AT THE FORE - Emerald Bay Golf Club getting a facelift
After more than two decades and countless rounds of golf, Emerald Bay Golf Club of Destin is undergoing major renovations to its championship golf course designed by Bob Cupp. "It was just time," said...
View ArticleThe end of an era: Destin’s magnificent magnolia to be memorialized
A Destin icon will soon become a memorial, as the magnolia tree located at Harborwalk Village is near death and too great a hazard to leave as is. “We will not be uprooting it,” said Legendary Inc....
View ArticleClub LA rolling out spring concert series
Are you ready to rock? The 2014 concert season at Club LA kicked off Sunday night with Saliva and Full Devil Jacket. As Destin's only pure rock venue, Club LA has been satisfying locals’ fix for heavy...
View ArticleCounty signs off on spring break Victoria's Secret beach bash
CRESTVIEW — A New York marketing firm that wants to host a giant beach party at James Lee Park to promote Victoria’s Secret's Pink brand must also pay for off-duty deputies to work the event. Okaloosa...
View ArticleInspired by the Masters: New art collaborative taking shape in Destin
Don Sawyer is a man of inspiration. His bright beach paintings and iconic toothy-grinned fish have dotted the Emerald Coast for almost 15 years, and now this well seasoned artist wants to share his...
View ArticleThe Pooch Scoop: Let the good times roll over
Have a Yappy St. Pawty’s Day: And may the sun shine upon you, and the wind be at your back, as you parade around Destin with your pooch and a map. A well groomed Pooch Park? Yip, yap, yep. Our well...
View ArticleA poem for our time: A snowbird’s lament
A poem by Elaine Mendelson of New Jersey We’ve just left the wonders of Destin The white sands and emerald sea To once again return to the north And live out the year hopefully. March is here with...
View ArticleSheriff's office receives grant for enhanced DUI enforcement in Destin
The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office has partnered with the city of Destin and the Florida Department of Transportation to obtain a $50,000 grant for enhanced DUI enforcement within the Destin City...
View ArticleVehicle found wrecked in bay; 1 dead
OKALOOSA ISLAND — A man in his late 20s was pronounced dead early Thursday after his vehicle was found in the water near the seawall on U.S. Highway 98. Capt. Michael Ray Strawn said emergency...
View ArticleBRING A LING - Cobia won’t come calling until water warms up
When the calendar rolls over to March each year, anglers along the Gulf Coast champ at the bit to get on the water and catch that first cobia of the season. So far there's just a lot of talk and...
View ArticleGoodbye Destin, Hello America: Locals and friends save money to photograph...
Destin natives and friends, Megan Stewart and Kristen Blanton have been planning their cross-country road trip for nearly seven years. Now, that dream is becoming a reality as the two plan to embark...
View ArticleHorsing around in Destin
Sandy Tanksley and Mike Odom of Destin enjoyed lunch at Malibu Jack’s Café with Tanksley’s horses, EJ and Roper. Tanksley, born and raised in Destin and now residing in Holt, brought the horses to...
View ArticleFire district asks for millage increase: Officials see some support, but...
When voters take to the polls Tuesday, Fire Chief Kevin Sasser says he hopes for a different result from the last time the Destin Fire Control District put forth a referendum. "The general sense from...
View Article'Give some love': Papa Roach front man runs for a cause in Destin
After logging 133 miles on foot Wednesday, the team from Run It Forward stopped by Destin’s Hard Rock Café for a meet and greet event with Papa Roach front man Jacoby Shaddix. “Today I did 12.1...
View ArticleCity ponies up $26,000 to keep bus going
City leaders and community partners have banded together on a "short term" fix that would save an Okaloosa County Transit route that runs through Destin. "We asked them if they would be willing to...
View ArticleAuxiliary Coast Guard to dedicate memorial
“Sunset and evening star, And one clear call for me! And may there be no moaning of the bar, When I put out to sea,” — “Crossing the Bar,” Alfred Lord Tennyson. In the words of the great poet,...
View ArticleHART: Classic Clintonian punditry
ROSEMARY BEACH — The foregone conclusion from America's clamoring political class is that Hillary Clinton will be crowned the Democrat nominee for president in 2016. Yet there is speculation among...
View ArticleREADY: When common sense loses out to dumb policy
All too often, government and corporate “thinking” makes not one iota of common sense. Almost every day, we hear about some incomprehensible rule or regulation and just have to shake our heads in...
View ArticleLETTER: Fear heights and vote wisely, Destin
At the Feb. 18 City Council meeting, it appeared that the city and the developers may have gotten overzealous in selling the newly proposed comprehensive plan. The city manager, as well as the...
View ArticleThis week in Destin history: An ancient civilization at Kelly Plantation
40 years ago — 1974 Longtime Destin resident Ross Marler died. Luther Rhodes opened his auto repair shop on Mountain Drive. The Federal Aviation Administration approved a $651,375 grant for...
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