Foley Plans Upgrades to Military Memorials in Two City Parks
Foley is moving ahead with two projects intended to restore and expand the military memorials that anchor its city parks, including a long-planned facelift for a downtown World War II…
Foley Public Library Set to Open New Chapter with Expanded Facility on Aug. 4
Foley Public Library Director Kate Norris and her staff are preparing to leave the building that has housed the library since 1984 for a larger, newly built facility opening Aug.…
New 40,000-Square-Foot Foley Public Library Opens August 4 With Ribbon-Cutting Celebration
FOLEY, Ala. — The City of Foley’s new public library will officially open to the public on Tuesday, August 4, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 10 a.m. marking the debut…
Sixty Thousand Books, Three Weeks, and One Very Emotional Goodbye: Foley’s Library Is Moving
Foley's new 40,000-square-foot library on East Orange Avenue will welcome patrons in weeks. Staff are packing more than 60,000 titles, and the current building closes for three weeks during the…
South Alabama Community Events Roundup: February 5-11, 2020
The first full week of February brings a dense slate of festivals, fundraisers, lectures and Mardi Gras season festivities across Mobile and Baldwin counties. Here is a look at the…
Mobile-Area Events Calendar: Beer Fest, Business Expo and a Busy Late-August Week
South Alabama’s late-August calendar is packed, with a downtown craft beer crawl, the region’s largest business trade show, historic home tours and a wave of fall theater openings on the…
Gulf Coast Calendar: Azalea Bloom Out, OBA Festival of Art and More Around Mobile and Baldwin County March 6-12, 2019
Azalea season is peaking across the Gulf Coast, and the first full week of March brings art festivals, history lectures, a Mardi Gras litter cleanup and free health screenings. Here’s…
Gulf Coast Calendar: 20+ Things to Do Around Mobile and Baldwin County Nov. 24-30, 2016
The week after Thanksgiving packs the south Alabama calendar with pow wows, holiday light shows, art markets and championship soccer. Here is a rundown of what is on tap across…
Foley Launches Public Art Program With Bronze Statue Honoring Longtime Parks Worker
A new bronze statue at Mel Roberts Park kicks off a citywide public art push in Foley, honoring a man who spent 30 years tending its parks.