foley Gas Station Now Open, With $2-a-Gallon Member Day Sept. 23
BJ's Wholesale Club has opened its fuel station on Palm Beach Way in Foley ahead of its club store, and members can buy regular gasoline for $2 a gallon on…
Two Course Openings and a Wave of Renovations Are Reshaping Golf in Mobile and Baldwin Counties
Cypress Creek opens Sept. 23 and Longleaf Golf Club follows Oct. 3, joining TimberCreek, Heron Lakes, Azalea City and Quail Creek among area courses undergoing significant renovation work.
Reid State Breaks Ground on Submarine Trades Training as the Navy Projects a Need for 140,000 Workers
Reid State Community College in Evergreen has launched its portion of a $30 million U.S. Navy Submarine Industrial Base initiative awarded to four Alabama Community College System schools, adding shipfitting…
Five Chefs, Four Courses and a Closed Street: The Chicago Street Supper Club Returns to Downtown Foley
The South Baldwin Chamber of Commerce has announced the five chefs leading each course of the Chicago Street Supper Club in downtown Foley, with the menu and date still to…
Foley Wins Two Main Street Alabama Awards for a $525,000 Streetscape and a Workshop Series That Provided Childcare
Foley Main Street and the City of Foley received Awards of Excellence at Main Street Alabama's 13th annual banquet for the East Jessamine Street Improvement Project and the Downtown Forward:…
Culver’s Opens on Highway 181 in Fairhope With a Labor Day Grand Opening
Culver's opened its new Fairhope location at 22147 Highway 181 in the Planter's Pointe Shopping Center on Labor Day morning. Co-owners Matt Koon and Curtis Herbig run the restaurant, with…
Inside a Fairhope Piggly Wiggly, a Lebanese Grocer Is Running a Counter Called The International Goat
James Tarabay, who spent 40 years running an international market in Pensacola, now operates The International Goat inside the Piggly Wiggly at 100 Plantation Pointe in Fairhope, selling feta dips,…
Page & Palette Turns 60 as the South’s Oldest Continuously Family-Owned Independent Bookstore
Page & Palette in downtown Fairhope is marking its 60th anniversary, 53 of those years in owner Karin Wilson's family. The store is building a literary walk honoring Fairhope authors…
An Atmore Trucker Spends $3,000 a Week on Fuel Before He Makes a Dollar
Independent driver Woody Daw of Majestic Manor Trucking in Atmore says diesel near $6 a gallon has him barely breaking even. Analysts warn record diesel prices push costs through the…
Clarke County Approves a $17.66 Million Budget With a 3 Percent Merit Raise for Employees
The Clarke County Commission approved a fiscal year 2027 budget of $17,662,126, including $8.6 million in the general fund and just over $4 million for law enforcement. Commissioners also authorized…