Letter carriers across the nation are preparing for the annual Stamp Out Hunger food drive May 13. The nation's largest single-day food collection event is vital to replenishing local food pantries …
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By MELANIE LECROY
Lifestyle Editor melanie@gulfcoastmedia.com | 5/11/23 |
Gulf Shores – The Gulf Shores City Council agenda for its May 15, work session includes a request for the closure of W. 1st St. for the imminent construction of an Embassy Suites hotel.
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By MELANIE LECROY
Lifestyle Editor melanie@gulfcoastmedia.com | 5/11/23 |
Gov. Kay Ivey awarded $1.7 million to the Baldwin County organization Community Action Agency of South Alabama.
This grant will go toward low-income households with utility costs during the hot …
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BY NATALIE WILLIAMSON
Reporter natalie@gulfcoastmedia.com | 5/11/23 |
Sen. Chris Elliott (R-Josephine) has written legislation that will limit how the Alabama High School Athletic Association can determine athlete eligibility and that aims to provide oversight to how …
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By Allison Marlow
Managing Editor allisonm@gulfcoastmedia.com | 5/11/23 |
Welcome to a delightful time of year sandwiched between tornado and hurricane seasons: termite mating season. And this week, love is in the air, literally. The insects are swarming under the soft …
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By Allison Marlow
Managing Editor allisonm@gulfcoastmedia.com | 5/11/23 |
Historic Blakeley State Park's Live Music in the Park series continues to welcome live music and families to the park this spring. Once a month on a selected Friday in March, April and May, the park …
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FOLEY – Local officials, business leaders and residents are looking at the creation of an entertainment district as a way to increase business and improve nightlife in downtown Foley.
Many …
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ORANGE BEACH — The dancers of Coastal Ballet will spin and leap across the Orange Beach Performing Arts Center stage this weekend as they bring the fabled tales of "Arabian Nights" to life.
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By MELANIE LECROY
Lifestyle Editor melanie@gulfcoastmedia.com | 5/11/23 |
April’s real estate market in Baldwin County produced consistent trends to what has been seen over the past several months, according to Baldwin REALTORS®.
The group's Multiple Listing …
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5/10/23
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Gulf Coast Media is celebrating Baldwin County's Class of 2023 with The Senior Wall, an online gallery that is free to use and share.
Simply go to www.gulfcoastmedia.com/2023graduates and upload …
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Happy Mother’s Day to all the mothers, grandmothers and soon-to-be mothers. It is that time again, so don’t forget to call the mothers in your life this weekend if you can’t be with …
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By MELANIE LECROY
Lifestyle Editor melanie@gulfcoastmedia.com | 5/10/23 |
Gulf Shores has been nominated for USA Today's 10 Best Reader's Choice Awards for the best beach in the South, according to an April press release.
"Our expert panel selected Gulf Shores Beach …
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By KARA MAUTZ
Reporter kara@gulfcoastmedia.com | 5/10/23 |
In memory of his late wife, a Foley business owner has made a sizable donation to The Haven Animal Shelter in Fairhope. "My late wife, Diane, was a veterinarian. These animals were her love and her …
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By KARA MAUTZ
Reporter kara@gulfcoastmedia.com | 5/10/23 |
It smells terrible. It looks totally gross. And it drives visitors and profits away from pristine beaches, fast. And ew. Did it touch your feet? Soon, it might be everywhere. A giant blob of algae, …
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By Allison Marlow
allisonm@gulfcoastmedia.com | 5/9/23 |
MOBILE — The USA Health Mitchell Cancer Institute has been awarded grants totaling $45,000 from the American Cancer Society to help patients with transportation and lodging needs during their …
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5/9/23
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FAIRHOPE — The Fairhope Public Library Foundation (FPLF), will donate $200,000 to the Fairhope Library Capital Campaign to support the build-out of new library space on the second floor of the …
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5/9/23
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The Original Oyster House awarded its 18th-annual Chelsea Garvin Spirit Scholarships to Maggie Britt of Bayside Academy and Alice Raybosh of Fairhope High School.
Britt plans to attend …
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5/9/23
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"Although mother nature has generously bestowed upon us our beautiful beaches, land, and bodies of water; we are convinced what distinguishes the Alabama Gulf Coast is its people."
These are the …
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5/9/23
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FOLEY — An effort by a group of Foley women to collect 500 books to create a public library has grown into a community center with more than 88,000 items 100 years later. The Foley Public …
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Permits and approvals are in hand, and utilities have been relocated. Construction on Gulf Shores’ much-anticipated Embassy Suites hotel project should start this month.
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By MELANIE LECROY
Lifestyle Editor melanie@gulfcoastmedia.com | 5/8/23 |