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…
Twelve New Businesses Fill Downtown Foley as Main Street Reports $44,000 in New Funding
Foley Main Street welcomed 12 new downtown businesses since November and secured more than $44,000 in grants, including money for decorative crosswalks and evening programming.
Flomaton Asks to Be Placed in the West End as Escambia County Splits Its Health Care Authority
The Flomaton Town Council has adopted a resolution asking to be included in the western service area when the Escambia County Health Care Authority is divided in two, a decision…
Grove Hill Revives a Forgotten Truck Ordinance as Council Pursues Street and Water Grants
Grove Hill will again enforce a long-dormant ordinance barring through-truck traffic on city streets, while the council pursues nearly $900,000 in grants for street resurfacing and replacement of aging lead…
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…
Alabama Regulators Open Data Center Power Contract Review as Calvert, Prichard and Stockton Projects Loom
State regulators are rewriting how electric contracts for giant data centers get reviewed, with public comments due in August. The outcome could shape projects proposed in Calvert, Prichard and Baldwin…
Jackson Fills the Sky for America’s 250th With Downtown Fireworks Celebration
Residents lined the streets and parks of downtown Jackson on July 2 for the city's annual Independence Day fireworks display, this year marking the 250th anniversary of American independence.
St. Louis Street Rebuild Passes the Halfway Mark as Downtown Mobile Corridor Takes Shape
The $16 million St. Louis Street reconstruction has reached block eight of 17, rebuilding one of downtown Mobile's busiest business corridors from the water mains up while keeping traffic moving.
Gulf Shores Weighs Tax Rebates to Draw Restaurants and Boutique Hotels Into Its Walking Districts
After years of investing in parking, sidewalks and drainage near the beachfront, Gulf Shores is considering programs that would rebate up to half of new city taxes to developers who…
West Orange Avenue Streetscape Leads a Sprawling Foley Council Agenda
Foley leaders take the first step toward redeveloping downtown West Orange Avenue with a $100,000 engineering contract, part of an agenda that also covers a senior center, a $2 million…