Baldwin County, Alabama News and Discussion
March 5th, 2011 — Daphne, Foley, Orange Beach
Mystics of Pleasure parade in Orange Beach has been postponed. The Mystics will roll following the Orange Beach parade on Fat Tuesday. That parade starts at 2.
The Krewe of Les Beau Geste parade in Foley has also been canceled due to weather and will not be rescheduled.
The Shadow Barons parade in Daphne has been postponed. They will now hit the streets Sunday at 4pm
March 4th, 2011 — Orange Beach
More dead dolphins washed up in Alabama and Mississippi Thursday bringing the number to 51 so far this year. Five more washed ashore today one of them was in Orange Beach
Five More Dolphins Washed Ashore Toda
February 25th, 2011 — Orange Beach
The Wharf Conference Center could become a public civic center under a proposal being studied by the City Council.
At a special meeting Tuesday night, the council voted unanimously to conduct a study on buying the 25,500-square-foot center and converting the site into a civic center. The building’s owner, Solution Capital Investment of Birmingham, is asking $1.6 million for the facility on Canal Road, according to the resolution
Orange Beach Wharf conference center being studied as possible city civic center
February 11th, 2011 — Gulf Shores, Orange Beach
The vice president for Gulf Shores-Orange Beach tourism agency, Mike Foster, said Friday that $144 million was spent in the beach communities of Orange Beach, Gulf Shores and Fort Morgan in 2010.
That compares to $241 million in 2009, the year before the spill.
February 11th, 2011 — Orange Beach
The City Council is considering tweaking its animal control laws to limit how far dogs can stray from their owners when unleashed
A proposed revision to the ordinance would make it illegal for an owner to let a dog roam more than 15 feet away, or outside of the owner’s “immediate presence” or “voice control.”
Orange Beach looks to keep dogs closer to owners
First they came for the tattoo parlors…then they came for the liquor stores…now they’re coming for your dogs.
February 4th, 2011 — Orange Beach
After a nearly year-long debate, the Orange Beach City Council passed an ordinance this week that restricts the location of businesses such as tattoo parlors and liquor stores.
Though the measure passed unanimously, two council members who had been wary of the limitations expressed concern about what lies ahead.
Tattoo parlor, liquor store locations restricted in Orange Beach
February 2nd, 2011 — Orange Beach
Police receive so many calls about trespassing on beachfront condo properties that Police Chief Billy Wilkins said the city needs to change its laws.
Issuing citations to those who trespass on condo properties, instead of sending them to jail, could decrease liability for the city, the chief said.
January 24th, 2011 — Orange Beach
Clean beaches are a major part of our coastal crisis recovery. But, how clean is clean? BP says the beaches in Orange Beach are good to go. Now city crews are testing for themselves to make sure.
January 24th, 2011 — Orange Beach
Two properties belonging to Flora-Bama Lounge co-owner Joe Gilchrist — his Perdido Key home and the Silver Moon Café across the road from the legendary bar on the state line — are set to be sold during a Groundhog Day auction, according to bankruptcy court filings.
Flora-Bama Lounge owner losing 2 properties in Groundhog Day auction
January 23rd, 2011 — Gulf Shores, Orange Beach
Orange Beach Mayor Tony Kennon is swinging for the fences.
“Our goal is to be the youth sports capital of the Southeast, and we’re going to do everything we can do to make that happen,” Kennon said. “It’s a tremendous economic engine.”
Despite last year’s record-setting oil spill, the Alabama Gulf Coast Sports Commission broke revenue records, bringing in $5.2 million more than in 2009. Officials attributed the boost to 17 new sporting events in the area in 2010.
Oil spill didn’t hamper goal to make Pleasure Island ‘sports capital of Southeast’
January 20th, 2011 — Orange Beach
Despite the summer events of 2010, the Alabama Gulf Coast Sports Commission (AGCSC) exceeded 2009’s previous all-time highs to establish several new records, including tourism money brought into the local economy. In 2010, the commission recruited and/or serviced 68 events – 17 more events than 2009, and generated 38,142 room nights for the island – a 64 percent increase over 23,155 room nights in 2009. Ultimately, these events resulted in a $12.8 million tourism impact, which is a $5 million increase over the previous year.
January 19th, 2011 — Gulf Shores, Orange Beach
If you want to book a view for your summer vacation, be ready to pay full price.
“We raised rates for 2010 and we had to do a lot of discounting anywhere from 50 to 20 percent. For 2011, although we haven’t raised our rates, it’s the normal rack rate and people are having some sticker shock,” says Marie Curran with Brett Robinson Resorts.
January 18th, 2011 — County Government, Orange Beach
Oil spill claims czar Ken Feinberg and Mayor Tony Kennon continued to tussle today about paying individuals and businesses along the coast in a sometimes-contentious town hall-style meeting before a crowd of several hundred people.
Kennon said he has noticed improvements in the claims process, but told a crowd that included elected leaders from Orange Beach, Gulf Shores and the Florida panhandle that he was still not satisfied.
Ken Feinberg says he’s working on making oil claims process more transparent
January 18th, 2011 — Gulf Shores, Orange Beach
Ranging from the Southern Appalachians to the South Atlantic, this year’s Top Ten Most Endangered Places list illustrates the ecological, scenic, and cultural riches at stake in the South—and the important actions needed in 2011 to protect our environmental heritage and the legacy we will leave for future generations.
Nine months after the BP blowout, recovery efforts in the Gulf are still underway—and could continue for decades to come. SELC filed the first post-spill lawsuit challenging the lax government oversight that led to the BP blowout, and we continue to lead legal efforts to end industry control of offshore drilling and ensure that nothing like the disaster in the Gulf ever happens again. With a multi-front offensive that involves lawsuits, intense activity in Congress, and engagement with federal agencies, we seek to ensure that regulators assess all potential threats before issuing further leases or permits and that damaged Gulf Coast habitat is restored.
January 18th, 2011 — Orange Beach
Claims administrator Ken Feinberg was back in Orange Beach Tuesday afternoon for another public meeting. Hundreds of people showed up to voice their displeasure and ask Feinberg questions. The meeting lasted just a little over an hour and about 45 minutes of that was devoted to Q&A, not enough time for Feinberg to hear all the issues, but he did get an earful.
