Achieving perfect balance of plant types will make your garden dazzling
When you look at a picture of a great garden, your eyes see only the dazzling “look” of the garden. But the garden is made up of many layers. Achieving a perfect balance of different plant types and...
View ArticleDoes a kitchen island add value to your home?
“Go neutral if you want to sell your home fast,” has long been the well-founded advice of expert real estate brokers. Yet at the same time, they recommend certain standout features in order to attract...
View ArticleA Social Scene: Fun in the Sun
There’s no denying the role that social media plays in our daily lives, whether it’s Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, or Instagram. Given Destin’s beauty, it’s no surprise that locals and visitors alike...
View ArticleDays Gone By: Miss Destin Edition
Although Destin may be a relatively new city by historical standards, there is no denying the abundance of local lore. Days Gone By will showcase photos of Destin’s yesteryear. This edition The Log...
View ArticleInternet down at Okaloosa County facilities
Internet at Okaloosa County facilites is down due to a lightning strike in the nothern part of the county, according to an email from Okaloosa County Public Information Officer Kathy Newby. This...
View ArticleMan critically injured in early morning wreck
A Freeport man identified as Jonathan Smith was critically injured in an early morning wreck along U.S. Highway 98 in Destin Friday. The rear-end collision took place about 3:15 a.m. near 34884...
View ArticleLocal stylist travels to Beachbody conference
Destin stylist Deana Kale recently returned from the 2015 Team Beachbody Coach Summit, but she was not there to get some fitness tips. Kale and her makeup artist created many of the speakers at the...
View ArticleCartoon: Cell phone edition
Log Cartoonist Dill Beaty gives his comment on the recent cell tower story.
View ArticleCaught in a storm
Storms often come in quick during the summer in Northwest Florida, and this past weekend was no exception. Local JJ Chambers captured these ominous photos in Destin on Saturday. “I got caught in the...
View ArticleFlying high: Destin Middle School holds cheer camp
On Thursday, chanting was heard from the Destin Community Center gym while the Destin Middle School Cheerleaders held a camp for children ages five to 12. Here aspiring cheerleaders could improve...
View ArticleDES parents urge help with Cram the Van event
The Destin Elementary School Parent Teacher Organization has an active stance on community involvement and this Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., the PTO is taking initiative to help United Way with...
View ArticleIn the Principal’s office: Meet your new DES principal
Destin Elementary School welcomed a new dolphin to the pod this month naming George "Al" Gardner as principal for the upcoming school year. A lifetime local of Northwest Florida, Gardner grew up in...
View ArticleCalming Kelly Street: Councilman says speed an issue along newly paved road
Two months after the completion of phase two of the Kelly Street improvement project, that saw re-paving, as well as installation of new sidewalks, bicycle lanes, and storm water drainage systems,...
View ArticleBetty Montgomery: Foliage an important part of garden design
Foliage is a very important part in the design of your garden. Flowers bloom and fade but foliage is there to carry the garden through the summer. More and more breeders are developing unusual foliage...
View ArticleREADY: When the bad news is personal
In the last few years, tragedies seem to occur on a daily basis as the news media reports one horrendous event after another, until we have almost become numb to the shock value. School and church...
View ArticleHART: Trump torpedoes Republicans
Donald Trump, a heroic man who dodged serving in the Vietnam War on five deferments attributed to "bone spurs," questioned Senator John McCain’s war hero status. The two men then had a battle of egos,...
View ArticleA Social Scene: Sleepy Summer
There’s no denying the role that social media plays in our daily lives, whether it’s Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, or Instagram. Given Destin’s beauty, it’s no surprise that locals and visitors alike...
View ArticleDays Gone By: Building it up
Although Destin may be a relatively new city by historical standards, there is no denying the abundance of local lore. Days Gone By will showcase photos of Destin’s yesteryear. To submit your photos,...
View ArticleRamswell for Florida: Councilwoman contemplates campaigning for House seat
City Councilwoman Prebble Ramswell is looking for your input. She has been serving on the Destin city council for just over a quarter of her four-year term, but now she has a new opportunity on the...
View ArticleDid you know? Irrigation Edition
If you want to install irrigation in the right-of-way, you must obtain a permit from the engineering department. It is almost always approved, but you need to accept the maintenance of the system and...
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