The Alabama Department of Public Health lifted two swimming advisories Friday for southeastern Baldwin County.
A week ago, the Health Department warned against bathing in Arnica Bay at Pirates Cove and Perdido Bay at the Spanish Cove pier in Lillian after elevated levels of bacteria were detected in water samples.
After a week of samples showed elevated [...]
Archive for October, 2007
Perdido Bay swimming ban lifted
Posted in Perdido Key on October 30, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Spooky fun invades the Island
Posted in Blogroll, Perdido Key on October 30, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Ghouls, goblins and other terrifying creatures will emerge this weekend for frightful nights of costume parties and Halloween bashes. From the Key to Pleasure Island, the weekend before Halloween and Halloween night are sure to scare the wits out of anyone. Below are a few hot spots along the Alabama Gulf Coast to check [...]
Red-tide bloom is gone for now
Posted in Perdido Key on October 30, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
T The red-tide bloom that plagued area beaches in recent weeks appears to be gone, beach and health officials say. But that doesn’t mean it can’t return.
The bloom was ever-present across Pensacola Beach, Navarre Beach and parts of Perdido Key mid-month, but northern winds pushed it into the Gulf of Mexico during recent heavy storms, [...]
The Blue Angels will close the 2007 season
Posted in Perdido Key on October 30, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
The Blue Angels will close the 2007 season with their annual Homecoming Air Show November 9th and 10th at NAS Pensacola.
The show will include performances by the world famous Blue Angels F/A-18 Hornet performances and the Blues’ C-130 Hercules transport also known as “Fat Albert.” The Blackwater Parachute Demonstration Team will also make a jump [...]
Viewpoint: Lousy job on Perdido Key bike path
Posted in Blogroll, Perdido Key on October 29, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Perdido Key property owners will pay in excess of $20 million in gross property taxes for 2007, and one would think that the community would get a more professional job for the money.
(via: “PNJ – Opinion”)
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Songwriters flock to NW Florida and Alabama Gulf Coast
Posted in Perdido Key, Songwriters on October 28, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Perdido Key, Fla. – More than 300 acclaimed songwriters – who have crafted some of the biggest hits in modern music – converge on the Gulf Coast from Nov. 8-18 for the 23rd annual Frank Brown International Songwriters Festival.
Grammy Award-winning artists, No. 1 hit-writers and up-and-coming young performers play their songs at intimate Gulf Coast [...]
Travel: Five lesser-known Florida islands
Posted in Perdido Key, Uncategorized on October 28, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Since you get there by causeway, you’ve got to know that Miami Beach is an island. So are Palm Beach, Key West, Sanibel, Amelia and Marco, to name a few of Florida’s resorts.
But the state has a lot of less-famous islands that are still worth visiting. Some retain a bit of Old Florida, the laid-back, [...]
