orange beach

A nonprofit group along the Gulf Coast is working to make a difference in the community by picking up one piece of litter at a time. Eco Clean Marine is currently seeking volunteers for its July cleanup event in Orange Beach.

Alabama plans to buy the Foley Beach Express Bridge and eliminate tolls to drive across it. The Alabama Department of Transportation plans to purchase the bridge from the Baldwin County Bridge Company for $57 million. The thoroughfare is a private toll bridge that provides an alternate route to state beaches.

When a deadly explosion destroyed BP's Deepwater Horizon drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico, 134 million gallons of crude erupted into the sea over the next three months — and tens of thousands of ordinary people were hired to help clean up environmental devastation from the biggest offshore oil spill in U.S. history. The aftermath of exposure of chemicals called oil dispersants was at the heart of Alabama Public Radio’s national award-winning documentary “Oil and Water: 10 Years Later.”

Summer is coming to an end, but that doesn't mean Americans are slowing down on their travel plans. New data from the American Automobile Association shows domestic bookings are up 4%, and international bookings are up 44% over the Labor Day weekend. If you plan to head out of town to a popular destination for the long holiday weekend, you must prepare for the potential for large crowds. One Alabama beach is considered an alternative.

The Alabama Coastal foundation is partnering with Big Beach Brewing to host Connect to your Coast. This free outreach event is on August 24th and is a chance to learn about the organization and how to get involved with supporting the environment.

Mobile Bay Green Drinks is a group that meets once a month to discuss environmental issues in the state. The local chapter is one of many that meet across the world. For Mobile Bay, these meetings are a great chance to have a drink with leaders of organizations such as The Alabama Coastal Foundation and state Commissioner, Chris Blankenship. Blankenship will be a speaker for this month’s meeting.

An Alabama city is hosting camps to get locals into nature this summer. The City of Orange Beach Wind and Water Learning Center is putting on several camps throughout the season, teaching participants about sailing kayaking and other water activities.

A divided Alabama Supreme Court on Friday declined to lift a preliminary injunction blocking construction of a new coastal bridge.

The digital travel website “Trips to Discover” just named Orange Beach to its list of sixteen small beach towns to visit this Summer. The Baldwin County community is one of only two Gulf of Mexico spots to make the rankings

The Coastal Arts Center of Orange Beach and Waterfront Park is hosting the annual Orange Beach Festival of Art on Saturday and Sunday. The festival will include over one hundred booths highlighting local and regional art.