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🌱 Gulf Shores opens the door to multiple businesses under one roof

Gulf Shores, Alabama Patch AM: a 4 min read

Greetings Gulf Shores! We’re your go-to source for what’s happening in town. Read on to get plugged in! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Gulf Shores opens the door to multiple businesses under one roof
  • Gulf Shores rental managers seek protections ahead of Airbnb changes
  • Gulf Shores teens host weekend car wash for three local causes

Also on today's calendar: Thanksgiving Buffet and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: A couple of morning showers, with a high of 71 and low of 64 degrees.
  • Thursday: Mostly cloudy, temps: high: 74, low: 51.
  • Friday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 66 and low of 42 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Modernizing Home Occupations in Gulf Shores (gulfshoresnews.com) — Gulf Shores households can now hold more than one home occupation license, allowing family members living together to license separate businesses. The newly adopted ordinance keeps existing limits on workspace, signs and participation by resident family members, while moving business license applications to the city's revenue division.
   

2. Local Vacation Rental Industry Raises Alarm Over Impending Airbnb Policy Changes (gulfshoresnews.com) — Gulf Shores rental managers are asking the city to require guest identification, direct contact information and signed agreements before Airbnb changes take effect November 20. They told council members the restrictions could complicate emergency communication and removal of disruptive guests. Council members requested documentation and legal review before considering ordinance changes.
   

3. OLGTeen to host charity car wash benefiting local organizations (gulfcoastmedia.com) — A youth-led car wash in Gulf Shores this weekend will support the Baldwin Humane Society, Christian Service Center and Eternal Endurance Resiliency Service, which serves veterans. OLGTeen will welcome donations at Our Lady of the Gulf Catholic Church, 308 East 22nd Avenue, starting at 4:30 p.m. Saturday and from 8 a.m. to about noon Sunday.
   

4. Hand, timer or sound: What 17 seasons of pond records say about feeding shrimp (globalseafood.org) — Seventeen seasons of records from Gulf Shores’ Claude Peteet Mariculture Center suggest sound-activated feeders can help shrimp grow larger and survive at higher rates than hand feeding. The gains required more feed, aeration and technical support, and researchers caution that the records were not a controlled comparison of feeding systems.
   

5. Kings of Leon Announce 2027 Tour With First Bangor, Maine, Stop (wmmr.com) — Kings of Leon’s 2027 plans include an appearance at Morgan Wallen’s Sand In My Boots Festival in Gulf Shores, listed for May 21–23. The band also announced a 30-date North American tour supporting its new album, O My Beloved, with a first-ever Bangor stop among the dates.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Hey y'all!
    I'm Dawson, one of the Founders of Blue Heron Marketing. I grew up right here on the Gulf Coast, and I help local businesses across Baldwin County… (Nextdoor Craft Farms)
  • Hearing Aids......
    Suggestions/Recs/Advice would be greatly appreciated TIA (Nextdoor Meyer Park)
  • SAS Retail Services posted a job opening for Retail Merchandiser Team Lead in Gulf Shores. Apply here.
  • LongHorn Steakhouse posted a job opening for Bartender in Gulf Shores. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Gulf Shores here.

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: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Gulf Shores

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