Fourth of July Fireworks Rules Vary Across Coastal Alabama
Fire officials across Mobile and Baldwin counties are reminding residents that fireworks rules differ sharply from city to city ahead of the Fourth.
Surveys Show Broad Support as Gulf Shores Nears Vote on Hangout Fest Permit
With a June 30 vote approaching on a five-year Hangout Music Fest permit, Gulf Shores officials heard survey results and public testimony showing broad support for the beachfront festival.
Book Signing, Classic Car Show and Art Festival Fill Free Weekend on Dauphin Island
A book signing, classic car show and nature art festival bring free family fun to Dauphin Island over an early June weekend.
Eric Erdman Turns Everyday Chaos Into Songs and Stories on Mobile Stages
Mobile singer-songwriter Eric Erdman has built a reputation as one of the Gulf Coast’s most engaging live performers, a frontman who treats every set like a conversation with old friends.…
Orange Beach Developer Peter Gounares Enters First District Race Again
Orange Beach developer Peter Gounares announced another Republican primary challenge for Alabama’s First Congressional District, pledging a focus on jobs and on resolving lingering damage from the Gulf oil spill.
Foley Man Convicted of Stealing Crab Traps From Baldwin Fishermen
A Foley man faced up to 10 years in prison after a Baldwin County jury convicted him of stealing crab traps from commercial fishermen, a case prosecutors said struck at…
National Shrimp Festival 2011: Fine Artists Steal the Show in Gulf Shores
The Annual National Shrimp Festival drew its usual crowds of locals and winter visitors to Gulf Shores in mid-October 2011, with boardwalk food vendors and steel-drum stages flanking the event’s…
Hangout Fest 2011 Delivers on the Beach: Early Impressions From Gulf Shores
GULF SHORES, Ala. — As the second annual Hangout Music Festival wound down its final day on the white sand of Gulf Shores, one verdict was already clear among the…
BP to Invest $16 Million in Coastal Alabama Tourism Recovery After Oil Spill
In April 2011, Governor Robert Bentley announced that BP would spend $16 million over two years on tourism promotion projects in coastal Alabama, marking a significant step in the region’s…
Mobile Police Ask LoDa Project to Halt Cathedral Square Feedings
MOBILE, Ala. — WALA Fox-10 is reporting that Mobile police have asked the LoDa Project to stop serving free meals to homeless people in Cathedral Square, a pocket park in…