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Red Hot Chili Peppers join Hangout Music Festival lineup

Alabama Notes — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:18:16 +0000

Suggested by al.com commenters, RHCP has been confirmed as a headliner for the 2012 Hangout Music Festival in Gulf Shores.

Gulf Shores meltdown is beach version of Biggest Loser

Alabama Notes — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:52:50 +0000

All is fair and fun in the 12-week Meyer Meltdown, a weight-loss battle modeled after “The Biggest Loser,” a reality TV show.

Schools ask city for money for laptops in Gulf Shores

Alabama Notes — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:40:17 +0000

The schools asked the city for $988,688 to be paid over the next four years to fund the Learning for Life career academy program, which would begin next fall.

Trusted police employee arrested in Gulf Shores

Alabama Notes — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 21:29:58 +0000

Barry Martin of Gulf Shores remained in the Baldwin County Corrections Center, charged with one count of second-degree theft of property and one count of unlawful possession of a controlled substance, said Gulf Shores police Chief Ed Delmore.

Damon Lester Fuqua, avid outdoorsman, dies at 96; today’s coastal Alabama obituaries

Alabama Notes — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:45:11 +0000

Read about this World War II veteran and longtime Gulf Shores resident, and see links to all today’s coastal Alabama obituaries:

Damon Lester Fuqua, avid outdoorsman, dies at 96; today’s coastal Alabama obituaries

Alabama Notes — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:45:11 +0000

Read about this World War II veteran and longtime Gulf Shores resident, and see links to all today’s coastal Alabama obituaries:

Gulf Shores to get brand new logo

Alabama Notes — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 15:20:42 +0000

A classic beach town. That’s what most folks say about Gulf Shores, according to John Kelsh, a consultant hired to come up with a branding plan and new logo for the coastal city.

BP emails reveal company veiling spill rate

Alabama Notes — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 08:08:16 +0000

On the day the Deepwater Horizon sank, BP officials warned in an internal memo that if the well was not protected by the blow-out preventer at the drill site, crude oil could burst into the Gulf of Mexico at a rate of 3.4 million gallons a day, an…

Bird breeder says Gulf Shores annexation may halt her business (photo gallery)

Alabama Notes — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 12:56:46 +0000

Pam Vines, a longtime breeder of exotic birds, said she’s “preparing for the worst. I have nowhere to go. They may be able to get rid of me, but I won’t go quietly.”

Use BP’s $1 billion to restore coast, not pet projects

Alabama Notes — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 11:54:08 +0000

Don’t let politicians use the BP money for pet projects instead of restoring the Gulf Coast; build more boat ramps; and set aside funds for long-term monitoring of the coast.