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🌱 Want a say at City Hall? Junior Council applications now open

Gulf Shores, Alabama Patch AM: a 4 min read

Greetings Gulf Shores! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Want a say at City Hall? Junior Council applications now open
  • See which Gulf Shores–area nonprofits just landed new grant funding
  • How a Gulf Shores childhood shaped an HBO comedy special

Also on today's calendar: Free Live Music at The Hangout and 2 more events.

Today's riddle: What do evil hens lay? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 90 and low of 80 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Thursday: A t-storm around in the p.m., temps: high: 92, low: 80.
  • Friday: Humid; a stray p.m. t-storm, with a high of 90 and low of 78 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Gulf Shores accepting applications for 2026-2027 Junior City Council (gulfcoastmedia.com) — High school students living within Gulf Shores city limits can now apply for the 2026‑2027 Junior City Council, a hands‑on way to learn how the city runs. Up to 15 teens will meet monthly, attend City Council sessions, and design projects to benefit Gulf Shores. Applications are open through Aug. 28, with finalist interviews the following week.
   

• Tri-City, North Baldwin foundations award $52,000 to local organizations (gulfcoastmedia.com) — Nonprofits serving Gulf Shores, Foley, and Orange Beach are sharing $26,000 in new Tri‑City Community Foundation grants, backing programs from youth services to food assistance. Another $26,000 is headed to North Baldwin groups, all under the Community Foundation of South Alabama umbrella. These awards help expand services that directly support Gulf Shores and nearby coastal communities.
   

• Alabama natives' new HBO comedy special inspired by Gulf Shores upbringing (gulfcoastmedia.com) — Two Alabama-born brothers now making HBO comedy trace much of their creative voice back to a rough‑around‑the‑edges Gulf Shores adolescence, from skateboarding and punk shows to post‑hurricane rebuilding. Their new special, built with fellow Gulf Shores friends and old home‑movie footage, doubles as a love‑letter to the beach town’s past and its evolving, younger scene today.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Make Waves of Kindness!
    Edward and Elizabeth wanted to do something special for all the staff and teachers at Gulf Shores Elementary School, so we decided to make 150 goodie… (Nextdoor Central Gulf Shores)
  • Looking for where Flower and John went to.
    Love my mani/pedi manicurists. Used to work for 4 seasons (Nextdoor Craft Farms)
  • Valor Hospitality posted a job opening for Housekeeping Houseman - open availability in Gulf Shores. Apply here.
  • ANR Group | Hospitality Management posted a job opening for Night Auditor in Gulf Shores. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Gulf Shores here.

🗞 Nearby News

Orange Beach

  • Smooth Jazz, Baldwin Pops and Songwriters Festival Headline Fall at Coastal Arts Center (obawebsite.com)
  • Orange Beach to Review Bear Point Stormwater Master Plan and New Micromobility Rules (obawebsite.com)
  • Column: A sports editor's introduction and early impressions (gulfcoastmedia.com)

Foley

  • Chase Bank opens its first Coastal Alabama location in Foley (wkrg.com)
  • Three Foley businesses receive annual beautification awards (gulfcoastmedia.com)
  • Toro Time: Strong brotherhood evident as Spanish Fort embarks upon '26 campaign (gulfcoastmedia.com)

Ok Gulf Shores! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Deviled eggs (Thank you Karla H. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Gulf Shores

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