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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!

Links From This Episode:

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• Hammock Bay in Freeport, Florida
• Uptown Station in Ft. Walton Beach, Florida

Music selection for this episode is Monuments of Fort Walton Beach with their song Unleash the Fury

• Monuments Myspace Page

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