Orange Beach
The Tides Best Western Hotel Orange Beach was awarded Best Western International, Inc.’s highest honor, the M.K. Guertin Award, at the company’s latest annual convention in Honolulu, presented in front of nearly 2,000 hoteliers. The award, named after the company’s founder, recognizes hotels that have best demonstrated exceptional levels of service, quality, value and commitment…
In only its second year as a separate school system, Orange Beach City Schools is celebrating several recent significant academic achievements, Gulf Coast Media reports. At the beginning of the month, it was announced that Orange Beach Elementary School was recognized as the best elementary school in Baldwin County by U.S. News & World Report,…
Brody Olive, chef at Voyagers at Perdido Beach Resort in Orange Beach, won the Great American Seafood Cook-Off in New Orleans, Business Alabama reports. Olive and assistant chef Luis Silvestrie competed against 11 other chefs. This was the first time an Alabama chef won the competition since 2011. The winning dish was “Fishing on the…
The Orange Beach City Council recently made moves for improvements to the high school’s athletic facilities, which are to be just the beginning of an ambitious program for upgrades across the board for the school, eventually including an on-campus stadium for football and soccer, OBA reports. “We should start on the athletic facilities adjacent to…
The South Baldwin Chamber of Commerce and Coastal Alabama Business Chamber are launching the Entrepreneur Program Impacting Communities (EPIC) this fall, Gulf Coast Media reports. EPIC is a yearlong interactive and educational business program that aims to teach students the fundamentals of starting a business, offer networking opportunities and grant resources and funding for student…
According to AL.com, the owners of Kidz Future Learning Academy, a daycare center, have purchased the building they were leasing at 5739 Old Pascagoula Road in Mobile, according to Cameron Weavil of The Weavil Co., who handled the transaction. The purchase price was $414,000. In Orange Beach, The Wharf’s newest project, Portside on Main, has…
Gulf Shores-based Eco Clean Marine, a nonprofit advocate for ocean conservation and cleanliness, has announced its first cleanup event at Live Bait in Orange Beach on June 24 and another at the Original Oyster House in Gulf Shores on July 22. Both will start promptly at 8:45 a.m. and last approximately 1 h. Participants have…
After a decade in a successful corporate career, Cory followed his passion into the real estate industry. In 2022, Cory Skipper founded Gulf Group at eXp Realty, a residential real estate sales business based in Orange Beach, Alabama. By using his experiences and education, he strives to help his clients achieve their real estate goals…
The Alabama Seafood Cook-Off, taking place June 12 at 6 p.m. at Zeke’s Restaurant in Orange Beach, will include two local chefs, AL.com reports. Of the four competitors from across the state, two are from Baldwin County. Chef Lawrence Agnew of Jesse’s Restaurant in Magnolia Springs will cook charcoal grilled dry aged swordfish chop, magnolia…
According to AL.com, the 12-unit 55 East Drive Apartments in Mobile was purchased for $1.35 million by a local investor, according to Cameron Weavil of The Weavil Co., who represented the buyer. Kenny Nichols of Vallas Realty worked for the sellers. In Orange Beach, rental agency Beach Getaways is seeking site plan review approval to…
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