Gulf Shores
For the second year in a row, the Hugh S. Branyon Backcountry Trail in Baldwin County has been chosen as the top recreational trail in the country in the 2024 USA TODAY 10Best Readers’ Choice Awards, the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources reports. The trail took first place over nine others located throughout…
Edward Jones recently opened a new office for financial advisors Bob McDowell and Dec McClelland at 2001 West First Street in Gulf Shores. The new building houses both McDowell, McClelland and their respective staff. McDowell, who served the U.S. Army for 30 years as a Green Beret, strives to “add value to others by leading…
Alabama Beaches’ Hugh S. Branyon Backcountry Trail is nominated for the second consecutive year for USA Today’s “10Best Readers’ Choice” in the “Best Recreational Trail” award category. As part of this nationwide competition, the 28-plus-mile trail—spanning nine ecosystems through Gulf Shores, Gulf State Park and Orange Beach—is up against a lengthy list of national competitors.…
An affiliate of Birmingham-based Oakley Group, a multifamily real estate investment firm, closed on the sale of Marbella, a 96-unit luxury apartment community on 4.77 acres at 1910 East First Street in Gulf Shores. Seller OG Marbella, LLC acquired the property in April 2021. After adding professional onsite property management, improvements and enhancements to community…
Beachball Properties has acquired Simpson Properties Group’s rental portfolio. The acquisition will result in Beachball adding approximately 40 premier beachfront accommodations to its portfolio. Like Beachball, Simpson has focused on locally owned and operated facilities. Simpson will continue to represent buyers and sellers in real estate transactions in Alabama and Florida from its Orange Beach…
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 Ballyhoo Festival will be held at Gulf State Park on March 2 and 3, Mullet Wrapper reports. Celebrating fine art and culture, 110 arts and crafts vendors from 24 states are to be on display. Focusing on the culture of different people and locations in the U.S., the event will feature the culture of…
The City of Gulf Shores has approved a construction contract for $131 million to build a new high school, WKRG reported. Gulf Shores Board of Education Vice President Kevin Corcoran said of the project that “three-plus years of hard work has gone into this planning stage, and the city council appreciates what we are doing,…
Dan Bond from the City of Gulf Shores will lead a presentation by three experts about multimillion-dollar Little Lagoon restoration projects during the January 18 Little Lagoon Preservation Society meeting at the Gulf Shores Activity Center at 260 Clubhouse Drive in Gulf Shores, Mullet Wrapper reports. This meeting is open to all interested parties and…
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