Gulf Shore Getaway

Gulf Shores pushing state to raze resort

Amazing. When so many new gulf shores condos and vacation homes are popping up like mushrooms here is a development abandoned, ready and waiting to be knocked down, yet the state hasn't bothered to move ahead. All the more reason the private sector is the right place for real estate development and management.

GULF SHORES -- In their quest to get rid of buildings damaged beyond repair by Hurricane Ivan, city officials have sent letters to the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources -- which runs the Gulf State Park Hotel and Resort -- urging it to demolish the park's hollowed surfside structures.

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Gulf Shores, AL

Boating on the Gulf Coast

OK a couple of important lessons here for those of you planning to head out on the Gulf for a day of sailing...

• Bring your cell phone. Who knows, you might feel like chatting with someone while you wait for the Coast Guard to come pluck you out of the water


• Know that when you call them, they'll come. And they might just issue a press release about it and make the whole thing available on video for anyone who wants it.

Sailing the Gulf Coast

OK a couple of important lessons here for those of you planning to head out on the Gulf for a day of sailing...

• Don't go out in a storm or you might get hurt and need to have the US Coast Guard come pick you up.


• If you do, and they do, they might just issue a press release about it and make the whole thing available on video for anyone who wants it.

Press Release

US Coast Guard Rescues Injured Boater

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