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Where to eat tonight
Chris's picks — nobody paid to be here. Prices are from each restaurant's own menu and change.
5-Day Forecast
Forecast via the National Weather Service.
Breeze is up — good day for a wind shade
Wind is 22 mph ENE on the Key right now. A Shibumi needs only 2–3 mph, so today it should fly on its own.
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The Key Today · Monday, November 2
Weekday quiet. The beach is yours until the snowbirds finish breakfast.
Beach walk before 8. The sand's yours and the light is better.
Latest
Sand in the Coffee, Vol. 149: the bay side, and where to go when the Gulf won't cooperate
When the Gulf is churned up, turn around. The bay side of the Key stays calm, and Big Lagoon State Park is the move. Here's when to go and what to bring.
The Salt Line, Vol. 141: A Parade Gets a Memorandum, and a River Gets Its Pines Back
Nothing says a coastal city loves a parade like a memorandum of understanding. Gulf Shores is about to find out how much paperwork a Fat Tuesday takes, and whether the beads survive it.
Sand in the Coffee, Vol. 148: the cold front, and why the day after is the best beach day of the fall
The day after a cold front is the best beach day of the fall, and it looks terrible from the window. Here's why the Gulf goes flat, what to watch, and when to go.
Everybody carries something down the walkover.
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