ORANGE BEACH, Ala. (WALA) – A CELEBRATION OF SURVIVAL
Some said when you’re celebrating surviving some very hard times, Mardi Gras parades are more than just parades. That was the case at The Wharf in Orange Beach.
“It’s great! I didn’t expect all of this,” Darryl Roberts, one of The Wharf’s original tenants, said.
BP Plc (BP/), operator of the Macondo well that caused the U.S.’s worst oil spill, may reach a settlement for the disaster this week after a partner agreed on fines, an Oppenheimer & Co. analyst said.
Mitsui & Co. (8031)’s MOEX Offshore 2007 LLC will pay $90 million to the U.S. and five states to settle pollution violations related to 2010 spill. While BP will probably have to accept different terms as the operator, the settlement suggests that BP would pay $585 million for violations, less than 20 percent of what the company has provisioned, said Fadel Gheit, an analyst at Oppenheimer in New York. BP rose to the highest since March in London trading.
via Fuel Fix » BP spill deal possible this week after Mitsui, analyst says.
GULF SHORES, Ala. – Want to ride a mountain trail? How about challenge some of your gym buddies to cycling competition?
Or perhaps you’d like to add a video game to your workouts.
via Gulf Shores exercise equipment goes online – GulfCoastNewsToday.com: Local News.
GULF SHORES, Ala. – In a unanimous vote to thunderous applause, the Gulf Shores City Council approved a resolution to give nearly $1 million to help fund a local schools initiative.
via Gulf Shores votes to give nearly $1 million to schools in city – GulfCoastNewsToday.com: Local News.
ORANGE BEACH, Ala. –This year's Treasures of the Isle King Bayne Bridges and Queen Connie Baker.
The Treasures of the Isle is celebrating its fifth year and recently had a luncheon at Café Grazie to honor the King and Queen.
via Treasures of Isle king and queen for 2012 announced – GulfCoastNewsToday.com: Community.
The public can tour and even fly in some historic World War II-era aircraft beginning in March.
The Wings of Freedom Tour will be at the Pensacola Aviation Center at Pensacola International Airport from March 5-7.
via Historic aircraft coming to Pensacola | Pensacola News Journal | pnj.com.
FOLEY, Alabama — Following a plan to research rainfall in all the county’s 15 watersheds, commissioners agreed to move forward on a grant application this week to study the Bon Secour Bay and Wolf Bay watershed area.
via Baldwin plans second watershed study for Bon Secour, Wolf Bays | al.com.
DAPHNE, Alabama — The next mayor won’t have a car allowance and the City Council’s compensation will stay the same, council members decided Monday.
GULF SHORES, Alabama — As the lunch crowd fills King Neptune’s restaurant, owner Al Sawyer is already thinking about what he’d like to order. “I hope the weather holds out for a good spring break.”
This winter has been well, winter for retailers. “Spring and summer is your big thing,” says Colton Wallace at Blonde John’s Surf Shop. “Everybody makes their money off that and does there own thing through the winter.”"
A Summerdale police officer remains in the hospital after being injured in a car accident over the weekend.
Terry Fent is at USA Medical Center in Mobile in stable condition. Fent broke his back in two different places after he swerved to avoid hitting an animal Saturday morning.
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