Orange Beach
ORANGE BEACH, Ala. — Orange Beach is expected to accept a $200,000 donation from the Beard-Young Family Foundation to help pay for a project to build rental cabins at the Rosemary Dunes trailhead on the Backcountry Trail, the OBA website recently reported. It added that the council discussed the donation at the May 3 work…
MOBILE, BALDWIN COUNTY, Ala. — According to AL.com, Dick’s Last Resort and Cats Meow have teamed to lease 16,000 ft2 of commercial space on Main Street at The Wharf in Orange Beach and plan to open by Memorial Day, according to Jeff Barnes and Steadman Bethea of Stirling Properties, who represented the landlord. John Aiello…
ORANGE BEACH, Ala. — The City of Orange Beach Planning Commission gave its approval in April for two additional towers, to be called “Phoenix Key,” east of Perdido Pass, according to the OBA website. Each tower will be 25 stories and contain 112 condominium units on a beachfront parcel currently undeveloped just east of the…
ORANGE BEACH, Ala. — The City of Orange Beach voted on March 15 to break away from the Baldwin County School System and form its own independent school district, WKRG was among outlets to report. The unanimous decision was followed by a resolution to establish a five-member school board. A timeline has not been announced,…
ORANGE BEACH, Ala — The Wharf Amphitheater in Orange Beach has added a March 11-12 concert by Alabama country music artist Riley Green. To coincide with spring breaks, the shows will include special guests Travis Tritt and Frank Foster on the first night, while the second will feature John Michael Montgomery and Colt Ford. Ticket…
GULF SHORES, Ala — The partnership between Gulf Shores and Embassy Suites is moving forward in Orange Beach, according to OBA. A new Embassy Suites with 254 rooms and a 7,800-ft2 ballroom had been delayed five times due to COVID-19, but now that DD Partners has paid its final $200,000 and sought preliminary site plan…
ORANGE BEACH, Ala. — The Orange Beach City Council has rejected the approval of a minor modification to The Wharf planned unit development master plan to allow for Heliwave Helicopter Tours, LLC, to operate from the existing helipad at The Wharf. Gulf Coast Media reported that concern over the noise and flight pattern, which would…
The City of Orange Beach opened bids for a new fire station at Canal and Powerline roads on January 13, OBA reported. Designated “No. 5,” the four-bay station is to face Canal Road, house up to eight personnel and serve the northwestern part of the city for 15 years. Bids are expected to range $4.5…
The Holly Days on Main Festival is returning to The Wharf in Orange Beach for its second iteration on December 11-12. Organized by the Coastal Alabama Business Chamber, it will include retail vendors along Orange Beach’s Main Street, specials offered by tenants at The Wharf, a student art display, live performances from area students and…
The Miracle League of Coastal Alabama received a $20,000 donation from the City of Orange Beach on October 5 during the city council’s regular council meeting, GulfCoastNewsToday.com reported. The donation comes with a pledge to match up to $100,000 in donations made by other Baldwin County municipalities. The league’s goal is to build a baseball…
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