⚓ CONSTRUCTION UNDERWAY: The Jimmy Buffett "Son of a Son of a Sailor Experience" is officially being built inside the National Maritime Museum of the Gulf, opening Sept. 12.
📋 MOBILE COUNTY HEALTH SCORES: We break down every restaurant, gas station and hotel kitchen the Mobile County Health Department inspected in July 2026 — sorted from perfect scores to two that need real work.
📋 BALDWIN COUNTY HEALTH SCORES: We broke down every restaurant, hotel breakfast bar and food truck the Baldwin County Health Department inspected in July 2026 — sorted from perfect scores to the ones that need work.
🎀 RIBBON CUTTING: Real Life Preschool in Fairhope celebrated its official opening with the Eastern Shore Chamber of Commerce.
🐋 NEW GEAR FOR WHALE RESCUES: Dauphin Island Sea Lab just received specialized flotation pontoons to help rescue stranded whales along the Alabama coast.
🏥 NEW HEALTHCARE HUB IN FAIRHOPE: Thomas Hospital cut the ribbon on a $40 million patient tower, adding 25 beds and a rooftop helipad for Baldwin County's growing population.
🦪 30 MILLION SHELLS AND COUNTING: Alabama's oyster recycling program just hit a milestone that weighs more than 7,700 manatees — plus, a sea turtle season update.
🏗️ LAGUNA COVE PARK UPDATE: Construction on Gulf Shores' Laguna Cove is progressing, backed by a $2.6M build that will preserve 53 acres of coastal habitat.
🍔 SHAKE SHACK IS COMING TO FOLEY: Tanger Outlets Foley is getting a major renovation, and Shake Shack just became the first name on its new restaurant roster.
🗳️ SPECIAL PRIMARY TOMORROW: Mobile and Baldwin voters head back to the polls Aug. 11 to help settle Alabama's 1st Congressional District race. Here's where to go, what to bring and what's actually on your ballot.