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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, Florida
• Uptown 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

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, Florida
• Uptown 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