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How To Listen: Listen online using the player at the upper right hand corner of this page (broadband) or click for the dial-up version.You may also right-click to download the podcast: 039_Destin_Florida_Podcast.mp3 and put it on your portable media player or burn it to a CD and listen in the car! iTunes listeners subscribe through our iTunes Destin Florida Podcast page. Some Of The News Covered: The Panama City International Airport is going green! From the ground up the airport is being built with environmentally friendly concepts. It will be the only one in the country! All building materials are being purchased within 500 miles to reduce gas prices and harmful emissions. The airport is ahead of schedule and under budget! Jellyfish are still here along the Emerald Coast! From Destin to Pensacola swimmers are getting stung!!! Forecasters are not sure when the jellyfish will be moved out due to calm gulf waters. Some good surf will help move the jellyfish out! Foreclosures are still on the rise in the area! For the month of May there was 164 home foreclosures in Okaloosa County. Thats almost 3 times the amount in the same month in 2007. Walton County has 158 foreclosures in May. Almost 4 times the amount from year-to-date. Some predictions say the market may see improvements in three years. Sea Turtle nesting season is here! Beach goers are urged to leave only their foot prints when leaving the beach. Massive sandcastles and holes on the beach create obstacles for seaturtles trying to next, which puts nesting at risk! New signs on 30-A will be going up next month! Friends of 30-A contracted Signtek LLC. to create new signs for 30-A. The Glatting Jackson Group was hired for community planning and design. Phase one of a two part project is estimated to cost $160,000 and be completed this month. No date has been set for total completion. Phase two is still being discussed. Residents near Destin Airport want a study to be done again to test air quality around the airport. A study was done in April 2007 to test air quality and the airport proved to be below federal safety levels. The last study was done during a time that is not as busy as summer. The new study may reveal new results. Links From This Episode: Thanks to our sponsors for helping make this show possible. Please visit them at: Hammock Bay in Freeport, Florida Uptown Station in Ft. Walton Beach, Florida Music selection for this episode is Chris Taylor of Destin with his song Lift Me Up. Chris Taylor Myspace Page www.becrecordings.com Got a show comment or suggestion? Or, are you a local band/artist who would like us to play your music?I love to hear from you and find out more that you would like to know about Destin and the Emerald Coast! Email me at destinfloridapodcast@yahoo.com

How To Listen:Listen online using the player at the upper right hand corner of this page (broadband) or click for the dial-up version.You may also right-click to download the podcast: 038_Destin_Florida_Podcast.mp3 and put it on your portable media player or burn it to a CD and listen in the car! iTunes listeners subscribe through our iTunes Destin Florida Podcast page. Some Of The News Covered:Building is going strong at the Emerald Grande! The well-known restaurant Harry T's could reopen as early as mid- July. Pat O'briens could be open in early July! Holiday Isle has sand! Finally some relief has come to the beaches of Holiday Isle. 30-50,000 cubic yards of sand has been deposited on Holiday Isle. Many property owners are excited to see some and even more excited to know that more major beach-restoration is not far away! Funding for beach restoration may be available in the near future. Lobbyists recently convinced the Legislature to restore some funding that was lost due to the budget cuts. Major beach-restoration may continue in the near future! Jellyfish are bad in Pensacola! Jellyfish have been keeping swimmers out of the water for a few weeks now. As of now, the jellyfish seem to be concentrated in Pensacola and have not made their way to Destin beaches. If one is to get stung remedies such as, putting meat tenderizer, Windex and urinating on the area stung are supposed to help. The 4th of July is a great time here on the Emerald Coast! The week of 4th of July is a very busy time here along the Emerald Coast. Visitors can expect lots of traffic, long wait times at restaurants and hotels with full occupancy! There are many fireworks displays that can be seen simultaneously. There are some local spots where you can see the fireworks in Fort Walton all the way to Sandestin! The road that connects Navarre Beach to Pensacola Beach will not be reopened till early October. The road was scheduled to be finished by late July, but negotiations over the projects contract took longer than expected. Once completed, the beach stretch between Navarre and Pensacola beaches is an amazing, scenic drive! The Emerald Coast will be featured in Delta Sky Magazine! Delta a passengers will be exposed to our beautiful beaches come this September in the Delta Sky Magazine. There will be 20 or more pages devoted to the Emerald Coast as one of the greatest places to visit! Delta Sky's website will have the feature for one year at www.delta-sky.com Links From This Episode:Thanks to our sponsors for helping make this show possible. Please visit them at: Hammock Bay in Freeport, FloridaUptown Station in Ft. Walton Beach, Florida Music selection for this episode is The Tiles of Mobile with their song Radio Blasts. The Tiles Myspace Page Got a show comment or suggestion? Or, are you a local band/artist who would like us to play your music?I love to hear from you and find out more that you would like to know about Destin and the Emerald Coast! Email me at destinfloridapodcast@yahoo.com

How To Listen:Listen online using the player at the upper right hand corner of this page (broadband) or click for the dial-up version.You may also right-click to download the podcast: 037_Destin_Florida_Podcast.mp3 and put it on your portable media player or burn it to a CD and listen in the car! iTunes listeners subscribe through our iTunes Destin Florida Podcast page. Some Of The News Covered:A Humpback Whale was recently spotted over Memorial Weekend! Many beachgoers had the rare opportunity or seeing a Humpback Whale pass along the Emerald Coast. Whales are not a common sight along the Emerald Coast. Especially Humpbacks! Hurricane Season 2008 is here! The Colorado State University forecast team predicts there will be 15 named storms, eight of them becoming hurricanes and one hitting the U.S. Dockside diesel is near $4.25 a gallon. Gas is up 81 cents from the beginning of the year. High fuel prices are putting pressure on boat captains to economize and increase prices. On Anastasia it costs more than $530 for an eight hour trip. It costs $170 per hour for a trip, which just went up to $180. 30-A is now known as scenic in the state of Florida. Recently the community of 30-A celebrated the recent scenic corridor state designation for 30-A. Many people from the community have been trying to get the road designated as scenic for quite some time. Now, 30-A is entitled to state grants and other funding, and is up for being submitted for national designation!!! Crab trap theft has been up recently. Stealing crabs from crab traps is a third degree felony. Three men were recently caught stealing more than a fair share of crabs. Crab traps can be seen with a small buoy as a marker. The Choctawhatchee Bay and Santa Rosa Sound have lots of traps, and boaters should not tamper with traps. Local fishing stores sell crab traps. All it takes is some chicken as the bait and a little patience! Sand on Crystal Beach is not acceptable to some residents. Recently some residents complained about the sand that was once soft and white is now harder with black streaks and crushed shells. The homeowners want the Destin City Council to really look into sand quality before more restoration takes place. Links From This Episode:Thanks to our sponsors for helping make this show possible. Please visit them at: Hammock Bay in Freeport, FloridaUptown Station in Ft. Walton Beach, Florida Music selection for this episode is Luna Mantra of Pensacola with their song Chasing The Wind. Luna Mantra Myspace Page Got a show comment or suggestion? Or, are you a local band/artist who would like us to play your music?I love to hear from you and find out more that you would like to know about Destin and the Emerald Coast! Email me at destinfloridapodcast@yahoo.com

How To Listen:Listen online using the player at the upper right hand corner of this page (broadband) or click for the dial-up version.You may also right-click to download the podcast: 036_Destin_Florida_Podcast.mp3 and put it on your portable media player or burn it to a CD and listen in the car! iTunes listeners subscribe through our iTunes Destin Florida Podcast page. Some Of The News Covered:Dredging in the pass has finished up just in time for the busy boat months of the summer. From 30,000 to 50,000 cubic yards of sand has been deposited just east of the East Jetty. The Destin City Council is now waiting for approval from the Environmental Protection Agency to approve the city's plans of using the sand on Holiday Isle to shore up the beaches before hurricane season. Grand Boulevard has plans for a 4-star hotel, spa and more retail space. The continuation to Grand Boulevard will cost $50 million. The expansion is expected to be completed 2010. There's no word on what hotel will come to Grand Boulevard. There will be 40,000 square feet of retail space, another restaurant, meeting rooms and ballrooms. Destin and Walton County recently were selected as one of the nations best restored beaches for 2008! The was presented by the American Shore and Beach Preservation Association. Other winners included, Olympic Structure Park in Seattle, Washington, Boca Raton, Florida, Ocean Isle Beach, North Carolina and Kuhio Beach in Waikiki, Hawaii. Billy Bowlegs Pirate Festival is June 7th through the 9th! The festival is a local favorite and has been recognized as one of the really fun and great festivals during the warm months. Saturday is the day when the landing takes place and a massive boat parade takes place with water balloons and super soakers creating a war on water! On the shore vendors along with lots of food and entertainment will be present. A great time for the family!!! May 28th through the 31st is the Boeing Golf Championship! The golf tournament in the Sandestin Resort has national and international television audiences with more than 58,000 spectators showing up for the course of the week. A must on the to-do list while on vacation! The Destin Harbor will cater to Summerfest on the Harbor for 12 weeks starting June 1st! The festival is to celebrate what is unique about Destin and for everyone in town to experience it! Events will take place on Thursday and Friday nights. Everything from live music to chances at winning a trip for two to the Budweiser Brewery in St. Louis. Sundays will be family involved. Local artists will be present displaying their works along with lots of other family oriented activities. Links From This Episode:Thanks to our sponsors for helping make this show possible. Please visit them at: Hammock Bay in Freeport, FloridaUptown Station in Ft. Walton Beach, Florida Music selection for this episode is Patricia Musgrove of Pensacola with her song 7 Ways. Patricia Musgrove Myspace Page Got a show comment or suggestion? Or, are you a local band/artist who would like us to play your music?I love to hear from you and find out more that you would like to know about Destin and the Emerald Coast! Email me at destinfloridapodcast@yahoo.com

How To Listen:Listen online using the player at the upper right hand corner of this page (broadband) or click for the dial-up version.You may also right-click to download the podcast: 035_Destin_Florida_Podcast.mp3 and put it on your portable media player or burn it to a CD and listen in the car! iTunes listeners subscribe through our iTunes Destin Florida Podcast page. Some Of The News Covered:Cuvee Beach on Hwy 98 recently auctioned for $1.575 million, plus 10 percent for the auction company Roebuck Auctions. The winning bider does not plan on changing much, but the color scheme. Cuvee is known for its great wine selection and food. Cuvee has always been a favorite for locals when it comes to fine-dining! The Tourist Development Council received its final permit needed for the parking lot of Pompano Joe's. Construction is expected to start after the summer when traffic lightens up on Scenic Gulf Drive. The new parking lot will cost $4 million and take about 180 days to complete. The parking lot will be built on concrete pilings so that water can flow underneath during high surf. The parking lot will also have 130 parking spaces. Hurricane season is one month away and a tax exemption for one week may be possible. If approved, the tax break would be from June 1st till the 7th. Items such as, flashlights, portable radios, weather radios, tarps, gas cans and batteries will not be taxed!!! Gas is running an average of around $3.56. Visitors should seek cheaper gas prices in Navarre. Fort Walton Beach is second to Navarre with gas prices. Destin is the highest! Dredging is underway in the East Pass! For several more weeks there will be barges and massive floating pipes working on removing sand in the pass and relocating it on Holiday Isle and Norriego Point. Boaters are advised to idle and create no wake in the pass to prevent disturbing the dredging project. Navarre Beach Road may be open July 10! State Road 399 that connects Navarre Beach to Pensacola Beach is almost finished. The road is known for being very scenic and beautiful. The road was washed out in 2005 from Hurricane Dennis. Many locals look forward to the quiet beaches along Navarre Beach Road to open. Beaches along Holiday Isle are heavily eroded. Behind the Islander on Holiday Isle there is very little sand for beachgoers to enjoy. Beach Restoration in the near future beachgoers should check out the beaches from the Holiday Inn eastward where the beaches have a lot more room and sand! Links From This Episode:Thanks to our sponsors for helping make this show possible. Please visit them at: Hammock Bay in Freeport, FloridaUptown Station in Ft. Walton Beach, Florida Music selection for this episode is Robert Royal of Ft. Walton with his song Dealing With Blue. Robert Royal Myspace Page Got a show comment or suggestion? Or, are you a local band/artist who would like us to play your music?I love to hear from you and find out more that you would like to know about Destin and the Emerald Coast! Email me at destinfloridapodcast@yahoo.com