OVERHEARD ON THE WEB: Strip Club Settlement Edition
With news that the city of Destin and representatives from the proposed strip club along coming to a settlement agreement to keep the club out of the city, The Log’s Facebook page saw plenty of...
View ArticleTexas swagger and Cajun fire - Kelly Plantation cook dazzles taste buds
I wonder sometimes if you’re born in New Orleans if they inject you with a cooking gene before you leave the hospital? Ken Harrison was born in New Orleans and spent 20 years in Texas before moving...
View ArticleHell Yeah to kick down the doors at Club LA April 29
With their new single “Sangre Por Sangre (Blood For Blood)” in heavy rotation on iTunes and radio waves, Texas-based Hell Yeah is coming to Club LA April 29. “We are really happy; in one day, 'Blood...
View ArticleGoodyear Blimp attracts attention over Emerald Coast
People along the coast in Northwest Florida were treated to an unusual sight Tuesday afternoon when the Goodyear Blimp flew overhead. Goodyear’s Spirit of Innovation blimp, which is based out of...
View ArticleGO WEST YOUNG MAN - Full Draw lands colossal cobia
They just finished cleaning the boat, but Capt. Justin Destin and deckhand Jonathan Wilson didn't mind hauling the 91.2-pound cobia out of the box one more time to show it off Thursday evening at...
View ArticleFeds pull trigger on triggerfish
Disappointment and devastation were just a couple of the words local charter boat captains used to describe their feelings about Thursday's news to close the recreational harvest of gray triggerfish...
View ArticleSet to sail: DMS holds annual boat race (PHOTOS)
Seventh graders Nolan Berry, Jake Peaden, Gage Peaden and Riley Martine make up team “Swole Patrol” for the 17th Annual Cardboard Boat Race put on by Destin Middle School. “We’ve been planning for...
View ArticleDrive sober Destin: State grant allows for added DUI patrol
The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s office has just completed its second quarter of the Drive Sober in Destin Campaign. The campaign is part of a new initiative to perform educational and enforcement...
View ArticleDigging deep: Phase one of stabilization project under way along Norriego Point
Work on phase one of the long-anticipated Norriego Point stabilization project began in earnest this week. “The contractor began removing the temporary sheet piling in preparation of placing the...
View ArticlePaddling with Manatees
Rich Blasbichler, who owns the Sea Oats Motel along Scenic Hwy. 98, told The Log he heard the manatees were making their way through the area on Wednesday. He and a friend grabbed their paddleboards...
View ArticleREADY: Summing up life in six words
Several Sunday’s ago, I could have easily summed up my entire day — at least metaphorically speaking — in one short phrase: “Dressed up for church, toilet overflowed.” Or I could have said it more...
View ArticleEDITORIAL: Destin loses faith in freedom
Editor’s Note: This editorial first appeared in our sister paper, The Northwest Florida Daily News. Perhaps you can’t legislate morality, but you can certainly put a price tag on it. In Destin the...
View ArticleSailing with Science: Local student explores life as a Mariner
College student, Jacqueline Kroeger is living her dream. Currently voyaging through the Pacific Ocean aboard a scientific research sailboat, the SSV Robert C. Seamans, Kroeger is studying the oceans...
View ArticleA rescue on Earth Day: Pelicans freed during launch of new recycling program
The Destin Forward class of 2014 met on the docks Tuesday to celebrate the completion of their nine-month program and to launch their final project, a set of five monofilament (fishing line) recycling...
View ArticleDancing a Legacy: NWFSC Dance Facets to honor late mentor
Marisha Brown, Lyndsi Stevens, and Heather Connelly come from three different worlds. Brown, is a Missouri transplant, Stevens a marketing guru, and Connelly, a licensed RN for Sacred Heart Hospital...
View ArticleIn the Lyme-light: Destin family raises awareness about Lyme Disease
This year, the month of May has personal significance to Destin local Abby Schmidt and her family. After five years of constant health struggles, Abby was recently diagnosed with Lyme disease, and...
View ArticleCleaning for a Cause: Local church and businesses ready Destin YMCA
It was two days of pressure washing, painting, gardening and cleaning for more than thirty members of Shoreline Church on a recent weekend, as the group of volunteers worked to beautify the Destin...
View ArticleNonie's Ark for Earth Day (PHOTOS)
The Destin Community Center and Youth Services from the Destin Library joined together to present an Earth Day event for children on Thursday. Entertainment included Nonies Ark Animal Encounters and a...
View ArticleUPDATED: Residents stranded as they awake to closed roads, bridges
3:54 p.m. - Fort Walton Beach - After careful onsite assessment, City officials have begun to re-open previously closed roads as conditions become safe for travel. Residents are still urged to use...
View ArticleThe Pooch Scoop: No ‘May-Da’ here …
Mark Your Spot on the calendar for May 3 and 4. Pet Smart in Destin is having an Adoption Day from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. Shelter dogs, are pet-a-grees that are mixed pedigreed dog lineages that make...
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