Fri, 3 September 2010 How To Listen:Listen online using the player at the upper right hand corner of this page (broadband) or click for the dial-up version. Listen on your phone: iPhone, Blackberry, Cell Phone Listen Link iTunes listeners subscribe through our iTunes Destin Florida Podcast page. Some Of The News Covered:Labor Day looking down. Labor Day weekend is down for reservations. Many local businesses do not know what to expect. Property owners are optimistic that the holiday weekend could get busy with short notice. The Perdido Key Visitor Center is giving gift cards up to $300 to visitors that stay in Perdido condos and hotels. You Play, We'll Pay is a program to help rejuvenate tourism. Beach life is improving! Reports of oil on the beach are diminishing. Life is coming back to the beach. The month of June was the worst month for the Emerald Coast during the crisis. Both humans and birds left the beach. Locals have noticed the birds have returned to the beaches. Seafood is good at local restaurants! Many locals and visitors to the Emerald Coast have been skeptical of eating seafood from the Gulf of Mexico since the oil spill. Popular seafood restaurants are still getting seafood from the Gulf of Mexico. The seafood is coming from the southeastern part of the gulf, which has not been affected by the oil spill. The Navarre Pier is doing well! The Navarre Pier is now open after being closed for almost six years. The pier has been averaging 800 people a day. Despite oil conditions, fishermen have been casting away. Most of the business is pier walkers. About 75 percent of the business is people taking a walk. The rest are fishermen. The Navarre Pier has updates available at www.navarrepier.com. Beach weddings are down. The Emerald Coast is a beautiful backdrop for weddings. Each year, many couples tie the knot in the white sand. The oil spill has impacted the beach wedding industry. There have been many cancellations. Weddings scheduled for the fall should keep their dates. The status of the beaches is bound to improve. The fall season offers a great setting for beach weddings as well. Destin restaurants may allow dogs. Before 2007, Florida State Law prohibited animals in food service establishments, but a three-year pilot program was enacted that year by the state legislature to allow area restaurants an exemption. Okaloosa County already approved an ordinance to allow pets into restaurants. The Destin City Council would have to approve the ordinance for pets to be a go. Dog lovers are prevalent in the Destin area. Links From This Episode:Thanks to our sponsors for helping make this show possible. Please visit them at: Music selection for this episode is Coconut Radio of Niceville with their song Got It Good Got a show comment or suggestion? Or, are you a local band/artist who would like us to play your music?
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Tue, 6 July 2010 How To Listen:Listen online using the player at the upper right hand corner of this page (broadband) or click for the dial-up version. Listen on your phone: iPhone, Blackberry, Cell Phone Listen Link iTunes listeners subscribe through our iTunes Destin Florida Podcast page.
This show is in loving memory of Harley's grandmother. She will be dearly missed.
Some Of The News Covered: The Emerald Coast has great boating! When the Gulf of Mexico is not so inviting the Choctawhatchee Bay and Santa Rosa Sound can be a great resort. From the 331 bridge in the Choctawhatchee Bay west to Pensacola in the Santa Rosa Sound boaters can enjoy cruising, fishing and boating sports. Weekdays are best for avoiding heavy boat traffic. The Panama City Int'l Airport is open! The Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport is open and doing well. Numbers are already up from the old airport. Southwest Airlines may be the best deal for traveling to the Emerald Coast. With new direct the flights, the Emerald Coast will begin to see new visitors. Cheaper prices are available due to the competition among area airports. Navarre Pier is open! The Navarre Beach fishing pier is open for fishermen. The pier was heavily damaged by storms in 2004 and 2005. The new pier is 30 feet above the water and is 1,545 feet in length. The end of the pier was built in the shape of an octagon for comfortable fishing space. Funds for the pier came mostly from FEMA. The state and Santa Rosa County also contributed to the $8.43 million pier. Webcams are located up and down the Emerald Coast. The status of the the beaches can be seen first hand via webcams. Websites like, www.billabongdestin.com, www.fluidsurfshop.com, www.breakersfwb.com, www.navarrebeach21.com and www.innerlightsurf.com all have working webcams. A great website for monitoring the tropics and the movement of the oil is www.crownweather.com. The no fishing zone expanded. The no fishing zone was from Louisiana to Pensacola Bay. Now, the no fishing zone has reached Destin. Fishing is permitted only 45 miles out to the state and federal line. The National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration has expanded the no fishing zone as a precautionary measure for seafood consumers. Lots of fish can be caught inshore in the intercoastal waterway and along the beaches. Crystal Dunes is suing the City of Destin. The homeowners association of Crystal Dunes condominium has filed a federal lawsuit against the City of Destin, claiming its rights to due process and and equal protection under law have been violated. The lawsuit claims that the City of Destin has not enforced owners' private property rights and has allowed beachgoers to stay on the beach as long as they are within 20 feet of the mean high-water line. Oil Spill Effect on Florida Fishing
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Fri, 25 June 2010 How To Listen:Listen online using the player at the upper right hand corner of this page (broadband) or click for the dial-up version. Listen on your phone: iPhone, Blackberry, Cell Phone Listen Link You may also right-click to download the podcast: 084_Destin_Florida_Podcast.mp3 and put it on your portable media player or burn it to a CD and listen in the car! iTunes listeners subscribe through our iTunes Destin Florida Podcast page. Some Of The News Covered:Oil is getting closer! Pensacola is the first of Florida's beaches to see signs of oil. Some tar balls and oil paddies have washed up on the beach. Alabama beaches are also seeing signs of the oil spill. No signs of oil on the beaches of Destin. Visitors are urged to view beach cams like www.billabongdestin.com to get an accurate beach report. The media has made false reports, which have caused reservation cancellations. Toll is going up for the Mid-Bay Bridge. The toll was $2.50 to cross the Mid-Bay Bridge. The toll has increased by 50 cents to $3.00. To avoid paying the toll drivers can take the 331 Bridge or drive through Fort Walton Beach to get to Destin. Margaritaville is coming to Pensacola Beach! Margaritaville is currently open in Panama City Beach. A new location will open on Pensacola Beach late May or early June. The new location is the first Margaritaville Beach Hotel. The hotel will have 162 rooms and be on the waterfront. The new hotel will take the location of where the Holiday Inn was once located. The Holiday Inn was built in 1972 and was destroyed by Hurricane Ivan in 2004. Fishing is still ok in Destin. Boats are still leaving the Destin Harbor to do fishing trips. The no fishing zone continues to grow as the threat of oil increases. The National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration has declared no fishing from Louisiana to Pensacola Bay. Many boats will resort to helping with the oil spill if fishing is shut down in Destin. Oil Spill on Florida Beaches? We searched and found... Dolphins!
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Mon, 14 June 2010 How To Listen:Listen online using the player at the upper right hand corner of this page (broadband) or click for the dial-up version. Listen on your phone: iPhone, Blackberry, Cell Phone Listen Link iTunes listeners subscribe through our iTunes Destin Florida Podcast page. Some Of The News Covered:Oil has not reached the Emerald Coast! There have been many false reports of tar balls and oil washing ashore in Miramar Beach and Seaside. There is no oil on the Emerald Coast. Many visitors have cancelled reservations due to the false reports being covered by the media. Where the oil is going no one really knows. Until it reaches our beaches visitors are encouraged to keep their reservations. Maguire's is recognized for its unique menu! Maguire's Irish Pub is a favorite to locals and visitors as well. The restaurant offers some unique burgers. Along with the great food, Maguire's produces some tasty beers. Maguire's was featured on the television show "Outrageous Foods" on the Food Network. Aaron McCargo of "Big Daddy's House" brought camera crews to display some of Maguire's unique menu. Fort Walton Beach ranked number one! Restaurant and Business Magazine ranked Fort Walton Beach number one for best place to open a restaurant. Panama City ranked 11th. Like home loans, business loans are just as difficult to obtain. With the market down, there are many places available for new restaurants to open. Reality TV may come to South Walton! Five South Walton Beach locals are trying to put together a reality show called "The Beach Wives". The show would be based on five women and their daily lives on the Emerald Coast. The stars of the show would include an artist, a chef, a realtor, a singer and a flight attendant. The show would be a great opportunity for the Emerald Coast lifestyle to be displayed. Trolley coming to 30-A! In a month, 30-A may see a trolley system. Sunshine Transportation will start its first trolley. The trolley will be bright with color, have air conditioning, bike and surfboard racks, flat screens and music. The trolley will be a great solution to reduce traffic and allow beach goers to travel safely. Oil on the beach, We searched, here's what we found...
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Mon, 3 May 2010 How To Listen:Listen online using the player at the upper right hand corner of this page (broadband) or click for the dial-up version. Listen on your phone: iPhone, Blackberry, Cell Phone Listen Link iTunes listeners subscribe through our iTunes Destin Florida Podcast page. Some Of The News Covered:Oil spill threatens the Emerald Coast. The explosion at the Transocean Deepwater Horizon has become a crisis on a phenomenal scale. Oil will continue to leak into the Gulf of Mexico until crews can fix the damage. The site of the oil spewage is some 5,000 feet down, which makes the job very difficult. Rough seas and bad weather have hampered efforts to control oil at the surface. Many residents along the Emerald Coast are unsure of what is going to happen. Sandestin Wine Festival had many tasters! Bad weather put a damper on the first day of the wine festival. Weather cleared to bring out the wine tasters. There was more than 100 different wines and 80 different vineyards both nationally and internationally. A culinary tent was set up for wine pairing as well. The wine festival is known for being a great event and having a great turnout! Emeril Lagasse on the Emerald Coast! Everyone from CEOs to chefs enjoy the Emerald Coast. Emeril Lagasse famous for his cooking often visits South Walton County with his family. Recently, Lagasse made a visit for the opening of Louis Louis. Along with Lagasse, many other well-known names often visit the beautiful beaches of South Walton. New location planned for the Destin Seafood Festival. Many people are happy about the Destin Seafood Festival being back on the harbor. The only complaint is the lack of space for the festival. The Destin Chamber of Commerce has decided to move the festival down the harbor by Fisherman's Wharf and Dewey Destin's Seafood. The new location will create more space and draw in more than 30,000 people. There's a time and place for a cocktail! A cocktail on the Emerald Coast can be cheap in some places and expensive in others. Most happy hours take place from 3-5. Destin has seen a lot of new bars open within the past year. Many bars and restaurants are having to compete with each other when it comes to drink specials. Destin is the best bet for a cheap cocktail. Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport opens soon! May 23rd is the opening day of the new international airport in Panama City. Final fixes and preparations are being made just before Delta and Southwest Airlines settle in. The St. Joe Company has closed its headquarters in Jacksonville after 75 years to relocate to West Bay. The St. Joe Company has made a commitment to the airport and the West Bay area. Links From This Episode:Thanks to our sponsors for helping make this show possible. Please visit them at: Music selection for this episode is Chris Alvarado of Fort Walton Beach with his song Dream Land
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Fri, 16 April 2010 How To Listen:Listen online using the player at the upper right hand corner of this page (broadband) or click for the dial-up version. Listen on your phone: iPhone, Blackberry, Cell Phone Listen Link iTunes listeners subscribe through our iTunes Destin Florida Podcast page. Some Of The News Covered:Spring break is over! The crowds on the beaches are no longer. The weekends will still be busy for the most part. The week days give way to peace and quiet along the Emerald Coast. Business will kick in gear once again for the summer in a few weeks! Cobia fishing is good! There have been lots of reports with cobia fishing. The great weather of the past week has given way to some great fishing conditions! Cobia fishermen can be seen going up and down the Emerald Coast looking for tasty fish. Beachgoers can observe the action from the beach with a pair of binoculars! Seabreeze Jazz Festival is back! The Seabreeze Jazz Festival celebrates its 12th year of hosting a great event on the Emerald Coast. The festival was held on 30-A. Pier Park is now the venue for the event that has grown in popularity. This year Nick Colionne, Brian Simpson, Kim Waters, Roman Street and many more will be performing April 16-18 at Pier Park on Panama City Beach. Local real estate is up! More and more for sale signs are popping up in front yards. The buyers market should last for the year. Single-family home sales are up in Okaloosa County by 31 percent. Condo sales in Okaloosa County are up 75 percent. Walton County has also seen an improvement with single-family home sales up 9 percent and condo sales up 82.35 percent compared to 2009. Round about coming to Commons Drive. During high traffic times on Hwy 98 many drivers take Commons Drive to bypass congestion. Where Commons Drive and Matthew Boulevard intesect will be the site of a new round about. Traffic gets hectic at the intersection and a round about should help the flow of traffic. Cooking classes on the Emerald Coast! The Culinary Gallery on Hwy 98W in Santa Rosa Beach offers cooking classes for adults, children, private parties and catering. Culinary Gallery Chef/owner Scott Nelson has been in the culinary world for 23 years. Nelson's cooking classes teach students how to cook and prepare foods with confidence.
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Tue, 30 March 2010 How To Listen:Listen online using the player at the upper right hand corner of this page (broadband) or click for the dial-up version. Listen on your phone: iPhone, Blackberry, Cell Phone Listen Link iTunes listeners subscribe through our iTunes Destin Florida Podcast page. Some Of The News Covered:Spring break is going strong. Spring break numbers are up from last year. Both Destin and Panama City have seen large numbers of spring breakers on the beach and in the bars. There is only a couple weeks left of spring break. After spring break business slows down for a couple weeks before schools get out for summer break. Louis Louis' is now open! The owners of the Red Bar have opened a sister restaurant. Louis Louis' opened recently offering the same menu on a chalk board like the Red Bar. The restaurant is located where Cafe Provence was located on Hwy 98 in Santa Rosa Beach. Louis Louis' is open seven days a week from 5-10 p.m. Old 98 has a new walkway! The bike path on Old 98 is very popular in the morning. There is a lot of pedestrian traffic. Old 98 has seen many improvements. The bike path was improved a year ago. Also, Pompano Joe's opened its new parking lot a year ago. Now, a boardwalk has been completed that allows pedestrians to walk alongside of Old 98 with a great view of the beach. The Destin Cobia Tournament is on! The months of March and April are the months fishermen compete to catch the largest cobia on the Emerald Coast. Boats can be seen cruising off the beaches looking for the tasty fish. Fishing is expected to pick up drastically as the Gulf of Mexico warms up. Destin is getting a strip club. The Destin City Council has settled with the owner of The Oasis over a long battle with zoning. The only area in Destin zoned for a strip club is on Airport Road. The Oasis first opened on Mountain Drive. Many residents were not happy with the business. Now, the strip club will relocate next to a fire department and across the street from the Safe Harbor Presbyterian Church. There could be live adult entertainment by the end of the summer. Great air fares coming! Southwest will begin flying out of Panama City in May. Many area airports are trying to compete with the low fare carrier. Air fares at the Okaloosa Regional Airport have already dropped in price. Cheaper air fares can be expected with all of the area airports. Links From This Episode:Thanks to our sponsors for helping make this show possible. Please visit them at: Music selection for this episode is Esper Fiction of Defuniak Springs with their song Lilith
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Mon, 15 March 2010 How To Listen:Listen online using the player at the upper right hand corner of this page (broadband) or click for the dial-up version. Listen on your phone: iPhone, Blackberry, Cell Phone Listen Link iTunes listeners subscribe through our iTunes Destin Florida Podcast page. Some Of The News Covered:Spring break is here! Spring breakers rolled into the area last weekend. Business in local bars and restaurants went from steady to busy! Places like, AJ's, Club Overboard and The Swamp are the area hotspots for nightlife. Next week will have a higher influx of spring breakers. Whale's Tail is open! Many locals have been waiting for the re-opening of the Whale's Tail on Old 98. The beach bar is now open. The restaurant upstairs is yet to open up. Parking is limited due to parking construction. A fire in the spring of 2009 closed the popular local hang out. Crush Wine Bar and Cafe is open in Seaside! Cafe Rendez-vous in downtown Seaside closed to make way for Crush. Like Rendez-vous, Crush will offer something different. The theme is a beachy-chic environment. The wine bar and cafe will offer a variety of California wines along with a menu that will be contemporary and trendy with food plates. St. Patrick's Day is on the 17th! Destin celebrates St. Patty's with the Grog March. Participants in the Grog March walk to all the popular bars and restaurants on the Destin Harbor. The final destination is Maguire's Irish Pub, where the celebrating really begins. St. Patty's for 2010 can expect a great crowd due to the peak week of spring break. The Electric Cowboy comes to Destin! Captain Kidds Seafood Buffet closed on the Destin Harbor. The location will be occupied by a new taste for fun! The Electric Cowboy will offer dancing, music and a light show! During the day, country music and southern rock will be played. Later in the night, dance music will take over with the party crowd. Music will be played to the likings of the crowd. Fish Out of Water could have best chef! The Emerald Coast is known for great seafood and restaurants. Great food comes from a great chef. Philip Krajeck, chef de cuisine at the Fish Out of Water restaurant has been nominated as the best chef in the South. The James Beard Foundation holds the annual award ceremony where chefs are critiqued in 19 categories by over 400 judges. The finalists will be announced March 22nd. Links From This Episode:Thanks to our sponsors for helping make this show possible. Please visit them at: Music selection for this episode is Cockfight of Pensacola with their song Cockroaches
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Tue, 2 March 2010 How To Listen:Listen online using the player at the upper right hand corner of this page (broadband) or click for the dial-up version. Listen on your phone: iPhone, Blackberry, Cell Phone Listen Link iTunes listeners subscribe through our iTunes Destin Florida Podcast page. Some Of The News Covered:Panama City in top five! USA Today announced Panama City as one of the top five bargain destinations for spring 2010. Many spring breakers will come to the Emerald Coast to let loose and enjoy the areas beautiful beaches. MTV will not be hosting the party in Panama City this year, but the absence should not affect crowds. Intrawest sells Sandestin Resort! Sandestin Resort is no longer owned by Intrawest. Destin developer Tom Becnel recently purchased the property. Details of the sale are disclosed. Intrawest originally purchased the resort in 1998 from Malaysia-based Sime Darby Berhad for $130 million. Holiday Isle is getting sand money! Holiday Isle has suffered a lot from beach erosion. The Destin City Council recently voted to put up $200,000 to help with restoration. A public-private partnership, with Holiday Isle homeowners is providing $415,000. The Florida Department of Environmental Protection will provide an additional $200,000. Restoration will be from Holiday Surf and Racquet Club to the jetties. Noise ordinance in Walton County. Walton County is proposing a new noise ordinance. The ordinance states, "There is an interest in the quality of life of the residents in Walton County." Some businesses are worried about the affects of the ordinance. Many beach weddings take place in Walton County and a noise ordinance may affect the wedding business. New flights in Pensacola! United Airlines is flying twice a day, non-stop from Pensacola Gulf Coast Regional Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport in Washington, D.C. Panama City's International Airport is just months away from opening. Southwest's first flight will touch down May 22nd! Navarre Beach Pier opens in May! The new pier on Navarre Beach is under construction now. The new pier was originally designed to be 1,500 feet in length. Santa Rosa County received a permit that will allow the pier to get an additional 45 feet. The Navarre Beach Pier will become the longest fishing pier over the Gulf of Mexico! Links From This Episode:Thanks to our sponsors for helping make this show possible. Please visit them at: Music selection for this episode is Idea 7 of Destin with their song Spanish Wind
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Fri, 5 February 2010 How To Listen:Listen online using the player at the upper right hand corner of this page (broadband) or click for the dial-up version. Listen on your phone: iPhone, Blackberry, Cell Phone Listen Link iTunes listeners subscribe through our iTunes Destin Florida Podcast page. Some Of The News Covered:Mardi Gras should be a ball! The second weekend of February will be an exciting weekenend on the Emerald Coast! Mardi Gras will be taking place in Destin and Pensacola. Both the Baytowne Wharf and HarborWalk Village have great parties planned! Be sure to plan ahead for an eventful weekend. Visit www.HarborWalkDestin.com and www.pensacolamardisgras.com for more information. Romance is coming to the beach! The Emerald Coast is a beautiful place that invites romance. Valentine's Day is coming up! There are many great restaurants for a nice dinner. Places like, Christiano's, Seagars and Marina Cafe will "wow" your lover. The beach alone is great for anyone looking to plan something unique. Sunsets this time of the year are perfect! The Saints are in the Super Bowl! A great Super Bowl is ahead. Two great quarterbacks will try to lead their team to a win. Steelers Coach Woody Widenhofer has been to the Super Bowl four times! Widenhofer predicts the Colts will be victorious but, his heart cheers for the Saints. Military testing may save our beaches! Oil drilling is a topic in the White House. The United States Government is looking to increase oil drilling in the Gulf of Mexico. There are many people that live in Northwest Florida that do not support drilling. Eglin Air Force Base frequently does testing over gulf waters. Oil drilling may interfere with military testing which, would keep oil rigs away. The New Florida Girl retires. After 40 years of fishing, the New Florida Girl will remain in the Destin Harbor. The captain of the popular charter boat doesn't want to sell the boat. There are plans to keep the boat alive at the docks. The boat may become a classroom for young fishermen to learn about marine biology and oceanography. Cold temperatures in January harm marine life. Last month Florida experienced record temperatures. The cold was not only costly to humans but, marine life suffered as well. Many fish were killed from the cold temperatures. Fishermen are asked not to fish for bonefish, snook and tarpon. Links From This Episode:Thanks to our sponsors for helping make this show possible. Please visit them at: Music selection for this episode is Wayne Hall of Fort Walton Beach with his song Maple Leaf
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Thu, 28 January 2010 How To Listen:Listen online using the player at the upper right hand corner of this page (broadband) or click for the dial-up version. Listen on your phone: iPhone, Blackberry, Cell Phone Listen Link iTunes listeners subscribe through our iTunes Destin Florida Podcast page. Some Of The News Covered:Tyndall AFB helps Haiti! Haiti has been a headline since the devastating earthquake. People from around the world have stepped up to help Haitians. Tyndall Air Force Base in Panama City is playing a major role in the relief efforts. Tyndall's Air Operations Center is directing traffic for all flights to Haiti. There's an average of 150 flights a day coming in. That number is three times the normal flight schedule! Gulf of Mexico chills down! After a cold blast just weeks ago, the Gulf of Mexico is currently in the low 50's along the coast. Temperatures in the 50's are normal for places like Monterey, California. Temperatures have warmed up during the day. Expect water temperatures to gradually warm up. Wetsuits are needed now to avoid hypothermia. Snowbird count is up. Last year the snowbirds did not come in flocks. In 2010, they certainly have! Snowbirds can be seen walking along Old 98 every morning! Business is surely up in South Walton County. Business is up by as much as 60 percent compared to last year. Snowbirds generally roost till March. Chan's Wine World expands eastward! Chan's Wine World will open a new location in February on 30-A. The new location will be at the WaterColor Town Center where Hot and Cold was once located. Chan's Wine World offers a great selection of beer, liquor and wine. Ghosthunters coming to Pensacola! Pensacola is known for being one of the oldest cities in the United States. With history comes hauntings. The Pensacola Lighthouse has had much attention. Ghost Seekers of Texas will be returning to the supposedly haunted lighthouse Jan. 29-31. The public is welcome to be part of the hunt. Tickets are $15. For more information visit www.ghostseekersoftexas.com No oil drilling in the gulf! The Emerald Coast is coming together to keep the beaches white and not black. Oil drilling off the Emerald Coast could threaten local waters. Hands Across The Sand will take place February 13th at the Okaloosa Island Pier on Okaloosa Island. Everyone who loves the beautiful beaches in Northwest Florida is urged to participate. Links From This Episode:Thanks to our sponsors for helping make this show possible. Please visit them at: Music selection for this episode is Jonny Lipford of Fort Walton Beach with his song Chosen Path
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dial-up version. Listen on your phone: iPhone, Blackberry, Cell Phone Listen Link iTunes listeners subscribe through our iTunes Destin Florida Podcast page. Some Of The News Covered:New Year's Eve was chilly! Ringing in 2010 wasn't much different than 2009. Both evenings were quite chilly. Places like the Baytowne Wharf, Nightown and The HarborWalk had great crowds! HarborWalk had a nice fireworks display as the clock struck 12. Gumbo and wings coming! The Great Southern Gumbo and Wing Ding Championship will take place Saturday January 16th from 11 till 3 p.m. at The Market Shops at Sandestin. Area restaurants will compete for bragging rights for the best gumbo and wings! Tickets will be $15 in advance and $25 the day of. Visit www.sandestin.com/gumbowingding for details. Music festival coming to 30-A! The 30-A Songwriter's Festival will have its first year on the beaches along 30-A. From January 15th till the 17th the festival will take place all along the scenic route. The music festival will include Emily Sailers of the Indigo Girls, Gary Louris of the Jayhawks, Shawn Mullins, Matthew Sweet, Chely Wright, Jeffrey Steele and Jessi Alexander. The festival had more offers to participate but, could not accept them all. Sharks coming to Okaloosa Island. The Humane Society plans to educate the public on Okaloosa Island about sharks and the protection they need. Shark fishing tournaments have taken place on the Emerald Coast and part of the event is to create awareness about shark fishing and its damage to shark populations. The event will also include national speakers, high-quality documentaries and independent films. The event will take place at the Okaloosa Island Convention Center but, a set date is to be determined. The Emerald Coast is cold! Much of Florida is experiencing the coldest temperatures in years. At night the low is expected to be in the 20's for the Emerald Coast for about 10 days straight. The water temperature in the Gulf of Mexico is NOT warm! A wetsuit will be needed for anyone who ventures in. No one knows how long the cold will last. For those making vacation plans be sure to follow The Weather Channel. Coffee in Rosemary Beach. Amavida Coffee offers some great coffee to anyone visiting beautiful Rosemary Beach. The coffee shop has a modern and relaxing vibe. Along with books for reading and some local art on the walls, the coffee shop is just a minutes walk to one of the area's greatest beaches! Links From This Episode:Thanks to our sponsors for helping make this show possible. Please visit them at: Music selection for this episode is 60 cycles of sound of Pensacola with their song Paper Tiger Got a show comment or suggestion? Or, are you a local band/artist who would like us
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Mon, 28 December 2009 How To Listen:Listen online using the player at the upper right hand corner of this page (broadband) or click for the dial-up version. Listen on your phone: iPhone, Blackberry, Cell Phone Listen Link iTunes listeners subscribe through our iTunes Destin Florida Podcast page. Some Of The News Covered:Christmas on the Emerald Coast! Many people are traveling the week of Christmas. The Emerald Coast will feel busy like spring break for about a week. Visitors can expect increased traffic and busy stores the week of Christmas. Many people come to the Emerald Coast to experience Florida's white Christmas. Wal-Mart is coming to South Walton! A Wal-Mart Supercenter will be part of a new development in South Walton County that will be located on the northwest corner of Hwy 98 and West Hewett Road. Next to the Wal-Mart will be the Topsail West development. The St. Joe Company has designated 116 acres for the development. Topsail West will include 308,000 square feet of retail space, 5,000 square feet of office space, 190 senior-living units, 110 assisted-living units and 310 multi-family units. 2020 is the completion date of all phases. Spring break back on Panama City's mind! Not long ago Panama City Tourist Development Council voted against funding marketing campaigns with MTV. Now, the TDC is reconsidering. The TDC will give a co-operative $25,000 to local hotels and restaurants for efforts to attract spring breakers. Spring breakers will get discounted food and lodging incentives. Congratulations Reed Waddle! Reed Waddle is a popular musician along the Emerald Coast. Recently, Waddle was recognized for winning the Grand Prize at the New York Songwriter's Circle. The song, "Piece By Piece" impressed the panel of blue ribbon judges. Snowbirds are coming! The snowbird season has begun. The Destin Snowbirds recently had a Roost and Ribbon Cutting Ceremony. This year there are 176 members. In 2008, the number was slightly higher with 186 members. Snowbird season does not peak till January. Snowbirds come each year from areas up north such as, Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin. The Zoo is saved! The Gulf Breeze closed only to reopen! Eric Mogensen, owner of Virginia Safari Park purchased The Gulf Breeze Zoo. The zoo was open for 25 years, but closed in August this year after local governments would not support the facility. The zoo was $4.5 in debt due to hurricane damage that was uninsured. Look for the reopening in early 2010. Links From This Episode:Thanks to our sponsors for helping make this show possible. Please visit them at: Music selection for this episode is Reed Waddle of Destin with his song piece by Piece Got a show comment or suggestion? Or, are you a local band/artist who would like us
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Tue, 22 December 2009 How To Listen:Listen online using the player at the upper right hand corner of
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dial-up version. iTunes listeners subscribe through our iTunes Destin Florida Podcast page. Some Of The News Covered:El Nino felt on the Emerald Coast! This winter is an El Nino winter. Pacific Ocean water temperatures are warmer creating the El Nino phenomenom. The Emerald Coast is affected by fronts dipping down bringing lots of rain to southern states. Along with an increase in weather, there will be an increase in waves. Surline has predicted that the panhandle of Florida is a good bet for surf for the month of December. DestinFloridaPodcast.com is on Twitter! Many people follow their favorite band or celebrity on Twitter.com. Now, fans of the Emerald Coast can follow recent updates and photos of Florida's most beautiful beaches at www.Twitter.com/DestinLive Destin gets stimulus. Many parts of the country are getting stimulus money to create jobs and improve communities. The City of Destin is receiving $760,000 in stimulus money. The money will go to giving Scenic Old Hwy 98 some additions. The bike path will connect to South Walton County's bike path offering a longer bike ride. Christiano's is the new Italian! Christiano's is now open in the old Gugliemo's location on Hwy 98 in South Walton County. The Italian restaurant is Chris Chirium's first restaurant! Chirium was once a chef at the Elephant Walk. The classically-trained French chef has good resume of italian experience and everyone is welcome for dinner Monday through Friday 5-9 p.m. Southwest has flights! Southwest Airlines has announced its flights for the Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport. Travelers from Baltimore, Houston, Nashville, Orlando and Washington D.C. will have direct flights to the Emerald Coast! Links From This Episode:Thanks to our sponsors for helping make this show possible. Please visit them at: Music selection for this episode is Perilune of Pensacola with their song This Love Is Stone Got a show comment or suggestion? Or, are you a local band/artist who would like us
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Tue, 8 December 2009 How To Listen:Listen online using the player at the upper right hand corner of
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dial-up version. iTunes listeners subscribe through our iTunes Destin Florida Podcast page. Some Of The News Covered:Weather was great Thanksgiving Day! Thanksgiving Day was blessed with sunny skies, a nice breeze and temperatures in 60's. The Emerald Coast is destination growing in popularity for celebrating the holidays! Traffic on the roads and in stores was surely up! Some businesses were open on Thanksgiving Day. Harbor Docks was one of the few. Baby J's and Pat O'briens are both closed. Baby J's closure is due to the vessel being moved to either Louisiana or Mississippi. The owners are now looking for a new location to reopen the once popular harbor hang out. Pat O'briens closure is due to the business not fitting into the family vision of HarborWalk Village. A Mexican cantina themed restaurant will take its place. Winter weather is being felt! Florida is known for having warm temperatures. The winter months can get chilly. Snowbirds and holiday season visitors can plan their visit by paying attention to The Weather Channel. Temperatures along the Emerald Coast will normally warm up before an approaching cold front. Once the front passes, dramatic temperature drops follow. Parallel parking coming to Old Hwy 98. Walton County Commissioners approved a bid for $860,000 from Utility Solutions to install about 100 parallel parking spaces. The spaces will be put in starting from Whale's Tail westward to Sea Cabins town homes. Construction should begin in the next 30 days. Holiday Isle will not see sand! The East Pass will be getting dredged soon. The sand will stay west of the Marler(Destin) Bridge due to an Inlet Management Plan. Even though Holiday Isle is in desperation for sand the homeowners on Okaloosa Island will still get all the sand due to the IMP. Speeders will get tickets in Destin! A grant has been given from the Department of Law Enforcement. The $75,000 will pay for roughly 2,700 hours of traffic enforcement. Traffic enforcement will be in residential areas along with Hwy 98. Links From This Episode:Thanks to our sponsors for helping make this show possible. Please visit them at: Music selection for this episode is Barry Langford of Panama City Beach with his song hurricane blues Got a show comment or suggestion? Or, are you a local band/artist who would like us
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Fri, 13 November 2009 How To Listen:Listen online using the player at the upper right hand corner of
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dial-up version. iTunes listeners subscribe through our iTunes Destin Florida Podcast page. Some Of The News Covered:Ida was hyped up! What is probably the last tropical system in the Gulf of Mexico for 2009 was nothing major. Ida brought lots of rain, some wind and large surf. Many reporters broadcasted the storms severity that was not so severe. Many people went to observe the large surf that came with the storm. Some great footage can be seen at www.surfsmooth.com. Follow Destin on Twitter! Listeners of www.destinfloridapodcast.com can now follow on www.twitter.com Visit www.twitter.com/DestinLive and see what is happening daily! Some celebrities are from the Emerald Coast! Football stars Emmitt Smith and Danny Wuerffel are from the Emerald Coast. Rising surfing sensation Sterling Spencer is too! Sterling Spencer is a professional surfer from Pensacola. He was recently in the Billabong surf film Still Filthy. The film got surf flick of the year! Sterling's career can be followed at www.sterlingspencer.com United Airlines coming to Pensacola! Starting February of 2010, United Airlines will offer flights to Washington D.C. and Chicago. There will be two daily flights that are non-stop to Dulles in Washington D.C. There will be one flight to Chicago on Saturday and Sunday only from February 13th till June 6th. The Pensacola Gulf Coast Regional Airport is undergoing a $78 million expansion. Great concerts coming up! The Swamp on Okaloosa Island will host two great concerts coming up. On Wednesday November 18th Jet will be live. December 4th the Swamp will host The All-American Rejects, Taking Back Sunday and Anberlin!!!!! Tickets are now on sale! Panama City will see sand soon! Panama City Tourist Development Council is moving forward with permits for beach restoration. Two sites in the Gulf of Mexico offer sand that will be favorable for the beaches. Shell Island and off the beaches of Thomas Drive are the two sites. The 3rd penny in the bed tax is used for beach renourishment in Panama City. Dune lakes in Walton County are rare in the world. Walton County has 15 lakes that happen to be globally rare. Only on the coast of Oregon and New Zealand are there dune lakes. The lakes support both fresh and salt water marinelife that creates a unique ecosystem. The Coastal Dune Lake Advisory Board is putting forth effort to protect the dune lakes. Links From This Episode:Thanks to our sponsors for helping make this show possible. Please visit them at: Music selection for this episode is In External of Defuniak Springs with their song Petunia Got a show comment or suggestion? Or, are you a local band/artist who would like us
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Tue, 27 October 2009 How To Listen:Listen online using the player at the upper right hand corner of
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Wed, 14 October 2009 How To Listen:Listen online using the player at the upper right hand corner of
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Thu, 24 September 2009 How To Listen:Listen online using the player at the upper right hand corner of
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dial-up version. iTunes listeners subscribe through our iTunes Destin Florida Podcast page. Some Of The News Covered:The Pensacola Seafood Festival is this weekend! The 32nd Annual Pensacola Seafood Festival will take place in downtown Pensacola at Seville Square Sept. 25-27. More than 175 vendors will be present. Lots of arts, crafts and music will be part of the festival. The festival is free to the public! Destin Seafood Festival is coming! The 31st Annual Destin Seafood Festival will take place Oct. 2-4 at the HarborWalk Village. Lots of great seafood, arts and crafts booths and music will be there! Friday night Survivor will take the stage. Saturday Joan Jett and the Blackhearts will perform. The daily cost to attend the festival is $5. Okaloosa County is trying to land Southwest! Southwest Airlines is looking to choose an area airport. Bay County's new airport is working hard to attract the carrier with the backing of the St. Joe Company offering $10 million. With Okaloosa County being in the middle it could bring in business from both Bay and Escambia County. The Walton County Tourist Development Council is not backing any airport until Southwest has chosen an airport. Fishing is getting good! Recently, sailfish were spotted from the Okaloosa Island Fishing Pier. The sailfish along with king mackerel could be seen feeding at the end of the pier. Flounder and redfish are both being caught heavily by anglers. The Destin Fishing Rodeo begins in October! The Whales Tail is open! The Whales Tail caught fire in the spring of this year. The upstairs restaurant is still closed, but the beach bar is open for business. Pompano Joe's now has a front deck that offers live music nightly along with a tiki bar. The new deck also offers a great viewing point for the amazing sunsets to come! The Navarre Pass may have a chance! In 1965 the Navarre Pass was opened. Two months later it was filled in by Hurricane Betsy. The pass may open now. The military has set back any developments due to the training ranges in the gulf. Santa Rosa County voted to approve an amended version of the Tri-County Joint Land-Use Study to remove wording that recommended no new waterways leading to the Gulf of Mexico. Links From This Episode:Thanks to our sponsors for helping make this show possible. Please visit them at: Music selection for this episode is Cody Copeland of Freeport with his song Call Me Got a show comment or suggestion? Or, are you a local band/artist who would like us
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Thu, 10 September 2009 How To Listen:
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dial-up version. iTunes listeners subscribe through our iTunes Destin Florida Podcast page. Some Of The News Covered:Labor Day weekend was a blast! The Emerald Coast had many visitors for the holiday weekend. Everywhere along the beach seemed to be busy with people soaking up the last getaway for the summer. Crab Island had a large turnout as always. The beaches were by no means desolate. Restaurants and bars stayed very busy when the beaches cleared for the evening. A great holiday weekend overall! The waters have cleared! The beaches along the Emerald Coast seem free of june grass! The water temperature is in the low 80's. There are some jellyfish present, but the "jellies" are large and easy to spot. Some high surf is expected in the next 5 days and beachgoers should exercise high caution. Destin may have ownership of Norriego Point. Okaloosa County currently owns Norriego Point. The City of Destin wants full control of Norriego to do more repairs. In the past 20 years some 600,000 cubic yards of sand has drifted away. Destin officials are planning to buffer up Norriego Point with a project that will cost between $5.5 and $7.2 million. The project will slow erosion and preserve Norriego Point as a recreational area. Traffic violators will pay more! A new state law went into effect that allows counties to double a $15 surcharge on traffic violations to help cover rising court costs. When traveling to the Emerald Coast, drivers should always do the speed limit. Much of US Hwy 98 is patrolled heavily by police, and the speed limit is strictly enforced. Links From This Episode:Thanks to our sponsors for helping make this show possible. Please visit them at: Music selection for this episode is Mr. Fahrenheit of Pensacols with their song Pull Me Under Got a show comment or suggestion? Or, are you a local band/artist who would like us
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Wed, 26 August 2009 How To Listen:Listen online using the player at the upper right hand corner of
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Fri, 7 August 2009 How To Listen:Listen online using the player at the upper right hand corner of
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Thu, 23 July 2009 How To Listen:Listen online using the player at the upper right hand corner of
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Tue, 14 July 2009 How To Listen:Listen online using the player at the upper right hand corner of
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Thu, 2 July 2009 How To Listen:Listen online using the player at the upper right hand corner of
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Wed, 17 June 2009 How To Listen:Listen online using the player at the upper right hand corner of this page (broadband) or click for the dial-up version. iTunes listeners subscribe through our iTunes Destin Florida Podcast page. Some Of The News Covered:Billy Bowlegs had a great turnout! Each year Billy Bowlegs gets bigger and bigger! For 2009, many locals agreed the turnout was impressive. The festival experienced sunny skies and great weather. The festival follows Memorial weekend which, starts off the summer with a bang! Father's Day is coming up! The Emerald Coast is a great place for Father's Day. A fishing trip in the Gulf of Mexico is a great plan for the family. The Gulf of Mexico is typically calm in the month of June which, makes it safe to plan a fishing trip for the day. Along with fishing, there is also great golf, boating and beaches to enjoy! Helen Back is on the map! Helen Back is a popular bar on Okaloosa Island. Recently, Esquire Magazine chose Helen Back as one of the "Best Bars in America". The feature runs in the June issue. Fort Walton Beach has been put in the same league as Boston, Chicago, New Orleans and San Francisco. The Pizzeria is open in Seaside! Cafe Spiazza below Bud 'n Alley's is now The Pizzeria. The owners have brought the art of pizza making in Napoli, Italy to Seaside. The preparation of the pizza's adhere to the standards of the Vera Pizza Napoletana Organization. The VPN has promoted the art of pizza making for more than 200 years. Beaches may not see financial support needed from the state. The Florida Legislature's new budget eliminated $1.2 million in state funding for Destin and Okaloosa Island beach restoration. The Tourist Development Council's budget for the $20 million needed comes from state grants, county bed taxes and special assessment on waterfront landowners. The TDC may cut back on things such as, the shuttle service between Destin and Fort Walton Beach. Cutting the shuttle service would save $282 thousand. Nightown is back! The club was closed due to unsure plans for the future. The owner considered giving the club new hands. Instead, the club got rennovations and reopened to celebrate its milestone of 30 years! Nightown's new look has been described as, "sexy, sophisticated and approachable." Photos of opening night can be viewed at www.nightown.com. Links From This Episode:Thanks to our sponsors for helping make this show possible. Please visit them at: Music selection for this episode is Jessica Jarina of Pensacola with her song Consumed Got a show comment or suggestion? Or, are you a local band/artist who would like us to play your music? Email me at destinfloridapodcast@yahoo.com Comments[0] |
Tue, 9 June 2009 How To Listen:Listen online using the player at the upper right hand corner of
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dial-up version. iTunes listeners subscribe through our iTunes Destin Florida Podcast page. Some Of The News Covered:Billy Bowlegs is a great festival on the water! Many visitors come to the Emerald Coast for Memorial weekend. That is just a warm up for the fun that is to be had the following weekend! Billy Bowlegs is growing in popularity every year. Its a great festival for everyone! Most of the excitement takes place on the water where hundreds of boats anchor for the festival in front of the Fort Walton Beach Landing. Harbor dredging is behind schedule. The Department of Environmental Protection and the U.S.. Army Corps of Engineers approved the City of Destin's plan to dredge 6,000 to 7,000 cubic yards of sand from the channel. The sand is to be transferred back on to Norriego Point. The dregde arrived March 17th, but everything from weather delays to mechanical delays have set the project back. Colorado State University recently revised down the expectations for the 2009 Atlantic Hurricane Season. Hurricane Season 2009 has already seen one tropical depression. The storm developed before the start of the season. Colorado State University changed their expectations for 2009. Now there is to be 12 named storms. Six of them becoming hurricanes with two becoming major. Both locals and residents should frequently watch the Tropical Update on The Weather Channel for updates. Could a floating parking garage help Pensacola Beach parking? A Gulf Breeze Naval architect wants to construct a floating parking garage that would give the parking problem on Pensacola Beach some relief. The parking garage would be built on old barges that could easily be relocated to other areas in need of extra parking by the water. The floating parking garage would offer 600 new spaces. The cost of the project would cost between $4.8 and $7.2 million. A new ordinance was passed on Panama City Beach. Both businesses and homes along the beach in Bay County will have 3 and a half years to install sea turtle friendly lights on their property. Bright lights on the beach disorient baby sea turtles after they hatch and cause them to move toward the lights instead of the water. Jellyfish were terrible in 2008! 2009 will hopefully not be a repeat of 2008's invasion of jellyfish. Summer of 2008 was a painful summer for anyone who ventured out into the Gulf of Mexico. So far, the jellyfish are not present. Some people think the high surf from tropical systems moving through the gulf was the reason for so many jellies. Links From This Episode:Thanks to our sponsors for helping make this show possible. Please visit them at: Music selection for this episode is LAMP5 of Destin with their song Flood in a Park Got a show comment or suggestion? Or, are you a local band/artist who would like us
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Thu, 7 May 2009 How To Listen:Listen online using the player at the upper right hand corner of this page (broadband) or click for the dial-up version. iTunes listeners subscribe through our iTunes Destin Florida Podcast page. Some Of The News Covered:The Emerald Coast is great for Mother's Day! The Emerald Coast is a great place for mothers to feel special and have the great treatment they deserve! Many restaurants on the Emerald Coast are doing special lunches and dinners for moms. Tim Creehan's Beach Walk Cafe is doing a Sunday brunch and dinner! The Beach Walk Cafe is located right on the beach! Panama City's Firefly Restaurant is offering a Mother's Day Lunch that starts at 12. Both The Beach Walk Cafe and Firefly are great places to take mothers and "wow" them! Walton County is moving forward with beach renourishment. As Okaloosa County fights lawsuits that has brought beach renourishment to a halt, Walton County is trying to get federal help. The Tourist Develoment Council of Walton County has met with congressional committees to find ways of funding and keeping the renourishment project as a federal one. Walton County TDC is pursuing the federal avenue because the federal government will fund 50 percent of the project and partner on the project for 50 years. Destin was featured on NBC! NBC recently did a 4-day series called "Sea Changes". The story featured Destin, Florida's commercial fishing, but included a global perspective on overfishing. Red Snapper was a focus of the series. Red Snapper along with other fish species have new fishing regulations as part of a conservation effort. Hurricane season is almost here! The 2009 hurricane season is just around the corner. Each year meteorologists make predictions on how many storms there may be during the season. The predictions include number of storms, how many become hurricanes and how many are major. According to Accuweather, the 2009 season might see 13 named storms, eight becoming hurricanes and two hurricanes being major storms. The Emerald Coast can be viewed on web cams! There are many webcams located on hotels and buildings along the Emerald Coast. Okaloosa Island has two streaming beach cams. Anglers Beachside Grill has a webcam for beach weddings, but the camera allows visitors away from the area to get a live view of the beach. Also, The Breakers Condominiums have a live beach cam too! The Angers beach cam can be viewed at www.anglersbeachsidegrill.net. The Breakers web cam can be found by google searching Breakers Condominium, which is on Okaloosa Island. Pat O'briens is one of the best places to dine on the water! Pat O'briens is located at the Harbor Walk Village on the Destin Harbor. The restaurant has outside seating, which offers a clear view of the pass and the harbor. Along with the amazing view, the restaurant offers some great food that is sure to fill the biggest appetites! Links From This Episode:Thanks to our sponsors for helping make this show possible. Please visit them at: Music selection for this episode is Jacob Mohr of Destin with his song Eyes are Wide Live. Got a show comment or suggestion? Or, are you a local band/artist who would like us to play your music? Email me at destinfloridapodcast@yahoo.com Comments[0] |
Thu, 23 April 2009 How To Listen:Listen online using the player at the upper right hand corner of
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dial-up version. iTunes listeners subscribe through our iTunes Destin Florida Podcast page. Some Of The News Covered:Boat sales are down nationwide by 40 percent! In 2008, consumers could get great deals on suv's do to the gas crunch! In 2009, consumers can get great deals on boats! With the weather becoming more ideal each day for boating on the Emerald Coast and gas prices down, its a great reason to get a boat! The Emerald Coast offers a lot of activities such as, fishing, camping, water skiing, sightseeing and partying! Breeze Bar and Grill will open in May! What was once Cava Blue and The Royal B will now be a new restaurant with a Calypso island look. Breeze Bar and Grill will offer a family-friendly vibe during the day. Lunch prices will range from $12 to $15. After 10 p.m., the bar will turn into a nightclub that will target the 30-somethings. There will be dance music, music videos on the televisions and a full-service bar! 30-A is now on the iPhone! iPhone users will now have 30-A in the palm of their hands due to an iPhone application that is free. The application features daily event listings such as, festivals, art expos, live concerts, wine tastings and much more! iPhone users can go to www.30a.com/iphone for details. The 23rd Annual Sandestin Wine Festival this month! The Sandestin Wine Festival is one of the many popular events here on the Emerald Coast. The festival takes place April 23-26 at the Sandestin Resort in Baytowne. More than 600 domestic and international wines from 100 different wineries will be there. The festival has a great turnout due to is popularity locally. Developers of Grand Boulevard are facing a lawsuit. The Howard Group is facing a lawsuit due to the hotel being developed in the Grand Boulevard is too tall according to The Presidents Council. The hotel was going to be 14 stories, but was downsized to 11 stories. The Howard Group is being sued because the building violates the county's 50-foot, four-story height restriction, didn't undergo the hearings required of a major development and violates Walton County's growth management plan. Panama City Beaches will be helping sea turtles! Businesses on the beaches of Panama City have till May1, 2010 to have floodlights replaced with Turtle friendly lights. All other lighting along beach front property would have to do the same by May 1, 2013. Bright lights on the beaches at night affect baby sea turtles and their journey to the Gulf of Mexico. The lights can disorientate baby turtles and lead them away from the water where they will not survive. Some species of sea turtles are endangered. Links From This Episode:Thanks to our sponsors for helping make this show possible. Please visit them at: Music selection for this episode is Zack Rosicka of Destin with his song One Foot In The Grave. Got a show comment or suggestion? Or, are you a local band/artist who would like us
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Fri, 10 April 2009 How To Listen:Listen online using the player at the upper right hand corner of
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dial-up version. iTunes listeners subscribe through our iTunes Destin Florida Podcast page. Some Of The News Covered:The Whales Tail in Miramar Beach caught fire! After a storm and windy conditions, power went out along Old Hwy 98. When the power came back on, a surge caused a spark that caught napkins on fire. The structure did have some bad damage from the fire. The upstairs will take some time to rebuild, but the downstairs beach bar could be open soon! The Shrimp Shack in Seaside is open! The Shrimp Shack is gaining it's popularity pretty quick! The restaurant took over the location of the Roly Poly sandwich shop in February. The great seafood is also accompanied with a relaxed environment. Beachgoers can walk up and get some great seafood during the day, or grab dinner in the evening. The Shrimp Shack is open seven days a week from 11 a.m. till 9 p.m. Nightown is closed! Nightown originally opened in 1979. The night club has been a local hot spot for offering night life! Owner Bob Bonezzi is not sure if he will remain the owner or give the club a new owner. New ideas and plans are being discussed currently. Bonezzi also owns The Swamp and Howl at the Moon on Okaloosa Island. Gulf Coast's Annual Seabreeze Jazz Festival has a new home! The Seabreeze Jazz Festival will now take place in Pier Park on Panama City Beach. The new location offers more space for the festival that has been growing fast in popularity! Pier Park offers many restaurants, a close location to the beach and a clean environment for a large audience. The festival takes place April 16th-19th. Festival information and details can be found at www.seabreezejazzfestival.com. The Destin Harbor is being dredged now! The harbor was getting extremely shallow from the build up of sand. Boats were hitting bottom as they entered and exited the harbor. The shallow was a major threat to boat captains because commerce could have came to a stop! Currently, the harbor is being dredged and 6,000 to 7,000 cubic feet of sand will be put on Norriego Point. Boaters are urged to cruise slowly and avoid making any wake that may disturb the operation. The toll to Pensacola Beach almost went up! The toll that remains $1 almost doubled to $2! Pensacola Beach has been very crowded during the weekends. Parking at the public beach access has been almost impossible. The owner of Innerlight Surf Shop, Yancy Spencer, gives a surf and beach report daily that is very helpful to beachgoers on Pensacola Beach. Beachgoers can find out beach conditions by calling 850-432-3566. Links From This Episode:Thanks to our sponsors for helping make this show possible. Please visit them at: Music selection for this episode is mi capitan of Pensacola with their song hammer and sickle. Got a show comment or suggestion? Or, are you a local band/artist who would like us
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Thu, 26 March 2009 How To Listen:Listen online using the player at the upper right hand corner of
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dial-up version. iTunes listeners subscribe through our iTunes Destin Florida Podcast page. Some Of The News Covered:Spring break has been a great start for the season! From Destin to Panama City, there has been a high number of beachgoers! The beaches during St. Patty's day were absolutely chaotic in some places. MTV was a big attraction out on the beaches of Panama City! The number of students on break has dramatically dropped for the week from 600,000 to 28,000. More spring breakers will be on the way in another week with Louisiana and many public schools going on break! Tim Creehan filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy. Creehan's restaurants The Copper Grill and Bluz Bar and Grill will not open again. Creehan originally planned to close the restaurants temporarily till business picked up. The tough times took its toll on him as well.. Creehan has all his focus on his roots with the Beach Walk Cafe. Its a fresh start for him! The properties will be turned over to a trustee to convert them to cash and divide the amount among creditors. Lifeguards are back on the beaches everywhere! The waters have been pretty calm lately and the guards haven't been too busy to start the season off. During past spring breaks there have been a few drownings due to rough conditions on the beaches. Swimmers should always excersize great caution anytime when entering the Gulf of Mexico! Walton County may see a new line in the sand for homeowners! The Coastal Construction Control Line is being reestablished. A line will be drawn using a numerical model that determines probable erosion. The reestablishment will protect $150 billion worth of property along the beaches, as well as marine habitats. Around 96 properties will be affected by the change that was first drawn out in 1975 and a recent study was conducted that will now change it. State Road 399 is back open! 399 is a very scenic drive along the beach that connects Navarre and Pensacola beaches. The road has been closed since the storms of 2004 and 2005. Many locals and visitors have been anticipating the reopening! The first cobia has been caught for 2009! The HarborWalk Marina Destin Cobia Tournament has kicked off and the first cobia was caught off the beaches of Navarre. The cobia weighed in at 42 pounds. Many fishing boats can now be seen just off the beaches searching for cobia. The tournament will run till May 8th. Fishermen looking to register for the tournament can get signed up at the HarborWalk Marina or at www.destincobiatournament.com. Links From This Episode:Thanks to our sponsors for helping make this show possible. Please visit them at: Music selection for this episode is Sky Tells all of Pensacola with their song Mine to Hold. Got a show comment or suggestion? Or, are you a local band/artist who would like us
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Thu, 12 March 2009 Listen online using the player at the upper right hand corner of
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Fri, 20 February 2009 How To Listen:Listen online using the player at the upper right hand corner of
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Thu, 5 February 2009 How To Listen:Listen online using the player at the upper right hand corner of
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dial-up version. iTunes listeners subscribe through our iTunes Destin Florida Podcast page. Some Of The News Covered:Spring Break is almost here! Spring Break starts the first week of March. The second and third weeks of March will be the busiest here on the Emerald Coast! Expect lots of spring breakers in town those two weeks! The AVP(American Volleyball Professionals) will be in Panama City for a stop in the tour in March! Be sure to make prior arrangements ahead of a busy time coming! Valentine's Day on the Emerald Coast is romantic! The beach is a great place for romantic ideas! Many lovers will be making reservations and buying flowers for their loved ones. Planning ahead is a great idea!!! The beaches on Okaloosa Island are great for getting a big blanket and laying on the beach with your loved one. The dunes in particular are great for watching stars due to the low amount of lights in the area. State Farm is is dropping Florida customers! Nearly one million customers will be affected by State Farm pulling out of Florida. Customers will have time and notice to switch providers. State Farms financial condition and rising costs are why policies are being discontinued. There are almost 25 other providers of homeowners insurance in Florida. Mardi Gras is a great time on the Emerald Coast! The Pensacola Mardi Gras Parade takes place February 21 at 2 p.m. in downtown Pensacola. Parade goers can expect a big turnout due to the popularity of the festive weekend in Pensacola. The Sandestin Resort and Harbor Walk will also be great places to enjoy Mardi Gras on the Emerald Coast! Pompano Joe's is underway with many developments! The parking lot is half way layed with cement and coming along very quickly! The exact finish date is not known, but construction is moving very quick! The Pompano Joe's restaurant has a new deck being built out front that will host live music and be accompanied by an outside bar! There is more to come... The Beachwalk Cafe is closing! Tim Creehan recently closed his restaurants temporarily due to the tough economic times. The Inn at Crystal Beach is not allowing the Beachwalk Cafe to reopen in its original location due to Creehan's request to close the restaurant an additional month. The Beachwalk Cafe will reopen after the first of March at the Great Events Center behind the Community Bank west of Emerald Coast Parkway and Holiday Road. Creehan's other restaurants will also open in March! Links From This Episode:Thanks to our sponsors for helping make this show possible. Please visit them at: Music selection for this episode is Reed Waddle of Destin with his song Love Ain't Always on Time. Got a show comment or suggestion? Or, are you a local band/artist who would like us
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Tue, 20 January 2009 How To Listen:Listen online using the player at the upper right hand corner of
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Mon, 5 January 2009 How To Listen:Listen online using the player at the upper right hand corner of
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dial-up version. iTunes listeners subscribe through our iTunes Destin Florida Podcast page. Some Of The News Covered:Baytowne in the Sandestin resort brought in a crowd, but it was Harborwalk that took the cake for New Years! The Harborwalk had a great turnout for its first New Years celebration. With many places to choose from, crowds were spread out. Along with new bars on the harbor, it was the fireworks display and the ball drop that everyone was talking about. Tim Creehan has decided to close his restaurants. Tim Creehan decided to close BeachWalk Cafe, Copper Grill and Bluz Grill and Bar for the slow months due to a slow economy. The businesses are planned to reopen for Spring 2009! Close to 100 employees were affected. A new four-star Hilton resort will be coming to Okaloosa Island. The new Hilton will be located across Highway 98 from Beasley Park on the sound-side. Ground will break in February and construction will last for 15 months. The development is expected to be completed by May 15, 2010. Developers are currently waiting for a permit from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection. Pompano Joe's parking lot is well underway with construction. Parking is limited for Pompano Joe's, but not for much longer. Half of the parking lot is expected to be completed by the end of February and be open for parking! The ice skating rink in Baytowne is still open till February! The ice rink in Baytowne is averaging 150 ice skaters a day. The hours of operation are 4 till 10 p.m. Monday through Friday. 11 till 10 on Saturday. Sunday from noon till 6 p.m. The cost to ice skate is $10 per person. Dogs may soon be allowed into restaurants in Okaloosa County. An ordinance may be passed that allows dogs into permitted restaurants with designated outdoor portions. Angler's Beachside Grill will work with the county to develop what will be called the Yappy Hour Act. The Gulf Breeze Zoo may get a financial break. The zoo has received $125,000 from the Santa Rosa County Commission and another $125,000 from Escambia County. The zoo may see another $100,000 from an owner of a private zoo in Connecticut. The owner of the zoo made an official loan, but has till March to make a final decision. Links From This Episode:Thanks to our sponsors for helping make this show possible. Please visit them at: Music selection for this episode is Todd Workman of Fort Walton Beach with his song I Always Find You. Got a show comment or suggestion? Or, are you a local band/artist who would like us
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Sat, 20 December 2008 How To Listen:Listen online using the player at the upper right hand corner of this page (broadband) or click for the dial-up version. iTunes listeners subscribe through our iTunes Destin Florida Podcast page. Some Of The News Covered:Red snapper season may get shorter! Currently red snapper season is from April 15 to October 31. The season may be shortened by two more months from June 1 to September 31. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission believes red snapper are overfished and shortening the fishing season will reduce the harvest of the fish and help rebuild populations. New Years on the Emerald Coast for 2009 will be another blast! The Baytowne Village in the Sandestin Resort will be the center of attention for ringing in 2009. Lots of entertainment will be present along with crowds. 2008 was great, but 2009 may be that much better! Making early reservations are highly recommended. Navarre Beach will be rebuilding the fishing pier! Recently, the state approved the new permit for a new fishing pier to be rebuilt on Navarre Beach. The new pier would extend 1,500 feet. The old pier was 900 feet and has been unfishable since the Hurricanes in 2004 that damaged it heavily. The new pier is estimated to cost $8 million which, will be covered by FEMA. Sabor A Mexico is one of the best Mexican restaurants on the Emerald Coast. Sabor A Mexico located in Fort Walton Beach on Eglin Pkwy, and offers authentic mexican food that has locals excited for! The prices are just as good as the food! Ayinde Hurrey is bringing more performing arts to Pensacola! For a while Pensacola has been popular with the arts. Hurrey has been putting on productions in Pensacola that are getting great reviews! The director believes a city that is rich in art and culture will be more attractive to possible businesses and people looking to relocate. Having a great productions on a regular basis my help Pensacola's economy in the future. Baytowne in the Sandestin Resort has ice skating! From now till February, sun or snow there will be an ice skating rink open to the public. The cost is $10 for everyone! The same ice ring was in Downtown Fort Walton Beach, but ended up relocating to the Sandestin Resort. Links From This Episode:Thanks to our sponsors for helping make this show possible. Please visit them at: Music selection for this episode is Chino of Fort Walton Beach with his song next in line please. Got a show comment or suggestion? Or, are you a local band/artist who would like us to play your music? Email me at destinfloridapodcast@yahoo.com Comments[0] |
Fri, 5 December 2008 How To Listen:Listen online using the player at the upper right hand corner of
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dial-up version. iTunes listeners subscribe through our iTunes Destin Florida Podcast page. Some Of The News Covered:Gas prices along the Emerald Coast have fallen to under $2! The first two weeks of December are two of the slowest weeks. Many rental properties, hotels and restaurants are running great specials. There is a lot of opportunity to save big for visitors coming to the Emerald Coast the next two weeks. New artificial reef regulations have fishing captains worried on the Destin Harbor. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Jacksonville wants to change the thickness requred for metal on artificial reefs to half of an inch to prevent the metal from breaking and washing up on local beaches. A lot of artificial reefs created would not meet the regulations. More metal would mean higher prices to create reefs and more difficulty transporting it into the gulf. The artificial reefs provide structure for fish species and help underwater ecosystems flourish. The Destin City Council is trying to transfer the supervision of the Emerald Coast's artificial reefs from Jacksonville to Mobile, Al. Mobile does not support the half-inch rule. Flounder fishing is at its peak here on the Emerald Coast. There are reports of flounder being caught in high numbers in the East Pass of Destin. Flounder are very good to eat and a local favorite. Also, sheepshead are on the move and take more skill to catch than flounder. Fort Pickens is under construction. The road to Fort Pickens is under construction and parts of the major historical attraction will be closed. Fort Pickens is a famous landmark on Pensacola Beach and names like Geronimo were once help captive there. The fort is a great learning experience for anyone and can be an adventurous experience. Visitors can expect all the closed areas to reopen April of 2009. More than a dozen parks in Florida are at risk for closing. Deer Lake Park might be one of the parks to close indefinitely. Deer Lake is one of the rare coastal dune lakes on the 26 mile Walton County coastline. Governor Charlie Christ directed all state agencies to cut 10 percent from proposed budgets of 2009-10. The cuts must be approved first, and if approved parks would start closing in July 2009. T.C's Front Porch is Navarre's new place to go! T.C's has not been open for long, but has already attracted many local residents with some great local seafood. T.C's is located across Hwy 98 from the Navarre Bridge. The restaurant may not be on the water, but has a great view of the Santa Rosa Sound and Island. Links From This Episode:Thanks to our sponsors for helping make this show possible. Please visit them at: Music selection for this episode is This Bike Is A Pipe Bomb of Pensacola with their song This Is What I Want. Got a show comment or suggestion? Or, are you a local band/artist who would like us
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Thu, 20 November 2008 How To Listen:Listen online using the player at the upper right hand corner of
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dial-up version. iTunes listeners subscribe through our iTunes Destin Florida Podcast page. Some Of The News Covered:The holidays are a hectic time! Thanksgiving can be time consuming when it comes to cooking and preparations. Not everyone wants to cook every year and face the mountain of dishes that are inevitable. Many resorts and restaurants along the Emerald Coast have specials for Thanksgiving! The Hilton on the Sandestin Resort has a massive amount of food right by the beach. There are many restaurants that will prepare a dinner and the only work needed is a pick up! The cold weather has arrived! There are lots of coffee shops to meet your needs on those cold mornings and keep you warm. Be sure to check out some of the local favorites! Maas Coffee Shop is a favorite in Fort Walton Beach. On 30-A PJ's Coffee of New Orleans was voted Best Coffee Shop! There are many others that offer create coffee and hot drinks. The Destin Fishing Rodeo has a successful 60th Anniversary! With boat entries down, the fish count was up this year. More than 1,000 fish were brought into the rodeo. The great weather of October helped the fishing greatly! Gulf Power bills will increase January 1st! Gulf Power customers may see a nine percent increase. The cost will raise for 1,000 kilowatt-hours for residential customers from $113.76 to $124.23. The 1,000 kilowatt hours are based on electricity use for a 1,200 square-foot house. The Navarre Pier may recieve a building permit soon. Due to sea turtles and gulf sturgeon, the county had to wait for a biological assessment of the pier's marine impact. Results will go to the Army Corps of Engineers when it issues the permit for the project. The county plans to have the pier completed by the end of 2009! Coastal Vision 3000 is looking to market the entire Emerald Coast. Recently several coastal counties met to discuss how to market 227 miles of the Emerald Coast! Seven counties will be part of the branding "The Beach". With the downturn in the economy many businesses may be thinking of collaboration. Links From This Episode:Thanks to our sponsors for helping make this show possible. Please visit them at: Music selection for this episode is Betsy Badwater of Pensacola with her song Goodbye Baby. Got a show comment or suggestion? Or, are you a local band/artist who would like us
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Wed, 5 November 2008 How To Listen: Listen online using the player at the upper right hand corner of this page (broadband) or click for the dial-up version. iTunes listeners subscribe through our iTunes Destin Florida Podcast page. Some Of The News Covered: Thanksgiving along the Emerald Coast is growing in popularity! More and more people are celebrating the holidays on the beach. Thanksgiving can be a busy time. Accomodations should be made early in the wake of falling gas prices. There are many beach homes that will easily accomodate large families. The weather is very unpredictable and packing warm clothes would be a wise choice. The Destin Festival of Arts is growing! The festival started 13 years ago with just 60 artists. This year there was 160 artists from 14 different states. More than a 100 participated in the juried exhibition. Proceeds from the event went to both Okaloosa and Walton Counties for arts programs and education. Maas Coffee in downtown Fort Walton Beach has coffee beans from all over the world! Maas is known locally for some great tasting coffee, but also the variety of coffee beans. Maas carries beans from as far as South America to Central America and other reaches of the world! The Destin World Cup is cancelled for 2008. The powerboat races had a great event last year in 2007. Due to lack of sponsorships in an economy in hardship the event was cancelled because the $170,000 needed to put the event on could not be raised. The Destin World Cup will return, but the next event is to be announced. Panama City Beach residents are getting relief in flood insurance. Annual premiums will go down by 25 percent due to the county's improved routing in a federal program. The price reduction is due to a Community Rating System. The rating in 2007 was a seven. In 2008, it is a five. The City of Destin is trying to rebuild Norriego Point. Currently the City of Destin is trying to prove that sand dredged from the pass should be placed on Norriego Point rather than on Okaloosa Island. The city is willing to spend $125,000 to prove that the sand needs to be on Norriego Point. According to the Florida Department of Environmental Protection if the sand is placed in the pass the sand will eventually work its way out onto Okaloosa Island due to a predominant east to west current. Links From This Episode: Thanks to our sponsors for helping make this show possible. Please visit them at:
Music selection for this episode is Crossing The Atlantic of Pensacola with their song Mighty and Blind New.
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Mon, 20 October 2008 How To Listen:Listen online using the player at the upper right hand corner of
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dial-up version. iTunes listeners subscribe through our iTunes Destin Florida Podcast page. Some Of The News Covered:The 30th Annual Destin Seafood Festival had great success! Large crowds attended the festival the duration of the weekend. Over 36,000 people came out the course of the weekend. Moving the seafood festival back to its original location is part of the high turn out. Behind AJ's is where the weigh ins for the Destin Fishing Rodeo will take place. From 10 a.m. till 7 p.m. daily fish will be weighed in on the docks. The rodeo's first fish was a 3 pound Spanish Mackerel. The fishing rodeo takes place the entire month of October. The Florida Supreme Court recently ruled that beach restoration is a duty of the state. Seven justices ruled against 6 Destin-area beachfront property owners who wanted to stop the state from rebuilding their eroded beaches. The state has constitutional duty to protect its beaches. The Florida's Beach and Shore Preservation Act allows the state to add sand to beaches eroded from storms and other causes. Halloween is just around the corner! Pensacola offers some great ghost tours that might give you the chills. From now till November 1st is when you can head to Downtown Pensacola for the Haunted House Walking and Trolley Tours. Pensacola is one of the oldest cities in the U.S. with a lot of history. Visit www.pensacolahistory.org for information. November 7-9 is the Great Gulf Coast Arts Festival in Downtown Pensacola at Seville Square. The festival is free to everyone. Many artists from all over display their works of art. Along with art, live music, food and fun will be present! The Navarre Beach State Park is now open! The state has spent $4.4 million to restore the 130-acre park to its condition before it was destroyed by the hurricanes in 2004 and 2005. All the major facilities are open and good to go! There are other additions possibly coming such as, an ocean education center. Links From This Episode:Thanks to our sponsors for helping make this show possible. Please visit them at: Music selection for this episode is The Strychnines of Pensacola with their song Night Ride at Pickens Point. Got a show comment or suggestion? Or, are you a local band/artist who would like us
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Sun, 5 October 2008 How To Listen:Listen online using the player at the upper right hand corner of
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dial-up version. iTunes listeners subscribe through our iTunes Destin Florida Podcast page. Some Of The News Covered:This show is dedicated to Robbie Aldrich. His family and friends will always remember his cheerful smile and bright personality. The Mullet Festival is coming!!! The Mullet Festival takes place Oct. 17-19 in Niceville. Last year 42,000 people attended. This year the festival
has some great headlining musical acts like Sara Evans, Rodney Atkins and Jason Aldean. Festival goers can expect lots of seafood, arts and crafts,
activities for kids and mullet!!! For more information visit After 19 years of serving up some great food off of 30-A Criolla's has closed its doors. The restaurant closed so 30A Resorts could expand. 30A Resorts is a vacation planning portal. Criolla's cuisine can still be available as part of the 30A Resort's programs. Criolla's was named one of Florida's Top Twenty Restaurants and was named to Florida Trend's Golden Spoon Hall of Fame. The parking lot of Pompano Joe's is now under construction. Finally, the parking lot for Pompano Joe's is getting long awaited repairs after being washed out from hurricanes. Much of the parking for the restaurant is taped off and parking is not easy. The parking lot could be finished by the beginning of March 2009. Beach restoration could be stalled due to lawsuits. There is a lawsuit against the Municipal Services Benefit Unit, which could partially fund the beach restoration. Those opposing the MSBU may now be held responsible for damage incurred. The lawsuit could also seek damages from the loss of sales and rentals. The military may be the reason oil rigs stay away from the Emerald Coast. The military often performs excercises and tests with missiles in the Gulf of Mexico. Oil rigs would disrupt missions and training. *The Panama City International Airport is extending the runway.* The runway will go from 8,400 feet to 10,000 feet. The extension will help bring in better air service and larger aviation. The Florida Legislature awarded the ariport an addtional $4.5 million in funding. Tons of seashells can be found on the Navarre Beach! Not all the beaches have as many shells as Navarre Beach. The high wave action recently has washed in some beautiful shells. Along with the seashells, the sunsets are here! Links From This Episode:Thanks to our sponsors for helping make this show possible. Please visit them at: Music selection for this episode is Seeking Happiness of Pensacola with their song /phillip and agnes/. Got a show comment or suggestion? Or, are you a local band/artist who would like us
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Sat, 20 September 2008 How To Listen:Listen online using the player at the upper right hand corner of
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dial-up version. iTunes listeners subscribe through our iTunes Destin Florida Podcast page. Some Of The News Covered:The Destin Seafood Festival is back on the Destin Harbor! The seafood festival will take place Oct. 3rd through the 5th. Lots of fresh local seafood will be there along with live entertainment, arts and crafts booths, childrens activities and so much more! The Destin Seafood Festival is back at its home ground and will draw a massive turnout! Hurricanes can change the beach scape very quick. With all the wave action that is created all kinds of foreign objects can be found on the beaches. The last thing beachgoers expected was a flamingo! A flamingo has been filmed and photographed on the east side of the Destin Pass. There are some great sports bars along the Emerald Coast! With football season here and many important games with baseball still to go, that means the sports bars will be busy! The Twisted Palm just west of Hooters in Destin is a popular spot to watch the game. Some of the best drink specials are offered at the Twisted Palm. Angler's and Johnny O'Quigley's both offer a lot of screens and a good time! The Okaloosa Regional Airport has changed names. What has been known as the Okaloosa Regional Airport is now known as the Northwest Florida Regional Airport. On August 14, the Pensacola Regional Airport changed its name to Pensacola Gulf Coast Regional Airport. There are many special rates being offered with condominiums and hotels along the Emerald Coast! Now that the Fall is here, business has slowed down some. Many places are offering some great specials. Along with condos and hotels, many restaurants have begun running fall/winter specials. Tons of seashells can be found on the Navarre Beach! Not all the beaches have as many shells as Navarre Beach. The high wave action recently has washed in some beautiful shells. Along with the seashells, the sunsets are here! Links From This Episode:Thanks to our sponsors for helping make this show possible. Please visit them at: Music selection for this episode is Cadillac Willy of Destin with their song Use Me. Got a show comment or suggestion? Or, are you a local band/artist who would like us
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Fri, 5 September 2008 How To Listen:Listen online using the player at the upper right hand corner of
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dial-up version. iTunes listeners subscribe through our iTunes Destin Florida Podcast page. Some Of The News Covered:Labor Day weekend was not the typical holiday weekend due to Hurricane Gustav. Lots of cancellations were made because of the storm. Visitors still came to the Emerald Coast regardless. The majority of the license plates on the road were from Louisiana. Labor Day weekend saw some sunshine on Friday and the rest of the weekend was rain and wind! Bay County has passed a law for double red flags! Beach goers that enter the Gulf of Mexico during a double red flag can be ticketed or even arrested. Fines could range from $1 to $500. Jail time could reach a maximum of 60 days. Bay County has had 10 drownings this year. Stricter precautions must be taken in order to keep the public safe. Joe and Eddie's has reopened in Fort Walton! Joe and Eddie's closed in September of 2005. The restaurant relocated to Eglin Parkway across from the Goofy Golf. The restaurant has been family owned and operated for more than 50 years. A locals favorite for breakfast! There are many webcams to check out the beaches along the Emerald Coast. Second home owners can see the beaches behind their homes depending on the location and keep up with beach activity. Some of the popular webcams are on local surf shop websites such as www.fluidsurfshop.com and www.innerlightsurf.com. Both websites have highly active webcams on the beach. The Panama City International Airport had its first bid! Many people are excited for the development of the airport. Developers may be worried about the cost of it. Recently, there were bids for the terminal building. The lowest bid was $13 million higher than what airport board members expected. The Gulf Breeze Zoo will stay open through November. The Santa Rosa County gave The Zoo $125,000 recently. The sum will cover costs so The Zoo can stay open. Future funding is still undetermined as of now. The Pensacola Seafood Festival takes place Sept. 26-28. From Friday through that Sunday festival goers can experience a great variety of seafood, crafts and music! The festival welcomes everyone of all ages free of admission. Sept. 27 is the Pensacola Seafood Festival 5k walk/run that will take place a 8 a.m. starting at Seville Quarter. Links From This Episode:Thanks to our sponsors for helping make this show possible. Please visit them at: Music selection for this episode is spindletree of Santa Rosa Beach with their song better. Got a show comment or suggestion? Or, are you a local band/artist who would like us
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Wed, 20 August 2008 How To Listen:Listen online using the player at the upper right hand corner of
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dial-up version. iTunes listeners subscribe through our iTunes Destin Florida Podcast page. Some Of The News Covered:Tropical Storm Fay spared the Emerald Coast. Much of south Florida received heavy amounts of rainfall from Tropical Storm Fay. Some power outages and flooding was a result of the storm. Northwest Florida only experienced some rain and some gusty winds. No flooding or damage has been reported along the Emerald Coast. Some locals say there is a "dome" over Miramar Beach. Labor Day weekend is a busy weekend along the Emerald Coast! Many people may be questioning their reservations to come to the Emerald Coast for Labor Day weekend since Fay. The weather for Labor Day weekend should be great here along the Emerald Coast. Both jellyfish and Fay have left the area! Those coming to the Emerald Coast for Labor Day weekend should remember to do everything "early". The Emerald Coast will be extremely busy! The Jamaican Festival will take place Labor Day weekend on Pensacola Beach! Fans of reggae should make plans to head out to Pensacola Beach for the Jamaican Festival. Along with the beautiful beaches of the Emerald Coast, some great music and a great crowd, festival goers should experience a great event of the Jamaica culture. The Florida Public Service Commission has approved an 11.3 percent increase in electricity rates for the Gulf Power Company. Beginning September, the electric bill will rise from and average monthtly residential bill of 1,000 kilowatt hours from $102.22 to $113.76. Gulf Power is making the increase due to an estimated annual shortfall of more than $76 million in fuel costs. Mostly coal and natural gas are used to make electricity and the rise in the costs are bringing up the electric bill. Red Snapper season is now closed in federal waters. Those fishing for Red Snapper will have to wait till June of 2009 to catch Red Snapper in federal waters. Red Snapper can still be fished for in state waters. Federal waters is where the best fishing takes place for Red Snapper. Both the Royal B Restaurant and Finz of the Sandestin Resort have closed. Both restaurants closed due to a slow market. The Royal B's numbers were down by 50 percent after the 4th of July this year. Finz opened in 1983 as The Elephant Walk. Finz unfortunately closed its kitchen doors due to slow business like the Royal B. Both restaurants offered a great fine dining experience on the Emerald Coast. Links From This Episode:Thanks to our sponsors for helping make this show possible. Please visit them at: Music selection for this episode is The Lowdown Throwdown of Mobile, AL with their song Little Bitty Piece Of Heaven. Got a show comment or suggestion? Or, are you a local band/artist who would like us
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Tue, 5 August 2008 How To Listen:Listen online using the player at the upper right hand corner of this page (broadband) or click for the dial-up version. iTunes listeners subscribe through our iTunes Destin Florida Podcast page. Some Of The News Covered:Coastal Vision 3000 is marketing Northwest Florida as "The Beach". Northwest Florida may not have some of the major attractions as Orlando, but Northwest Florida does have some of the best beaches in the United States! That is a good enough reason for visitors to come year round! Jellyfish in Destin seem to be gone! There are still reports of jellyfish to the west in Navarre Beach and Pensacola Beach. Recently, the beaches along Old Hwy 98 have looked great! Little june grass and no jellies. Due to some strong easterly winds and some high surf the water behind Pompano Joe's has looked amazing! Destin Airport has launched an updated website. You can check out the new website at www.FlyDTS.com. The new website has photos, current projects, what's new and community links. Operational policies and procedures can b accessed as well. Pilots flying into Destin Airport can access airport specific navigational tools to help provide for their safe travel! The City of Destin is riding the waters of sunken boats. Its been a few years since the hurricanes in 2004 and 2005, but much can be seen below the water that are reminders of the destruction. The City of Destin is clearing the depths of the eyesores. Owners of the boats are being contacted to remove their property. Fines may be given to owners that don't comply. U.S. Airways is pulling out of Panama City. On April 2nd of 2008, US Airways began air service in Panama City. Fuel costs and lack of passengers are the primary reason for the cancellation of air service. If fuel costs improve and demand from passengers increases the airline may consider restoring service. US Airways is keeping flights out of Okaloosa Regional Airport. The Emerald Coast sees many visitors from the southeast and from other parts of the U.S. About 14 percent of those visitors come from Europe. With the Euro being strong, the local real estate is beginning to target the British and other Europeans to invest in real estate along the Emerald Coast. Thinking about going on a date here along the Emerald Coast? The Bay Cafe in Fort Walton is a great place to make a reservation. The restaurant is right on the Santa Rosa Sound making for a great view! The French cuisine is even better than the view. A must on your to do list when dining out! Links From This Episode:Thanks to our sponsors for helping make this show possible. Please visit them at: Music selection for this episode is Vibe Irie of Pensacola with their song Morning Sun. Got a show comment or suggestion? Or, are you a local band/artist who would like us to play your music? Email me at destinfloridapodcast@yahoo.com Comments[0] |
Sun, 20 July 2008 How To Listen:Listen online using the player at the upper right hand corner of this page (broadband) or click for the dial-up version. iTunes listeners subscribe through our iTunes Destin Florida Podcast page. Some Of The News Covered:Okaloosa Regional Airport will be expanding! The first part of the expansion will be an aircraft apron on the east side of the airport. The apron will be 250-foot-by-300-foot. The apron would be able to give cover to both a 727 and a 757 aircraft at the same time. The apron will cost $1.6 million, and be completed by fall of 2008. Jellyfish are still an issue in Pensacola. The further west you go the more jellyfish there are. Panama City has had some reports, but the reports of jellyfish increase to the west towards Pensacola. The jellyfish seem to make their presence with the tide. With expected high surf coming, the jellyfish may get cleared out! Walton County recently approved a new ordinance on the beach to help sea turtle nesting. Sheriff's deputies will now remove tents and other objects left on the beach from both private and public beaches to reduce obstacles for sea turtles nesting. Deputies will patrol the beaches at night and tag any objects left on the beach to be removed the next day. Any objects tagged and not removed will be taken by the Sheriff's deputies. The housing market along the Emerald Coast is up by 15 percent compared to last year. Single-family homes are leading by being up 20 percent. Sales of condo units in Destin are up by three percent. Both sellers and builders are offering incentives to buyers. Okaloosa Isand and Destin residents will know very soon how much they will contibute to the beach restoration. The Municipal Services Benefit Unit will determine how much residents pay. The Okaloosa Island has been allocated $3.82 million by the Tourist Development Council an the State of Environmental Protection. The Destin Portion does not qualify for state funds. From Henderson Beach State Recreation Area to the east jetty sand is still needed. The Okaloosa Island MSBU area will cover the entire island. A spot has been located in the gulf that has great sand quality for the project. The project is estimated to cost $25 million. New crosswalks and walk overs may be coming soon to high pedestrian areas along Highway 98 in Destin. More and more people are going by foot along Hwy 98 and having a difficult time crossing the road. The Destin City Council is looking into helping pedestrians cross Hwy 98 safely. Links From This Episode:Thanks to our sponsors for helping make this show possible. Please visit them at: Music selection for this episode is Reed Waddle of Destin with his song The Beast Within. Got a show comment or suggestion? Or, are you a local band/artist who would like us to play your music? Email me at destinfloridapodcast@yahoo.com Comments[0] |
Sat, 5 July 2008 How To Listen:Listen online using the player at the upper right hand corner of this page (broadband) or click for the dial-up version. iTunes listeners subscribe through our iTunes Destin Florida Podcast page. Some Of The News Covered:The Panama City International Airport is going green! From the ground up the airport is being built with environmentally friendly concepts. It will be the only one in the country! All building materials are being purchased within 500 miles to reduce gas prices and harmful emissions. The airport is ahead of schedule and under budget! Jellyfish are still here along the Emerald Coast! From Destin to Pensacola swimmers are getting stung!!! Forecasters are not sure when the jellyfish will be moved out due to calm gulf waters. Some good surf will help move the jellyfish out! Foreclosures are still on the rise in the area! For the month of May there was 164 home foreclosures in Okaloosa County. Thats almost 3 times the amount in the same month in 2007. Walton County has 158 foreclosures in May. Almost 4 times the amount from year-to-date. Some predictions say the market may see improvements in three years. Sea Turtle nesting season is here! Beach goers are urged to leave only their foot prints when leaving the beach. Massive sandcastles and holes on the beach create obstacles for seaturtles trying to next, which puts nesting at risk! New signs on 30-A will be going up next month! Friends of 30-A contracted Signtek LLC. to create new signs for 30-A. The Glatting Jackson Group was hired for community planning and design. Phase one of a two part project is estimated to cost $160,000 and be completed this month. No date has been set for total completion. Phase two is still being discussed. Residents near Destin Airport want a study to be done again to test air quality around the airport. A study was done in April 2007 to test air quality and the airport proved to be below federal safety levels. The last study was done during a time that is not as busy as summer. The new study may reveal new results. Links From This Episode:Thanks to our sponsors for helping make this show possible. Please visit them at: Music selection for this episode is Chris Taylor of Destin with his song Lift Me Up. Got a show comment or suggestion? Or, are you a local band/artist who would like us to play your music? Email me at destinfloridapodcast@yahoo.com Comments[0] |
Fri, 20 June 2008 How To Listen:Listen online using the player at the upper right hand corner of this page (broadband) or click for the dial-up version. iTunes listeners subscribe through our iTunes Destin Florida Podcast page. Some Of The News Covered:Building is going strong at the Emerald Grande! The well-known restaurant Harry T's could reopen as early as mid- July. Pat O'briens could be open in early July! Holiday Isle has sand! Finally some relief has come to the beaches of Holiday Isle. 30-50,000 cubic yards of sand has been deposited on Holiday Isle. Many property owners are excited to see some and even more excited to know that more major beach-restoration is not far away! Funding for beach restoration may be available in the near future. Lobbyists recently convinced the Legislature to restore some funding that was lost due to the budget cuts. Major beach-restoration may continue in the near future! Jellyfish are bad in Pensacola! Jellyfish have been keeping swimmers out of the water for a few weeks now. As of now, the jellyfish seem to be concentrated in Pensacola and have not made their way to Destin beaches. If one is to get stung remedies such as, putting meat tenderizer, Windex and urinating on the area stung are supposed to help. The 4th of July is a great time here on the Emerald Coast! The week of 4th of July is a very busy time here along the Emerald Coast. Visitors can expect lots of traffic, long wait times at restaurants and hotels with full occupancy! There are many fireworks displays that can be seen simultaneously. There are some local spots where you can see the fireworks in Fort Walton all the way to Sandestin! The road that connects Navarre Beach to Pensacola Beach will not be reopened till early October. The road was scheduled to be finished by late July, but negotiations over the projects contract took longer than expected. Once completed, the beach stretch between Navarre and Pensacola beaches is an amazing, scenic drive! The Emerald Coast will be featured in Delta Sky Magazine! Delta a passengers will be exposed to our beautiful beaches come this September in the Delta Sky Magazine. There will be 20 or more pages devoted to the Emerald Coast as one of the greatest places to visit! Delta Sky's website will have the feature for one year at www.delta-sky.com Links From This Episode:Thanks to our sponsors for helping make this show possible. Please visit them at: Music selection for this episode is The Tiles of Mobile with their song Radio Blasts. Got a show comment or suggestion? Or, are you a local band/artist who would like us to play your music? Email me at destinfloridapodcast@yahoo.com Comments[0] |
Thu, 5 June 2008 How To Listen:Listen online using the player at the upper right hand corner of this page (broadband) or click for the dial-up version. iTunes listeners subscribe through our iTunes Destin Florida Podcast page. Some Of The News Covered:A Humpback Whale was recently spotted over Memorial Weekend! Many beachgoers had the rare opportunity or seeing a Humpback Whale pass along the Emerald Coast. Whales are not a common sight along the Emerald Coast. Especially Humpbacks! Hurricane Season 2008 is here! The Colorado State University forecast team predicts there will be 15 named storms, eight of them becoming hurricanes and one hitting the U.S. Dockside diesel is near $4.25 a gallon. Gas is up 81 cents from the beginning of the year. High fuel prices are putting pressure on boat captains to economize and increase prices. On Anastasia it costs more than $530 for an eight hour trip. It costs $170 per hour for a trip, which just went up to $180. 30-A is now known as scenic in the state of Florida. Recently the community of 30-A celebrated the recent scenic corridor state designation for 30-A. Many people from the community have been trying to get the road designated as scenic for quite some time. Now, 30-A is entitled to state grants and other funding, and is up for being submitted for national designation!!! Crab trap theft has been up recently. Stealing crabs from crab traps is a third degree felony. Three men were recently caught stealing more than a fair share of crabs. Crab traps can be seen with a small buoy as a marker. The Choctawhatchee Bay and Santa Rosa Sound have lots of traps, and boaters should not tamper with traps. Local fishing stores sell crab traps. All it takes is some chicken as the bait and a little patience! Sand on Crystal Beach is not acceptable to some residents. Recently some residents complained about the sand that was once soft and white is now harder with black streaks and crushed shells. The homeowners want the Destin City Council to really look into sand quality before more restoration takes place. Links From This Episode:Thanks to our sponsors for helping make this show possible. Please visit them at: Music selection for this episode is Luna Mantra of Pensacola with their song Chasing The Wind. Got a show comment or suggestion? Or, are you a local band/artist who would like us to play your music? Email me at destinfloridapodcast@yahoo.com Comments[0] |
Tue, 20 May 2008 How To Listen:Listen online using the player at the upper right hand corner of this page (broadband) or click for the dial-up version. iTunes listeners subscribe through our iTunes Destin Florida Podcast page. Some Of The News Covered:Dredging in the pass has finished up just in time for the busy boat months of the summer. From 30,000 to 50,000 cubic yards of sand has been deposited just east of the East Jetty. The Destin City Council is now waiting for approval from the Environmental Protection Agency to approve the city's plans of using the sand on Holiday Isle to shore up the beaches before hurricane season. Grand Boulevard has plans for a 4-star hotel, spa and more retail space. The continuation to Grand Boulevard will cost $50 million. The expansion is expected to be completed 2010. There's no word on what hotel will come to Grand Boulevard. There will be 40,000 square feet of retail space, another restaurant, meeting rooms and ballrooms. Destin and Walton County recently were selected as one of the nations best restored beaches for 2008! The was presented by the American Shore and Beach Preservation Association. Other winners included, Olympic Structure Park in Seattle, Washington, Boca Raton, Florida, Ocean Isle Beach, North Carolina and Kuhio Beach in Waikiki, Hawaii. Billy Bowlegs Pirate Festival is June 7th through the 9th! The festival is a local favorite and has been recognized as one of the really fun and great festivals during the warm months. Saturday is the day when the landing takes place and a massive boat parade takes place with water balloons and super soakers creating a war on water! On the shore vendors along with lots of food and entertainment will be present. A great time for the family!!! May 28th through the 31st is the Boeing Golf Championship! The golf tournament in the Sandestin Resort has national and international television audiences with more than 58,000 spectators showing up for the course of the week. A must on the to-do list while on vacation! The Destin Harbor will cater to Summerfest on the Harbor for 12 weeks starting June 1st! The festival is to celebrate what is unique about Destin and for everyone in town to experience it! Events will take place on Thursday and Friday nights. Everything from live music to chances at winning a trip for two to the Budweiser Brewery in St. Louis. Sundays will be family involved. Local artists will be present displaying their works along with lots of other family oriented activities. Links From This Episode:Thanks to our sponsors for helping make this show possible. Please visit them at: Music selection for this episode is Patricia Musgrove of Pensacola with her song 7 Ways. Got a show comment or suggestion? Or, are you a local band/artist who would like us to play your music? Email me at destinfloridapodcast@yahoo.com Comments[0] |
Mon, 5 May 2008 How To Listen:Listen online using the player at the upper right hand corner of this page (broadband) or click for the dial-up version. iTunes listeners subscribe through our iTunes Destin Florida Podcast page. Some Of The News Covered:Cuvee Beach on Hwy 98 recently auctioned for $1.575 million, plus 10 percent for the auction company Roebuck Auctions. The winning bider does not plan on changing much, but the color scheme. Cuvee is known for its great wine selection and food. Cuvee has always been a favorite for locals when it comes to fine-dining! The Tourist Development Council received its final permit needed for the parking lot of Pompano Joe's. Construction is expected to start after the summer when traffic lightens up on Scenic Gulf Drive. The new parking lot will cost $4 million and take about 180 days to complete. The parking lot will be built on concrete pilings so that water can flow underneath during high surf. The parking lot will also have 130 parking spaces. Hurricane season is one month away and a tax exemption for one week may be possible. If approved, the tax break would be from June 1st till the 7th. Items such as, flashlights, portable radios, weather radios, tarps, gas cans and batteries will not be taxed!!! Gas is running an average of around $3.56. Visitors should seek cheaper gas prices in Navarre. Fort Walton Beach is second to Navarre with gas prices. Destin is the highest! Dredging is underway in the East Pass! For several more weeks there will be barges and massive floating pipes working on removing sand in the pass and relocating it on Holiday Isle and Norriego Point. Boaters are advised to idle and create no wake in the pass to prevent disturbing the dredging project. Navarre Beach Road may be open July 10! State Road 399 that connects Navarre Beach to Pensacola Beach is almost finished. The road is known for being very scenic and beautiful. The road was washed out in 2005 from Hurricane Dennis. Many locals look forward to the quiet beaches along Navarre Beach Road to open. Beaches along Holiday Isle are heavily eroded. Behind the Islander on Holiday Isle there is very little sand for beachgoers to enjoy. Beach Restoration in the near future beachgoers should check out the beaches from the Holiday Inn eastward where the beaches have a lot more room and sand! Links From This Episode:Thanks to our sponsors for helping make this show possible. Please visit them at: Music selection for this episode is Robert Royal of Ft. Walton with his song Dealing With Blue. Got a show comment or suggestion? Or, are you a local band/artist who would like us to play your music? Email me at destinfloridapodcast@yahoo.com Comments[0] |
Sun, 20 April 2008 How To Listen:Listen online using the player at the upper right hand corner of this page (broadband) or click for the dial-up version. iTunes listeners subscribe through our iTunes Destin Florida Podcast page. Some Of The News Covered:The blue signs on 30-A are being pulled! The Tourist Development Council voted to pull the blue signs on 30-A. Many residents complained the signs looked terrible and did not fit. The signs will be replaced in the future. The new look of the signs is yet to be decided. The Destin Seafood Festival for 2008 will have a new location! To locals its not so new! The Destin Seafood Festival was once held at the foot of the Destin Bridge on the harbor. The festival was relocated to the sports complex behind The Track. Look forward to a great Destin Seafood Festival for 2008 right on the harbor! Red Snapper season will close August 5, 2008 in federal fishing waters. The season will reopen June 1, 2009. The gulf's statemanaged waters will have a longer Red Snapper season that will last from April 15 till October 31. The National Marine Fisheries Service changed Red Snapper fishing season due to overfishing. The Seabreeze Jazz Festival will make a new home in Panama City in 2009! The Seabreeze Jazz Festival has been held in Santa Rosa Beach for 10 years. Now, the festival is relocating to Panama City's amphitheater in Pier Park for 2009. The festival has grown a lot over the past few years and needs a new location to accomodate its growing popularity! The festival has had a cap of 4,500-5,000 to keep the festival at a safe number. Walton County Commissioners recently visited Tallahassee to meet with legislators. Commissioners pushed to get more funding so that U.S. Hwy 331 can get widened. 331 has been known as a narrow road to drive on. Lots of deer frequent the roadside making it a dangerous road to drive on during the hours of the night. From Airport Road to Scenic Highway, medians are getting a facelift! 7.5 miles of U.S. Hwy 98 will be getting much needed widened turning lanes. Along with the turning lanes the medians will also be getting milling, resurfacing, new sidewalks, marked crosswalks and wheelchair ramps at signalized intersections. The project is to be completed in 506 days and cost $12.7 million. Boating along the Emerald Coast is very popular! Many boating accidents can be prevented with knowing marine forecasts. The weather along the Emerald Coast is quick to change especially water conditions. Boaters should check out forecasts at www.fluidsurfshop.com and go to the surf report where links can be found to some very accurate forecasts for safe boating! Links From This Episode:Thanks to our sponsors for helping make this show possible. Please visit them at: Music selection for this episode is Moseley Brown Band of Pensacola with their song So Long. Got a show comment or suggestion? Or, are you a local band/artist who would like us to play your music? Email me at destinfloridapodcast@yahoo.com Comments[0] |
Sat, 5 April 2008 How To Listen:Listen online using the player at the upper right hand corner of this page (broadband) or click for the dial-up version. iTunes listeners subscribe through our iTunes Destin Florida Podcast page. Some Of The News Covered:A meeting was held recently regarding the large blue signs on 30-A. Many residents gave their opinions and suggestions to the Tourist Development Council. No decisions have been made yet. The Army Corps of Engineers is expected to start fixing Norriego Point this month. Only 2,500 cubic yards of sand has been washed into the channel, which is far less than what was anticipated. Sand will be dredged from the pass and put back on Norriego Point. The Corps were given $230,000 earlier this year. The dredging should only cost $40,000, which will leave the Corps extra money to fix Norriego Point for the long term. The Sandestin Wine Festival takes place at the Baytowne Wharf in the Sandestin Resort April 10-13. There will be wine tasting, rare-wine auctions, celebrity winemakers and private dinners. More than 600 wines both domestic and international available for tasting and purchase at special-event pricing. Celebrity vintners and winemakers will also be there for tasters to meet. For festival details go to www.sandestinwinefestival.com Starting in May, fresh organic produce, greens and seafood can be purchased along the Destin Harbor. For four weeks the market will be on the harbor for the opening of the first phase of Harborwalk Village. The market will open on Saturdays from 7-11 a.m. starting May 3-24. Louisiana Lagniappe reopened March 12th! After renovations, the restaurant is back open with new flooring, roofing, expanded dining room, outdoor seating and much more! The menu has not changed nor the great view from the east end of the harbor! A new 20 year lease has also been put into effect! Red Snapper regulations are getting tough too! Red Snapper fishing may be closed from August 5th till June 1st of 2009. The amended Magnuson-Stevens Act could affect catch quotas for gag grouper, greater amberjack, grey triggerfish and king mackerel depending on stock assessments. The Act also requires an end to over-fishing of species, red snapper too, by 2010. The Florida Department of Transportation has approved a grant to build a new bike path the entire length of the Navarre Beach Bridge. When the bike path is finished a 40-mile loop connecting Navarre and Navarre Beach to Pensacola and Pensacola Beach will be available for cyclists. Work should start by the end of the year! Links From This Episode:Thanks to our sponsors for helping make this show possible. Please visit them at: Music selection for this episode is Blood Stained Grace of Pensacola with their song You Are Got a show comment or suggestion? Or, are you a local band/artist who would like us to play your music? Email me at destinfloridapodcast@yahoo.com Comments[0] |
Thu, 20 March 2008 How To Listen:Listen online using the player at the upper right hand corner of
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dial-up version. iTunes listeners subscribe through our iTunes Destin Florida Podcast page. Some Of The News Covered:Grouper fishing regulations may get tighter in federal waters. Federal waters start 9 nautical miles from shore. The Gag Grouper is a species that is being overfished. Along with new regulations that will decrease the bag limit and fishing season, the Fishery Management Council is recommending a 28 percent to 45 percent reduction in the annual Gag Grouper catch. Hearings are being held all over the state of Florida for the public to voice their opinions. Beach Event and Party Bus LLC is up and rolling! A $40k makeover to a school bus has turned the big cheese into the big blue! The makeover includes a thumping sound system, new seating and a gray-blue paint job. Up to 25 people can rent the bus, drink all night and get dropped off at home. The party bus is a great idea for corporate events, weddings or parties! For once, there will be no cranes on the Panama City Beach for an entire 22-mile stretch of the gulf beachfront. Tropic Winds has been under development for more than 18 months, and was the last major project before the real estate market slumped in 2006. Trade Winds had the last crane on the beach. The development is a 164-unit high-rise on Panama City's west end. Hofbrau Bier Garden is now open in Pier Park Panama City Beach!!! The restaurant/bar originated in Germany and everything in the restaurant is German influenced. Hofbrau is a franchise in the U.S. Other locations include Miami, Milwaukee and Las Vegas. Fireworks are back on the Destin Harbor! From March 14th through April 18th fireworks can be seen at 8 p.m. on every Friday night! The fireworks were postponed in June of 2007 from ashes and debris that fell on the fishing fleet in the harbor. Legendary's HarborWalk and Emerald Grande sponsor the firework display Lifeguards are back on the beach from Panama City to Pensacola Beach! With recent high surf and dangerous conditions, the lifeguards have great timing coming back to the beaches. The lifeguards of South Walton and Okaloosa Counties train very hard to keep beach goers safe. Swimmers should not go into the Gulf of Mexico during red flag conditions. Bayou Bills Restaurant caught fire earlier this year and was a total loss. The owners are planning to rebuild the restaurant. Collecting insurance money has slowed recovery progress. Links From This Episode:Thanks to our sponsors for helping make this show possible. Please visit them at: Music selection for this episode is Trey Hebson of Pensacola with their song Fresh Hit Got a show comment or suggestion? Or, are you a local band/artist who would like us
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Wed, 5 March 2008 How To Listen:Listen online using the player at the upper right hand corner of this page (broadband) or click for the dial-up version. iTunes listeners subscribe through our iTunes Destin Florida Podcast page. Some Of The News Covered:The Mossy Headz Music Festival takes place April 4-6 in Mossy Head. The festival is right by the Shoal River. Attendees can expect vendors, food, canoeing and lots of other activities that will be present. Lots of local favorites will be performing such as, Reed Waddle, Dread Clampitt, Lyndsey Battle and Green Hit. The Seabreeze Jazz Festival takes place April 18-20. The festival takes place on Scenic Highway 30-A in Santa Rosa Beach at the Gulf Place Outdoor Amphitheater. The festival is becoming increasingly popular and is known as one of the best jazz venues by attendees. Every week at 5 p.m. on Friday Sandestin Wine World and Liquors Wine Tasting will be at Grand Boulevard! The cost is $10 per person with a $5 rebate towards the purchase of featured wines. A knowledgeable staff will be available as well. The Walton County Tourist Development Council has put a stop on installing the "Big Blue" signs on County Road 30-A. A lot of residents along 30-A have complained about the signs. A meeting will be scheduled in the near future for everyone to voice their feelings, thoughts, opinions and suggestions. $800,000 is needed to repair Destin beaches. There are two lists to which projects get funding. The first is the priority projects list. The second is the alternate project list which, Destin beaches are on. Budget cuts have changed the funding status of the beach restoration project. 1.8 miles of the beach will be repaired, but 1.3 miles will not. A barge ran into the Mid-Bay Bridge recently causing $250,000 in damage. Drivers are told to not worry about the safety of traveling over the bridge. The Florida Marine Transporters own the vessel and are paying for repairs. The Coast Guard is still investigating what may have caused the accident. Two towers that were waiting last month to be approved by the Destin City Council may be approved this month! Legendary wants to build a pair of high-rise towers next to the Emerald Grande on the harbor. Links From This Episode:Thanks to our sponsors for helping make this show possible. Please visit them at: Music selection for this episode is Lojah of Pensacola with their song Rez to Wrongside Got a show comment or suggestion? Or, are you a local band/artist who would like us to play your music? Email me at destinfloridapodcast@yahoo.com Comments[0] |
Wed, 20 February 2008 How To Listen:Listen online using the player at the upper right hand corner of this page (broadband) or click for the dial-up version. iTunes listeners subscribe through our iTunes Destin Florida Podcast page. Some Of The News Covered:Spring Break 2008 is just around the corner! If you are coming with your family be sure to remember to go "EARLY". Going to breakfast, the beach and dinner at certain times can illiminate waiting and frustration! Be sure to plan ahead! College spring breakers should be sure to go to the Whales Tail and Crab Trap in Destin and the Boardwalk on Okaloosa Island for beach hot spots! Be sure to check out the Swamp, AJ's, Nightown, Blue Point and Club Overboard for nightlife! Florida's Governor Charlie Christ, is reducing the states budget for beach restoration projects by $10 million. Its not certain how it will affect the restoration of Emerald Coast beaches. Destin may benefit most from from the reduction in the budget due to Destin's budget only needing 11 percent funding from the state. Okaloosa Island beaches may suffer! The Beaches of South Walton County may get beach restoration along County Road 30-A. 13 miles of beach is being assessed by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Permits must be issued first! The project is estimated to cost between $40-$60 million. The Tourist Development Council will use bed tax revenues and state and federal grants to help pay for the restoration. Pompano Joe's parking lot is under construction. As of now it has stopped due to environmental permits. Work should resume soon! Work on the sand dune system is almost complete as well. Plants have been planted to stabilize sand to build sand dunes. The plants are close to the road and away from the water. Big Kahuna's will open in March! The water park section will not open until May 10th. New renovations give park goers a new surf machine called the Honolulu Halfpipe! The entrance to Big Kahuna's is also being renovated. The next renovations will be eliminating the miniature golf course and race track to make way for more water park rides! The Panama City International Airport is underway. 270 acres of upland property have been cleared with thousands of wetlands set aside for preservation.. 2010 is the expected year for the airport to open but environmental groups are still battling to stop the construction of the $300 million project. In 1965 a pass to the Gulf of Mexico was open in Navarre. The pass may be opened again! As of now, there are only 3 harbors in the entire panhandle. Navarre is currently pushing to get the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to open a pass. Opening a pass in Navarre would boost the local economy! Links From This Episode:Thanks to our sponsors for helping make this show possible. Please visit them at: Music selection for this episode is Kasi Calvin of Pensacola with their song Love 'em All Got a show comment or suggestion? Or, are you a local band/artist who would like us to play your music? Email me at destinfloridapodcast@yahoo.com Comments[0] |
Tue, 5 February 2008 How To Listen:Listen online using the player at the upper right hand corner of this page (broadband) or click for the dial-up version. iTunes listeners subscribe through our iTunes Destin Florida Podcast page. Some Of The News Covered:The Destin Bridge also known as Marler Bridge is getting repairs. The bridge has been around for 30 years. Bridge inspectors found two caps under the eastbound bridge deck were cracked! The foundation crew is currently drilling under the bridge to determine the stability of the soil. Vehicles weighing over 80,000 tons are urged to NOT cross the bridge. As of now the bridge is not a threat to travelers. Repairs are expected to be finished by the end of the year. Legendary Inc. has a new development up for approval by the Destin City Council. The project is a Tier 3. The structure would be 157 feet high making it taller than the Emerald Grande. The project would be part of the Harborwalk Village. US Airways will return to the Okaloosa Regional Airport April 6. The airline will have 3 daily arrivals and departures to and from Charlotte Douglas International Airport in North Carolina. Travelers will also have access to Washington, New York and Baltimore without connecting in Atlanta. Panama City International Airport was at a standstill due to legal issues with whether or not the new airport would cause irreparable damage to wetlands. A federal appeals court okayed the construction and work is to begin full speed! Pompano Joe's new parking lot is under construction now! Bulldozers and crews can be seen daily rebuilding the parking lot that suffered from erosion due to hurricanes. March 2nd Seaside will hold its 5k run. 1,400 runners have already signed up and more than 2,000 are expected. The race is a fundraiser for the Seaside Neighborhood School. Last year around $100,000 was raised by sponsors. February 28th is when quotos for recreational and commercial snapper fishers will drop by almost 50 percent. The restriction will continue through atleast 2010. The quota is now 5 million pounds down from 9.12 million. Stricter measures may be passed with the new ones. Links From This Episode:Thanks to our sponsors for helping make this show possible. Please visit them at: Music selection for this episode is Dread Clampitt of Fort Walton Beach with their song House with Gold Bars Got a show comment or suggestion? Or, are you a local band/artist who would like us to play your music? Email me at destinfloridapodcast@yahoo.com Comments[0] |
Sun, 20 January 2008 How To Listen:Listen online using the player at the upper right hand corner of this page (broadband) or click for the dial-up version. iTunes listeners subscribe through our iTunes Destin Florida Podcast page. Some Of The News Covered:Mardi Gras along the Emerald Coast is a fun and exciting time! Fat Tuesdays in the Baytown Wharf of the Sandestin Resort always expects a crowd. With other bars to choose from, Baytown is a great place to celebrate here on the Emerald Coast! Plans are being made for the Highway 98 Bypass Project. In the plans, a road would connect State Road 87 in Santa Rosa County to U.S Highway 331 in Walton County. The project could take 10 years to complete! Readers of Southern Magazine selected the Destin area as one of the top family vacation destinations! This is no kept secret. For years the Destin area has brought back generations for vacation. Navarre Beach may use university employees and/or students for Navarre Beach renourishment inspections. The other option is spending over $200,000 for a firm to do the inspections. Many university employees have jobs with government agencies such as, the Environmental Protection Agency, which could be very beneficial. Panama City plans to host its first annual Grand Lagoon National Saltwater Fishing Tournament August 20-24. The tournament is expected to draw over 400,000 spectators and 2,000 anglers and crew members. $1 million is planned to be handed out to the winners! The Uptown Station on Eglin Parkway in Fort Walton Beach is expanding! A three story and a one story building with a mix of office and retail space will be added. The project has taken a year to put together, and should take 12-18 months to finish. Building is expected to start in the spring or summer. There will be new tenants coming to Uptown Station. Big Lots is planned to be replaced with a national retailer eventually! Links From This Episode:Thanks to our sponsors for helping make this show possible. Please visit them at: Music selection for this episode is Race You Home of Fort Walton Beach with their song Medicine. Got a show comment or suggestion? Or, are you a local band/artist who would like us to play your music? Email me at destinfloridapodcast@yahoo.com Comments[0] |
Sat, 5 January 2008 How To Listen:Listen online using the player at the upper right hand corner of this page (broadband) or click for the dial-up version. iTunes listeners subscribe through our iTunes Destin Florida Podcast page. Some Of The News Covered:Hammock Bay is a new 3,000 acre development in Freeport of off Highway 20. Hammock Bay offers so many great things such as, access to the Choctawhatchee Bay, a large sports complex, a dog park, nature trails and a town center for shopping. Hammock Bay is in close proximity to both the Okaloosa Regional Airport and the Panama City International Airport. Along with great amenities and traveling convenience, Hammock Bay is only 15 minutes to the beautiful beaches of 30-A! Liza Jackson Park in Fort Walton Beach will have 33 new parking spots for boat trailers! Liza Jackson frequently gets congested during busy boating months. The construction is expected to be finished by the end of April of 2008. The Gulf Breeze Zoo reached the goal of raising $1 million for 2007. This gives much more hope that the zoo will continue to reach financial goals and pay off debts! Some tenants are already open and operating at Pier Park on Panama City Beach. Target, Longhorn Steakhouse, Panera Bread and the Grand Theatre are all now open. The Back Porch Seafood House and Hofbrau Beer Garden will open within 60 days! Ron Jon Surf Shop, Dillards, JC Penny, Fresh Market, Jimmy Buffett's Margaritaville, Borders Books and Music and Old Navy will all open in the near future! Existing and new properties may have to change exterior lights for seaturtles sake! Lights on some buildings draw turtles to the lights instead of the water, putting them in danger. There are provisions and if identified properties do not comply, then code enforcement procedures will be necessary. A new Helen Back will open the end of January in Wynnhaven Beach near the Santa Rosa and Okaloosa County line. The new Helen Back will be family oriented and will have no bar, smoking or live music. There will be televisions and some beer selections. The restaurant will be serving soups, salads, lasagna, spaghetti bakes and the great pizza Helen Back is known for. Links From This Episode:Thanks to our sponsors for helping make this show possible. Please visit them at: Music selection for this episode is Vibe Irie of Fort Walton Beach with their song Amber. Got a show comment or suggestion? Or, are you a local band/artist who would like us to play your music? Email me at destinfloridapodcast@yahoo.com Comments[0] |
Wed, 5 December 2007 How To Listen:Listen online using the player at the upper right hand corner of
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dial-up version. iTunes listeners subscribe through our iTunes Destin Florida Podcast page. Latest podcast episode online now covering:Travel suggestions for Christmas on the Emerald Coast, Guiseppi's Wharf opening soon!!! Red Tide Update, Hampton Inn coming to Navarre, More Non-Stop Flights out of Okaloosa Regional Airport, Bayou Bills tragic accident, Brown Sand on Okaloosa Island and much, much more!!! !Some Of The News Covered:The "Welcome to Destin" billboard at the foot of the Destin Bridge may have to come down! The AJ's Seafood and Oyster Bar logo on the billboard is the reason. The sign is on government property. The government does not advertise for private businesses. The logo must be covered up or removed in order for the sign to stay up. Bayou Bills Crab House on Hwy. 98 in Walton County recently caught fire. The restaurant is a total loss! Bayou Bills was known for great local seafood in Walton County. The cause of the fire is under investigation. Delta Airlines is starting two non-stop flights December 22nd from Okaloosa Regional Airport to New York City's La Guardia International Airport and Cincinnati, Ohio. The flight to New York is not permanent and will depart daily at 11:30 a.m. starting December 22nd till January 2nd. The non-stop flight to Cincinnati, Ohio is permanent, and will depart at 12:30 Monday-Thursday. Red Tide is still going strong in the bayous. Lots of dead fish can be seen in the water from the Cinco Bayou Bridge. The Melting Pot of Destin is now open! The restaurant is located just west of the Silver Sands Outlets. The restaurant is only open for dinner. The restaurant is more than 4,500 square feet and offers seating to 190. One special feature is the secluded lover's lane seating area. The Melting Pot also has a full service bar and a wine list of more than 200 wines. The hours are Sunday through Thursday, 5-10 p.m., and Friday and Saturday from 5-11 p.m. A Hampton Inn is coming to Navarre! The new hotel will be located on Hwy. 98 next to Cayo Grande Apartments. The hotel will offer 102 rooms, 32 suites and meeting rooms. Other features include an indoor swimming pool, wireless internet and a dinning area that will offer complimentary breakfasts for guests. The Hampton Inn is expected to open March 4th of 2008. Links From This Episode:Thanks to our sponsors for helping make this show possible. Please visit them at: Music selection for this episode is Acoustifunk of Pensacola with Tuesday. Got a show comment or suggestion? Or, are you a local band/artist who would like us
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Tue, 20 November 2007 How To Listen:Listen online using the player at the upper right hand corner of
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dial-up version. iTunes listeners subscribe through our iTunes Destin Florida Podcast page. Some Of The News Covered:AJ's will host the Destin Fishing Rodeo again in 2008 and 2009. The fishing rodeo will celebrate its 60th Anniversary in 2008! AJ's has hosted the Destin Fishing Rodeo for the past 7 years. Condo sales for the Emerald Coast have increased by 22%. The median price for those condos increased from $157,500 to $338,900 or 115%. Much of the market is slow, but this could be an early sign of things changing. Now is the time to take advantage of buying a condo. The Boardwalk on Okaloosa Island is getting a face lift. The wood decking is being replaced with a synthetic material that DOES NOT splinter. The restrooms are also being renovated to give more privacy and comfort to beach goers. The Baytowne Wharf in the Sandestin Resort now has an ice rink. A 40x60 foo ice rink is now located by the lagoon under a white tent. The cost of the rink was about $105,000. Skaters can skate for 90 minutes for $6. Skates can be rented for $2. A man from Kentucky was recently awarded a Compassionate Citizen Award from PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals). The gentlemen recently helped a shark that was tangled in garbage and released it back into the Gulf of Mexico. 5-7 party buses will be coming to the area to cater large groups going out on the town. The buses have state-of-the-art customizations. Each bus has a different theme and seating capacity. The first bus is planned to be in operation for the holidays. Call 850.231.9007 for info. Links From This Episode:Thanks to our sponsors for helping make this show possible. Please visit them at: Music selection for this episode is Michael J. Thomas of Destin with Mrs. Magic -www.myspace.com/michaeljthomas -www.michaeljthomasmusic.com Got a show comment or suggestion? Or, are you a local band/artist who would like us
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Mon, 5 November 2007 How To Listen:Listen online using the player at the upper right hand corner of
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dial-up version. iTunes listeners subscribe through our iTunes Destin Florida Podcast page. Latest podcast episode online now covering:Hot Spots to Watch Sunsets, International Airport in Panama City Breaks Ground, Red Tide Is Gone, Foreclosures along the Emerald Coast, Destin Deep Water Shark Tournament, Destin Arts Festival, Pensacola Arts Festival, More!Some Of The News Covered:The International Airport in Panama City broke ground at 9:30 a.m. on November 1st! The new airport will be located near West Bay. The international airport will allow less layovers and connections to those traveling internationally to the Emerald Coast. Doug Kemper recently resigned as executive director of the Gulf Breeze Zoo. Danyelle Lantz will replace Kemper's position. The Gulf Breeze Zoo was heavily damaged by hurricanes in 2004 and 2005. The zoo needs to raise $3 million to keep from closing. So far, the zoo has raised $400,000. Beach Restoration in Navarre may have caused some flooding. Pools of water have formed between some houses and dunes created from beach restoration. Residents claim that some pools are up to 4 feet deep. That standing water could cause a mosquito problem. A man from Kentucky recently wrestled a shark to the beach behind Edgewater Condos. The man noticed the shark was struggling and was tangled up in plastic close to shore. The man grabbed the shark and wrestled it to the beach. The shark was freed from the plastic and released safely. Red Tide is known to be a major threat to marine life. Recently a large female Loggerhead was found dead behind Jade East Condos (across 98 from Big Kahuna's). Loggerheads are an endangered species. A female dolphin that was under five years of age was found dead as well. Eight birds were also observed struggling from Red Tide. If beach goers notice marine life in trouble, they should contact the Emerald Coast Wildlife Refuge. Many places in the United States are experiencing a mortgage crisis. Here along the Emerald Coast, there have been 717 foreclosures in Okaloosa County and 501 in Walton County. Now is a great time to look for a second home or condo! State Road 87 is now a wider road. From Hickory Hammock Road to US Highway 90, State Road 87 is now four lanes. Travelers coming to Navarre from SR 87 will experience smooth sailing! SR 87 at one time was only two lanes and a dangerous road to travel. Links From This Episode:Thanks to our sponsors for helping make this show possible. Please visit them at: Music selection for this episode is 12 Oz Curl of Miramar Beach with Hello Again Got a show comment or suggestion? Or, are you a local band/artist who would like us
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Sat, 20 October 2007 How To Listen:Listen online using the player at the upper right hand corner of this page (broadband) or click for the dial-up version. iTunes listeners subscribe through our iTunes Destin Florida Podcast page. Some Of The News Covered:Video file regarding Presidio Condominiums is here: Large condo, waterfront boardwalk slowly taking shapep>The intense storms, rain, and tornadoes that recently came through our area are now gone, and we are happy they didn't do more damage. Listen to my first-hand account of some of the crazy and unfortunate results of the weather in my area this past week. Halloween here on the Emerald Coast is a great place for the kids. Uptown Station will be holding a Halloween Kids Day on October 27th! Uptown Station is in Fort Walton Beach off of Eglin Parkway. There will be lots of Halloween activities in areas such as, Seaside, Baytowne, Destin Commons, Grayton Beach and Sandestin! Adults make sure you bring your costumes too! Many bars have costume contests and its always a great time! Norriego Point is eroding away more each day. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is supposed to start dredging the pass to temporarily repair Norriego Point. The repair that has been pushed back would cost $75,000. The city is still waiting for approval. A seawall or rocks is a possible solution to the everlasting erosion. Red Tide has been here on the Emerald Coast. Though it is improving, take extra caution if you swim or have respiratory trouble. Red Tide is an red algae bloom that gives off a toxin that kills fish by the masses. If Red Tide is present the following symptoms can be experienced: coughing, sneezing and burning of the nose and eyes. Red Tide's existence is determined by the weather and water conditions. 23 Leatherback Sea Turtles recently hatched in South Walton County. The South Walton Turtle Watch Group monitored the next closely for 79 days! This was the first documented Leatherback Sea Turtle nest in Walton County. Big Kahuna's is not becoming a condo complex! Big Kahuna's might be expanding by adding more parking, more access from 98 and new attractions. The miniature golf course and go-cart track might have to be removed. Links From This Episode:Thanks to our sponsors for helping make this show possible. Please visit them at: Music selection for this episode is Green Hit of Santa Rosa Beach with Top Got a show comment or suggestion? Or, are you a local band/artist who would like us to play your music? Email me at destinfloridapodcast@yahoo.com Comments[0] |
Fri, 5 October 2007 How To Listen:Listen online using the player at the upper right hand corner of this page (broadband) or click for the dial-up version. iTunes listeners subscribe through our iTunes Destin Florida Podcast page. Latest podcast episode online now covering:Mullet Festival, Navarre Beach Fall Festival of the Arts, Harbor Walk Village, Blue Mountain Beach, Louisiana Lagniappe Renovations, Beach Nourishment, Pensacola Ghost Tours, Destin Fishing Rodeo, Artists in Santa Rosa Beach, Red Snapper Fishing Limits and so much more!Some Of The News Covered:The Mullet Festival in Niceville will take place October 19-21! This is one festival you don't want to miss. There is always a huge turn out along with great headliners like Kenny Rogers who will play Sunday night at 6 pm and Blake Shelton who will also take the stage Friday night at 10:30. Blue Mountain Beach will get improvements to the public beach access at the end of County Road 83. The project will include restrooms and 22 parking spaces. The total cost of the project is $183,807 and should take 188 days to complete. Pompano Joes is expecting construction to start on the parking lot in November. The Pompano Joes parking lot is a $4 million project that should be completed Spring of 2008. Walton County has opted to not spray pesticides to keep dog flies away. Many residents feel spraying could be hazardous to humans and the environment. Louisiana Lagniappe opened in 1984, but will close for 5 months for renovations. Renovations will include an update to the interior, expand the dining room and kitchen. The flooring and seating will also be replaced. The restaurant should reopen March 1st of 2008! Recently the public got to see the conceptual design of the Destin Harbor. That is 12 years in the making! Phase 1 of the harbor redevelopment is expected to begin in early 2009 at a cost of $10-15 million. Phase 2 will start 3-5 years later depending on many factors, and it will cost an estimated $40-$45 million. Links From This Episode:Thanks to our sponsors for helping make this show possible. Please visit them at: Music selection for this episode is Green Hit of Santa Rosa Beach with Top Got a show comment or suggestion? Or, are you a local band/artist who would like us to play your music? I love to hear from you and find out more that you would like to know about Destin and the Emerald Coast! Comments[0] |
Thu, 20 September 2007 How To Listen:Listen online using the player at the upper right hand corner of this page (broadband) or click for the dial-up version. iTunes listeners subscribe through our iTunes Destin Florida Podcast page. Some Of The News Covered:The 29th Annual Destin Seafood Festival takes place October 5-7. Tickets are on sale now for $5 for the day and $10 for the weekend. Children 12 and under get in free! The festival will be held at the Morgan Sports Complex behind The Track. Along with great food and music, there will be 60 booths in the arts and crafts area. More than 25,000 locals and visitors attended in 2006! The 31st Annual Boggy Bayou Mullet Festival takes place October 19-21. More details the next show! Camellia's Grill will open Spring of 2008 in the Harbor Walk Village on the Destin Harbor. The Camellia's Grill opened in 1946 in New Orleans. Great food New Orleans style will now be on the harbor soon! Highway 98 will get a face lift from Airport Road to Danny Wuerffel Way, then to 30-A. 7.5 miles of highway will be resurfaced on Highway 98 in Okaloosa and Walton Counties. The $12.7 million project will also include pedestrian crosswalk signals, sidewalks and bicycle paths in some areas. The 331 Bar will be closing the end of September. 331 is one of many roads the State Highway Department is widening. The 331 Bar is not far enough to be spared. There is no new location as of now. There will be a party September 30th the last night the restaurant is open. Links From This Episode:Thanks to our sponsors for helping make this show possible. Please visit them at: Music selection for this episode is Sweater Puppets of Santa Rosa Beach with Shakedown Got a show comment or suggestion? Or, are you a local band/artist who would like us to play your music? Comments[0] |
Wed, 5 September 2007 How To Listen:Listen online using the player at the upper right hand corner of this page (broadband) or click for the dial-up version. iTunes listeners subscribe through our iTunes Destin Florida Podcast page. Some Of The News Covered:Navarre Beach may get a new fishing pier! The pier would be built 150 feet east of the old remains of the old Navarre Beach Pier. The Federal Emergency Management Agency has allocated $4.5 million. The county and state would both fund $250,000 each for a total of $5 million. A restaurant and other businesses are possible in the construction. The centerpiece for the U.S. Highway 98 Bypass Project will be a road that runs east to west connecting State Road 87 in Santa Rosa County to U.S. Highway 331 in Walton County. The road will run through the Eglin Air Force Base Reservation. This is a great start to relieve the congestion and traffic on U.S. Highway 98! The Tourist Development Council of Okaloosa County may be asking 88 properties in Destin to contribute a total of $4.85 million to help restore 3.1 miles of eroded beachfront. The Pensacola 30th Annual Seafood Festival starts September 21st-23rd in Seville Square downtown Pensacola! This is one of the great festivals here along the Emerald Coast. Lots of seafood, souvenirs, artwork and music is always present. Don't want to miss this one. This and much, much more area news and events on this episode! Links From This Episode:Thanks to our sponsors for helping make this show possible. Please visit them at: Music selection for this episode is Red Lipstick Letter of Ft. Walton Beach with Sympathy Got a show comment or suggestion? Or, are you a local band/artist who would like us to play your music? Comments[0] |
Mon, 20 August 2007 How To Listen:Listen online using the player at the upper right hand corner of this page (broadband) or click for the dial-up version. iTunes listeners subscribe through our iTunes Destin Florida Podcast page. Some Of The News Covered:The Howard Group's Grand Boulevard opened in March earlier this year. Its a $250 million project that sits on 52 acres. The Grand Boulevard is expected to have at least 100 businesses when all three phases are finished in 2010. Cantina Laredo is one of the great restaurants there with some amazing (and potent) margaritas! The Emerald Coast Poker Run had a very large turn out... Cigarette boats where everywhere. The Destin Bridge and Okaloosa Island Pier were great viewing spots! There was one accident during the Poker Run but otherwise a great time had by all. If you missed it this time, stay tuned. We kept our listeners in-the-know prior to this event and you should be here to check it out next year. The Emerald Coast is full of nice areas to have a great glass of wine. The Courtyard in Rosemary Beach is one of them! Rosemary is a very beautiful area on the far east end of 30-A. Listen as I give you a complete, first-hand report on all the places you should think about enjoying the next time you are in our area. The parking lot for Pompano Joe's is expected to be rebuilt by late spring of 2008! The construction starts in November. This will be the third time the parking lot is being rebuilt but it is getting built to now withstand future storms. Links From This Episode:Music selection for this episode is Chief Cherry and His Red Beans and Rice of Ft. Walton Beach with Track 1 (live track with no official name... great jam which you must hear): Got a show comment or suggestion? Or, are you a local band/artist who would like us to play your music? Comments[0] |
Sun, 5 August 2007 How To Listen:Listen online using the player at the upper right hand corner of this page (broadband) or click for the dial-up version. iTunes listeners subscribe through our iTunes Destin Florida Podcast page. Some Of The News Covered:The Destin Harbor fireworks display that was scheduled for every Thursday evening has been suspended. Ash from the fireworks was falling on to boats in the harbor (plus locals complaining about the noise from an 8:30 PM fireworks display... co'mon). The heavily damaged Navarre Beach Pier may become a marine sanctuary. The Gulf Breeze Zoo needs to raise $3 million to keep from closing. The zoo lost its accreditation with the American Association of Zoos and Aquariums a year ago. The Gulf Breeze Zoo has always been a very educational and fun experience for all ages! The new pedestrian friendly beach community called Towne of Seahaven announced its first eight tenants for phase one of the development. The Summerhouse Restaurant that was once open in Fort Walton Beach at the intersection of Beal Parkway and 98 needs a home. John Wagner and Sam Montalto were the owners of the restaurant and sold it to Alan Laird (owner of AJ's). The structure was moved to the west end of Okaloosa County where it has been sitting. Residents in the area want the structure moved! Links From This Episode:Read the recent article about us in the Northwest Florida Daily News: Podcasts play up Destin See the streaming video of Destin Harbor we mentioned: Cruising Down The Destin Harbor The fireworks display has been suspended for now. Read the full story: Bos suspends fireworks show Music selection for this episode is Blair Colson of Ft. Walton Beach with Alright With Me: Got a show comment or suggestion? Or, are you a local band/artist who would like us to play your music? Comments[0] |
Fri, 20 July 2007 How To Listen:Listen online using the player at the upper right hand corner of this page (broadband) or click for the dial-up version. Some Of The News Covered:Check out the fireworks display every Thursday evening on the Destin Harbor. We tell you when, where, and how with our inside tips! Update: The fireworks display has been suspended for now. Read the full story: Bos suspends fireworks show A Porsche dealership is coming to Destin, which is the only one between Mobile and Tallahassee and one of the few in an area of our size. More proof that our area is becoming known worldwide as a top spot to vacation and own a second home or condo. The Destin World Cup will be name of the powerboat racing event coming back to Destin this fall! July was an exciting time here on the Emerald Coast! If you missed out on the 4th of July this year, make sure you plan ahead for next year. Links From This Episode:Destin Shuttle Bus: Maps and schedules for our local transit service, great to use to get around or when you've been boozing it up! Sinfonia Gulf Coast The Emerald Coast’s only full professional orchestra dedicated to redefining the traditional symphony experience. Music selection for this episode is Wayne Hall of Ft. Walton Beach with Silent Got a show comment or suggestion? Or, are you a local band/artist who would like us to play your music?I love to hear from you and find out more that you would like to know about Destin and the Emerald Coast! Email me at destinfloridapodcast@yahoo.com
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Thu, 5 July 2007 Peter Bos has the grand opening of The Emerald Grande!!! Some people don't think its so grande. Units start out at $200,000... Find out who won the Emerald Coast Blue Marlin Classic in Sandestin! Also, more fish in the news. Sharks show up in South Walton County, and a man goes to the hospital from a catfish fin. This and much, much more! Listen online using the player at the upper right hand corner of this page (broadband) or click for the dial-up version. Music selection for this episode is Dread Clampitt of Pensacola with Ain't Gonna Worry Got a show comment or suggestion? Or, are you a local band/artist who would like us to play your music? Comments[0] |
Wed, 20 June 2007 4th of July is a fun and exciting time in Destin. I will tell you when and where you need to be! We have audio clips from the great live reports The Weather Channel did from the Destin and Navarre area. Here are also some screen grabs from their report:
Ramada Plaza Beach Resort on Okaloosa Island just sold for $35 million. Don't worry, it is going to stay just as it is. American Airlines is coming to the Okaloosa Air Terminal. Chicago visitors come on down! Also updates on Billy Bowlegs, the restaurant sign issue with McGuires, repairs to Navarre Beach State Park, the Panama City Beach Thomas Drive flyover project, and so much more. Enjoy the listen! Music selection for this episode is Adam Roth of Pensacola with A Little Voodoo Got a show comment or suggestion? Or, are you a local band/artist who would like us to play your music? Comments[0] |
Mon, 4 June 2007 Hurricane season is here and this episode I will tell you about a very familiar face from The Weather Channel that is in Navarre filming a special! Beach nourishment continues... along the Emerald Coast! and Mobile, Alabama has major developments underway that will attract future home owners and visitors. I have some good advice for planning your trip now that we are in hurricane season plus a local's thoughts on the McGuire's Irish Pub "scandal" about their fun restroom signs which have been under fire. Music selection for this episode is Chief Cherry and His Red Beans & Rice with Untitled Track 3 Got a show comment or suggestion? I love to hear from you and find out more that you would like to know about Destin and the Emerald Coast! Email me at destinfloridapodcast@yahoo.com Comments[0] |
Sun, 20 May 2007 Billy Bowlegs and The Boeing Championship at Sandestin are right around the corner, and this episode I will fill you in on when and where all our great events take place! Plus, Navarre is ready for visitors and much, much more. Lots of area news on this episode. The Boeing Championship at Sandestin is coming right up May 28 - June 3, 2007. Destin beach restoration has finally begun. Beach Walk Cafe chef owner Tim Creehan has taken over and will re-open the Copper Grill as Creehan's Copper Grill. The first area liqour store called Navarre Liquor is opening in the Shoppes of Navvare. Big Kahuna's waterpark is open for the season. Music selection for this episode is Polyester Pimpstrap singing Serve It For Dinner Got a show comment or suggestion? I love to hear from you and find out more that you would like to know about Destin and the Emerald Coast! Email me at destinfloridapodcast@yahoo.com Comments[1] |
Sat, 5 May 2007 This episode I have a great fishing story that will shock you! The Blessing of the Fleet takes place this month and it is the 50th Anniversary of the Destin Harbor tradition! You don't want to miss it. Music selection for this episode is Wayne Hall singing Maple Leaf Float'n Got a show comment or suggestion? I love to hear from you and find out more that you would like to know about Destin and the Emerald Coast! Email me at destinfloridapodcast@yahoo.com Comments[0] |
Fri, 20 April 2007 There are lots of repairs underway here along the Emerald Coast. I will tell you about State Road 399 that connects Navarre Beach to Pensacola Beach. Pompano Joe's parking lot is scheduled to be rebuilt this year! The NCO Beach Club at the foot of the Destin Bridge is now rebuilt and If you haven't heard about the 98 bypass project. I will fill you in on the major plans that are underway to relieve some of the traffic and congestion on Highway 98. I'll tell you about the Cobia weigh-ins for the 5th Annual Wild Weekender Cobia Shootout and lots of other events here along the Emerald Coast of Florida! Music selection for this episode is Lyndsey Battle singing Not Typically Got a show comment or suggestion? I love to hear from you and find out more that you would like to know about Destin and the Emerald Coast! Email me at destinfloridapodcast@yahoo.com Comments[0] |
Thu, 5 April 2007 We have incredible beaches, but safety is important. I let you know what those green, yellow, red, and purple flags mean and when it is safe to enjoy getting in the water! Easter events, wine tasting, air shows, boat shows and fishing are all included in my events rundown. Never a dull moment down here in Destin on the Emerald Coast! Basic Character Flaws Improv group is amazing! You need to check them out. This is complete improv that is different with each performance and if you have only seen improv on TV, it is even better in person. They are playing now in Seaside Repertory Theater and check out their future dates at http://www.theflawsimprov.org Music selection for this episode is Space Medicine singing Concrete Ground Got a show comment or suggestion? I love to hear from you and find out more that you would like to know about Destin and the Emerald Coast! Email me at destinfloridapodcast@yahoo.com |
Tue, 20 March 2007 Spring Break madness is over, it is a great time for everyone else to visit and enjoy the Emerald Coast. The weather is getting warmer, the atmosphere relaxed, and I run down a number of local spots to enjoy your vacation and visit to Destin, Florida. Plus, listen for a great run-down of events happening this time of year here. Music selection for this episode is Lyndsey Battle singing Old Man Joe Got a show comment or suggestion? I love to hear from you and find out more that you would like to know about Destin and the Emerald Coast! Email me at destinfloridapodcast@yahoo.com |
Tue, 6 March 2007 In this episode, I have the information for the spring breakers coming to the Emerald Coast. Got a show comment or suggestion? I love to hear from you and find out more that you would like to know about Destin and the Emerald Coast! Email me at destinfloridapodcast@yahoo.com |
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Tue, 6 February 2007 I fill you in on where to go for Valentines Day, the insider info on our Mardi Gras parade (including a local's tip on where to park on Okalaloosa Island), the Mardi Gras Ball, a "must check-out" chili cook-off, and the Boat Show at Santa Rosa Mall! Plus, Feb. 13, 2007 (the day before Valentines) Sinfonia performs Cirque Symphonique combining cirque-type performers with great classical music. Finally, if you are going to check out the Pensacola Mardi Gras parade on Feb. 17, 2007 in Pensacola (a fave of mine for years), I give you my for where to go for the best view and least hassle to enjoy this "must see" event. Got a show comment or suggestion? I love to hear from you and find out more that you would like to know about Destin and the Emerald Coast! Email me at destinfloridapodcast@yahoo.com Comments[0] |
Sat, 20 January 2007 South Walton Beach Restoration is wrapping up, and we have plenty of room on the beaches now. Mardi Gras on the Emerald Coast is coming, and we'll be getting ready for that. Stay Tuned! Got a show comment or suggestion? I love to hear from you and find out more that you would like to know about Destin and the Emerald Coast! Email me at destinfloridapodcast@yahoo.com Comments[0] |
Fri, 5 January 2007 Welcome to 2007 here on the Emerald Coast! I look forward to helping you find out all about the Emerald Coast in 2007. Although January is usually considered a slow month here, the Eastern Surfing Association held a surf contest here... right here in the Emerald Coast. Lots of great surfing talent! Their next contest will be Feb. 2 on Okaloosa Island at the pier. Info at http://www.fluidsurfshop.com Got a show comment or suggestion? I love to hear from you and find out more that you would like to know about Destin and the Emerald Coast! Email me at destinfloridapodcast@yahoo.com Comments[0] |
Thu, 21 December 2006 In this episode, let me tell you where to see the most fireworks on New Year's Eve, some of the great places to dine in not only Destin, but Ft. Walton Beach, and also some of the happening nightlife places in the area. Got a show comment or suggestion? I love to hear from you and find out more that you would like to know about Destin and the Emerald Coast! Email me at destinfloridapodcast@yahoo.com Comments[0] |
Wed, 6 December 2006 Hi, My name is Harley and I am a native of the beautiful Emerald Coast of Florida, which many of you might know as Destin and Ft. Walton Beach, Florida I'm starting this podcast to tell you all about what is going on down here, and hoping that my information will help you enjoy your next visit and help keep vacation home and condo owners up and what is happening here. Our theme music is from a great local artist named Reed Waddle. Here are the links to his websites: Reed Waddle SiteReed Waddle MyspacePlease visit his sites, and find out more about his music and where he is playing. I'll have a new podcast soon, telling you my special tip for the best place I think there is to see our New Year's Eve fireworks. Got a show comment or suggestion? I love to hear from you and find out more that you would like to know about Destin and the Emerald Coast! Email me at destinfloridapodcast@yahoo.com |
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