What's Happening in Baldwin and Mobile Counties? February 22, 2023

 GENERAL UPDATES & INFORMATION

1. Should you consider buying a newly built home?
https://www.simplifyingthemarket.com/en/2023/02/15/should-you-consider-buying-a-newly-built-home/?a=236535-347d38e6dd74291b43c67d6242b4e2a4

2. 9 popular food trucks to check out on the Gulf Coast 
https://thebamabuzz.com/9-popular-food-trucks-to-check-out-on-the-gulf-coast/

3. Several Alabama colleges waive application fees
https://www.fox10tv.com/2023/02/15/several-alabama-colleges-waive-application-fees/

4. Why it's easy to fall in love with homeownership
https://www.simplifyingthemarket.com/en/2023/02/14/why-its-easy-to-fall-in-love-with-homeownership-1/?a=236535-347d38e6dd74291b43c67d6242b4e2a4

  BALDWIN COUNTY UPDATES

1. Baldwin County Schools: $341.4 million in construction since 2015, $94 million in new projects awaits 
https://www.al.com/news/2023/02/baldwin-county-schools-3414-million-in-construction-since-2015-94-million-in-new-projects-awaits.html

2. Baldwin County road closures until December for roundabout construction
https://mynbc15.com/news/local/baldwin-county-road-closure-until-december-for-roundabout-construction

3. Hangout Fest offers a chance at free passes via 'Earn-A-Ticket' campaign
https://www.al.com/life/2023/02/hangout-fest-offers-chance-at-free-passes-via-earn-a-ticket-campaign.html

4. Officials break ground on expansion at Veterans Cemetery in Spanish Fort
https://www.wkrg.com/baldwin-county/officials-break-ground-on-expansion-at-veterans-cemetery-in-spanish-fort/


MOBILE COUNTY UPDATES

1. Mobile to get Alabama's first performing arts charter school: 'Butterflies in my stomach'
https://www.al.com/educationlab/2023/02/mobile-to-get-alabamas-first-performing-arts-charter-school-butterflies-in-my-stomach.html

2. Hallmark Channel begins filming in Mobile and Spring Hill College
https://thebamabuzz.com/hallmark-channel-begins-filming-in-mobile-and-spring-hill-college/

3. Mobile Police Department announces date for 31st Mobile Citizen's Police Academy 
https://www.wkrg.com/mobile-county/mobile-police-department-announces-date-for-31st-mobile-citizens-police-academy/s.html

4. This Alabama restaurant's 'Homewrecker' is a bacon-wrapped, foot-long hot dog 
https://www.al.com/life/2023/02/they-call-this-alabama-venues-bacon-wrapped-foot-long-hot-dog-the-homewrecker.html

What's Happening in Baldwin and Mobile Counties? January 26, 2023

GENERAL UPDATES & INFORMATION
1. The 3 factors that affect home affordability 
https://www.simplifyingthemarket.com/en/2023/01/24/the-3-factors-that-affect-home-affordability/?a=236535-347d38e6dd74291b43c67d6242b4e2a4

2. Miss Alabama USA 2023: Meet 37 women competing for the crown 
https://www.al.com/life/2023/01/miss-alabama-usa-2023-meet-37-women-competing-for-the-crown.html

3. The 20 jobs with the best hourly wages in Alabama 
https://www.al.com/business/2023/01/the-20-jobs-with-the-best-hourly-wages-in-alabama.html

4. Want to sell your house? Price it right.
https://www.simplifyingthemarket.com/en/2023/01/23/want-to-sell-your-house-price-it-right/?a=236535-347d38e6dd74291b43c67d6242b4e2a4

BALDWIN COUNTY UPDATES
1. Work on Orange Beach islands as part of federal grant application
https://www.gulfshoresal.gov/CivicAlerts.aspx?aid=833

2. 44th Annual Mardi Gras Parade taking place on February 21 
https://www.gulfshoresal.gov/CivicAlerts.aspx?aid=833

3. Improvements coming to Highway 98 in Daphne 
https://www.wkrg.com/baldwin-county/improvements-coming-to-highway-98-in-daphne/

4. 10 things to know before your Gulf Shores & Orange Beach Vacation 
https://www.gulfshores.com/blog/things-to-do/things-to-know-before-your-gulf-shores-and-orange-beach-vacation/

4. Alabama's Hope Farm debuts new restaurant on-site
https://www.fsrmagazine.com/content/alabamas-hope-farm-debuts-new-restaurant-site

MOBILE COUNTY UPDATES
1. 2022 record year for containerized shipping in Mobile 
https://www.alreporter.com/2023/01/23/2022-record-year-for-containerized-shipping-in-mobile/

2. Clark-Shaw teacher shares research about Gulf Sturgeon findings 
https://www.wkrg.com/mobile-county/clark-shaw-teacher-shares-research-about-gulf-sturgeon-findings/

3. State-of-the-art research facility opens at Dauphin Island Sea Lab 
https://mynbc15.com/newsletter-daily/state-of-the-art-research-facility-opens-at-dauphin-island-sea-lab

4. USS Alabama Crewmates program looking for new members to come aboard 
https://www.wkrg.com/mobile-county/uss-alabama-crewmates-program-looking-for-new-members-to-come-aboard/

5. Austal USA job fair Saturday; shipbuilder looking to hire 1,200 people 
https://www.al.com/business/2023/01/austal-usa-job-fair-saturday-shipbuilder-looking-to-hire-1200-people.html