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The 50th Orange Beach Festival of Art, to feature more than 100 visual, performing, musical and culinary artists, is taking place on March 9 at 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and March 10 at 10 a.m-4 p.m. at the Coastal Arts Center of Orange Beach on Canal Road. The free event will include music from Roman Street,…
The BBQ & Blues Cook-Off is taking place on March 8-9 at Downtown Foley’s Heritage Park. A fundraiser for the South Baldwin Chamber Foundation, the event is sanctioned by the Alabama Barbecue Association Trail and Kansas City Barbecue Society. Tickets for the March 8 kickoff event, which takes place at 5-9 p.m., will include live…
Voting for the 2024 Nappie Awards nominations period is open. Participants can vote once per day per category, several of which are new. During the nomination period, any person, place, business, etc., can be voted for in their respective categories. Voting for the nominations will end March 24 at midnight. Then, votes will be counted,…
The Mobile Symphony Orchestra (MSO) is hosting violinist Simone Porter for “Strings Attached,” a concert featuring Felix Mendelssohn’s landmark violin concerto and Robert Schumann’s Third Symphony, on March 9 at 7:30 p.m. and March 10 at 2:30 p.m. at Saenger Theatre Mobile. The highlight of the concert will be Porter’s performance of Mendelssohn’s concerto. Porter…
The University of South Alabama (USA) has announced the second USA by the Bay Eastern Shore Speaker Series for March 15 at 3 p.m. at the USA Baldwin County Campus Performance Center in Fairhope. It will feature a diverse range of free lectures and performances by artists, scholars and industry experts at the campus. Matthew…
The third-annual Doc Rock “battle of the bands” event at the Soul Kitchen in Downtown Mobile begins at 7:30 p.m. on March 21. The friendly competition helps support research and critical clinical needs at the USA Health Mitchell Cancer Institute, Children’s & Women’s Hospital and University Hospital. At least one member of each band has…
Gulf Shores International Airport was selected as one of 144 airports nationwide to receive funding from the federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law – Airport Terminal Program. The city said the $5-million grant will significantly support the construction of a new commercial terminal, which will provide direct commercial air service to Gulf Shores. “This grant represents a…
The City of Foley has announced that a national study by GOBankingRates found that Foley is the most cost-effective retirement location in the U.S. The study analyzed 100 cities in the country with a large population of adults 65 or older. The cities were ranked based on factors such as the average home value, property…
The Mobile Airport Authority (MAA) has been awarded a significant $2-million grant to facilitate the expansion of the Brookley Aeroplex. This funding, part of the State Industrial Development Authority’s broader initiative known as the Site Evaluation and Economic Development Strategy Act, will support the expansion of the Mobile International Airport in Downtown Mobile. Specifically, it…
The Mobile County Master Gardeners is hosting its Spring Festival on March 23 at 9 a.m.-2 p.m. at the Jon Archer Agricultural Center in Mobile. There will be thousands of container-friendly vegetable plants for sale, including tomatoes, squash, cucumbers, eggplants and peppers; gardening demonstrations; vendors; food trucks; and tours of the "Dream Garden." Those interested…
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