Stormy Memorial Day Forecast Looms Over Gulf Shores Beach Plans
Tropical weather brewing in the Gulf could put a damper on Memorial Day weekend plans for the hundreds of thousands of visitors who traditionally crowd Alabama’s beaches — but Gulf…
Double Red Flags Keep Swimmers Out of the Water in Gulf Shores as Hurricane Francine Churns Offshore
Double red flags closed the water at Gulf Shores beaches this week as Hurricane Francine stirred up dangerous surf and rip currents, with police patrolling to keep swimmers out of…
Gulf Shores named among National Geographic’s most wheelchair-friendly beaches
National Geographic has named Gulf Shores and Pensacola Beach among the top five most wheelchair-friendly beaches in the United States, a recognition that puts two Gulf Coast destinations in the…
Tropical Storm Barry Extended One Mobile Cruise and Cut Another Short
Tropical Storm Barry left its mark on Mobile’s cruise schedule in mid-July 2019, delaying one Carnival Fantasy sailing by a full day and trimming another by 24 hours as the…
Mobile Vacationers Ride Out Category 5 Hurricane Irma on Antigua
Two couples from Mobile spent their Caribbean vacation hunkered down inside a resort as Hurricane Irma — then the strongest hurricane ever recorded in the Atlantic — hammered the island…
Gulf Shores, Orange Beach on Pace for Another Record Tourism Summer
Strong Labor Day bookings and rising tax collections point to a fourth straight record tourism summer for Alabama's Gulf Coast.