Flourish or die?: Business owners, residents share ideas to revitalize...
As the city's Town Center Community Redevelopment Area continues to struggle with sagging property values and tremendous debt, its residents and business owners had no shortage of ideas on ways to...
View ArticleCode enforcement steps up street parking warnings
As the summer season is in full swing, the city's code enforcement officers are stepping up enforcement of parking violations throughout Destin. "We've been more active since Spring Break," Code...
View ArticleRON HART: Economic stagnation through regulation and litigation
CHATTANOOGA, TENN. — Dollar stores have done more to keep down what we pay for basic goods and helped more struggling families than any government action ever has. For that, and because they are based...
View Article'It's been a lot of work': Harbor Village Townhomes expected to open by...
The transformation from a dilapidated building to the new Harbor Village Townhomes is well on its way, as a complete renovation is expected to wrap up by mid-August. "We are hoping to have the retail...
View ArticleThis week in Destin history: A 30-year treasure hunting tradition ends
35 years ago — 1978 Anglers geared up for the third annual Shark Fishing Tournament, sponsored by the Destin Jaycees. Every mako caught would earn the fisherman $25. Okaloosa County commissioners...
View ArticleMARY READY: Magnolia memories in a modern world
Lately, Bogie and I take our walk down a quiet neighborhood street filled with the heady scent of magnolia trees lining the sidewalks. Pausing to enjoy the fragrance, I pick a low-hanging flower from...
View Article11th Blue Marlin Classic reels in 613.4-pound blue marlin (VIDEO, GALLERY)
SANDESTIN -- Word of a 117-inch blue marlin bounced around the Emerald Coast Friday night. So, appropriately, when the 4 p.m. weigh-in start came around on the final day of the Emerald Coast Blue...
View ArticleResolution to ban the sale of candy flavored tobacco passes
The Okaloosa Board of County Commissioners passed a resolution to ban the sale of candy-flavored tobacco Tuesday. “We were very pleased with the outcome at last night’s meeting," said Alliree Gordon,...
View ArticleDestin represented as Okaloosa appoints RESTORE Act committee
Okaloosa County commissioners have selected 11 residents to serve on the panel to help decide how RESTORE Act money will be spent locally. The Okaloosa RESTORE Act Advisory Committee is designed to...
View ArticleHighway 98 lane closure at Benning Drive
The westbound, left-hand turn lane at Highway 98 and Benning Drive is currently closed while Destin Water Users assesses a manhole repair, according to information from the city of Destin. No through...
View ArticleDeputies investigating Crab Island battery
CRAB ISLAND – Investigators are sorting through more than a dozen statements to find out whether an arrest is warranted in an incident at Crab Island Saturday afternoon. Callers reported that a...
View ArticleSHOOTING THE MOON: Destin photogs snap a super moon
Destin stargazers are still abuzz over the biggest and brightest full moon of the year, which graced the skies over the weekend. The so-called supermoon appeared up to 14 percent larger than normal as...
View ArticleCity leaders talk roadway, sidewalk priorities at CIP Workshop (LIVEBLOG)
Destin Log Reporter Matt Algarin was at tonight's CIP Workshop at the City Hall Annex and offered a live play-by-play of what was discussed. To read about the night's discussions, CLICK HERE.
View Article'It's huge': City expects to secure permit for Norriego Point stabilization...
If all goes as planned, the city of Destin should soon have the paperwork in place to begin its long-awaited stabilization of Norriego Point. "We've answered all of the questions and comments from the...
View ArticleBatter up: Tournament brings in hundreds of youths, parents from around the...
With high hopes of taking home a trophy and title, more than 500 youth invaded Morgan Sports Center Monday afternoon for opening ceremonies of the White Sands USSSA World Series Baseball Tournament....
View ArticleDestin throws its weight around at the Emerald Coast Blue Marlin Classic
Although Alabama angler Scott Cooper weighed in the only blue marlin, a 613.4-pounder caught on the CE, the battle for top tuna went down to the wire with a few of Destin's finest getting in the hunt...
View Article‘Ape Crazy’ - Big fish, brings big dollars in ECBC
Word spread Friday, via Twitter and Facebook, that a 117-inch blue marlin would be hitting the docks Saturday in the Emerald Coast Blue Marlin Classic. When the scales opened at 4 p.m. Saturday at...
View ArticleMore Food for Thought for Destin: New partnership brings healthy meals to...
Food For Thought, a Walton County based, non-profit organization which provides school-aged children in need with backpacks of food, announced it will extend its services into Okaloosa County,...
View ArticleLETTER: Code Enforcement must follow warnings with consequences
I read, with great interest, the 'Code enforcement steps up street parking warnings' article in Saturday's log. The city ordinance that prohibits cars from parking on the roadway or curbside or on a...
View ArticleMid-Bay Bridge a vital transportation link despite controversies
BLUEWATER BAY — Twenty years after it opened to motorists, the Mid-Bay Bridge is one of the area’s most vital and heavily-used corridors. In two decades the 3.6-mile span has allowed millions of...
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