March 2018

The Orange Beach City Council will hold its regular meeting at 5 p.m. Tuesday, April 3, followed by the Committee of the Whole meeting.

Surrounded by Orange Beach police officers and friends Tuesday afternoon, Amber Coleman placed a framed photo of her late husband Sgt. Travis Coleman on a wall in a special hallway at the Orange Beach Police Department.

The Coastal Arts Center of Orange Beach will present The Listening Room, an intimate listening experience, featuring Four A Change, from 6-8 p.m. Thursday, April 19, 2018.

As part of a job-shadowing project on Wednesday, March 21, 2018, Caroline, a senior at Gulf Shores High School, made a video in the City of Orange Beach's studio, sharing tips on how to enjoy the city without breaking the bank. City staffer Matt McCrary handled the video editing. 

City of Orange Beach municipal offices will be closed Friday, March 30, 2018 in observance of Good Friday. Garbage pickup routes will not be affected and will run as usual.

Municipal offices will reopen on Monday, April 2, for normal business hours.

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ORANGE BEACH, AL (WALA) - No-stop tolling is coming to the Beach Express Bridge in Orange Beach. 

For those spending Easter weekend in Orange Beach, there is no shortage of family activities.

For children, Easter egg hunts are planned in and around the city. Here are some of the options:

Anyone who has visited the Alabama Gulf State Park’s public beach accesses in Orange Beach the past two summers has probably seen the colorful turtle signs with handmade wooden boxes at their bases. The words on the boxes say it all: “Need a toy - Take a toy. Have a toy - Leave a toy.”

Rouses Markets announced on Thursday, March 22 that it would be taking over the Winn-Dixie on Perdido Beach Boulevard in Orange Beach. 

The announcement comes on the heels of Winn-Dixie's parent company Southeastern Grocers' plans to close locations across the Southeast as it prepares to file for bankruptcy. 

By Lawrence Specker | lspecker@al.com | Full story at al.com.