Mobile Planning Commission Rejects Sea Pines Mobile Home Park Rezoning Request
The Mobile Planning Commission voted 9-0 to deny a rezoning request that could have let Sea Pines Mobile Home Park add hundreds of new homes off Dauphin Island Parkway.
After Fairhope Meeting, Mobile Baykeeper Pushes Baldwin County to Rein In Data Centers and Solar Farms
Mobile Baykeeper presented its Baldwin County smart growth recommendations at a Fairhope meeting this week, pressing for tighter rules on solar farms and data centers as the county's rapid growth…
Baldwin County Will Lay Out a Decade of Road, Intersection and Bridge Plans at a Robertsdale Public Meeting
The Baldwin County Commission will present a proposed 10-year roadway connectivity plan, a 45-intersection improvement program, bridge replacement schedules and land use revisions at a public Road and Bridge Meeting…
Congressman Shomari Figures Says Federal Government Shortchanged the Mobile River Bridge
As Alabama Republicans credited the White House for moving the I-10 bridge forward, Mobile's congressman argued the federal government has given the project far less direct funding than a project…
Third Restaurant Fails at the Alabama Gulf Coast Zoo as Safari & Vine Closes Mid-Season
Safari & Vine, the restaurant on the grounds of the Alabama Gulf Coast Zoo in Gulf Shores, has closed after roughly four months. Its owners also shut Portabella's in Foley,…
Gulf Shores Opens Its Comprehensive Plan to Residents at a July Open House
The first public open house for the Gulf Shores Plan invites residents to review maps and data, flag priorities, and help set the vision that will guide the city's growth…
Rising Costs Split the I-10 Mobile River Bridge and Bayway Into Two Phases
ALDOT will build the six-lane Mobile River Bridge first and re-stripe the existing Bayway in the meantime. Construction starts by the end of 2026, with toll rates set and the…
Orange Beach Garden Club Names Winners of First Great American Mailbox Challenge
Forty-five Orange Beach mailboxes were nominated in the city's first Great American Mailbox Challenge, a patriotic beautification contest tied to the nation's 250th birthday. All three winners came from East…
Former Roller Rink Reborn: Adventure Acres Brings Family Entertainment Back to Grove Hill
Mike and Bri Johnson have transformed Grove Hill's former Twin Rivers Roller Rink into Adventure Acres, a family entertainment venue that opened over the July Fourth weekend with skating, games…
Stockton Votes Itself a Zoning District as a 4,500-Acre Solar Farm Looms
Residents of Stockton's Planning District 3 voted 215-161 to bring their area under Baldwin County planning and zoning, a grassroots response to a proposed 4,500-acre solar farm they say blindsided…