Tag: Orange Beach
Rauf Bolden: Call for tax cuts in Orange Beach
Populists often put their finger on problems that irk the country.
“Council will not cut local taxes,” I argued with friends, sailing on Arnica Bay.
“The...
Rauf Bolden: Call for establishing an Ethics Commission in Orange Beach
People rub their eyes at the prospect, having $87 Million on the table for one bridge and $60 Million on the table for another,...
Rauf Bolden: Vanishing property rights in Orange Beach
Power corrupts goes the old saying. Taking away residents' property rights is the new infatuation, firstly with short-term rentals in residential areas, lastly with...
![[Photo Credit: Flickr user John Malone]](https://i0.wp.com/altoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/13258174014_555055548f_k.jpg?resize=324%2C160&ssl=1 "True story of waking up to find ALDOT is secretly planning to build a fly-over bridge in your backyard")
True story of waking up to find ALDOT is secretly planning...
Baldwin County, Alabama is home to the picturesque cities of Gulf Shores and Orange Beach, among other charmingly quaint cities and towns. This uniquely...
Orange Beach breaks ground on new high school
Over 200 city, county, school officials and members of the community attended the groundbreaking ceremony for the new Orange Beach Middle/High school on Friday.
The...
New Orange Beach School groundbreaking set for May 11
Orange Beach mayor Tony Kennon and Baldwin County Public Schools Superintendent Eddie Tyler have announced the groundbreaking ceremony for Orange Beach's new middle school and high school...
Mayor proclaims May 12 Lemonade Day, encourages mini-entrepreneurs in Orange Beach
During the city council meeting last Tuesday, Orange Beach, Ala. Mayor Tony Kennon proclaimed this Saturday, May 12, Lemonade Day Coastal Alabama.
The event is part...
Joseph Emerson: A local perspective on ALDOT, Pleasure Island and the...
Dearest Residents of the Great State of Alabama, please allow me to introduce myself and tell y'all a story about a bridge to nowhere.
My...
Proposed new Baldwin County beach bridge spurs lawsuits, public activism
The battle over bridges continues in Baldwin County where an $87 million state-funded bridge project is being blamed for wasting taxpayer funds and diverting much-needed...
Orange Beach City Council bans short-term residential rentals
Orange Beach City Council members have voted to pass an ordinance that will ban short-term rentals in residential areas of the city.
The council met Tuesday evening...
