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.

Listen on your phone: iPhone, Blackberry, Cell Phone Listen Link

You may also right-click to download the podcast: 077_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:

Mardi Gras should be a ball! The second weekend of February will be an exciting weekenend on the Emerald Coast! Mardi Gras will be taking place in Destin and Pensacola. Both the Baytowne Wharf and HarborWalk Village have great parties planned! Be sure to plan ahead for an eventful weekend. Visit www.HarborWalkDestin.com and www.pensacolamardisgras.com for more information.

Romance is coming to the beach! The Emerald Coast is a beautiful place that invites romance. Valentine's Day is coming up! There are many great restaurants for a nice dinner. Places like, Christiano's, Seagars and Marina Cafe will "wow" your lover. The beach alone is great for anyone looking to plan something unique. Sunsets this time of the year are perfect!

The Saints are in the Super Bowl! A great Super Bowl is ahead. Two great quarterbacks will try to lead their team to a win. Steelers Coach Woody Widenhofer has been to the Super Bowl four times! Widenhofer predicts the Colts will be victorious but, his heart cheers for the Saints.

Military testing may save our beaches! Oil drilling is a topic in the White House. The United States Government is looking to increase oil drilling in the Gulf of Mexico. There are many people that live in Northwest Florida that do not support drilling. Eglin Air Force Base frequently does testing over gulf waters. Oil drilling may interfere with military testing which, would keep oil rigs away.

The New Florida Girl retires. After 40 years of fishing, the New Florida Girl will remain in the Destin Harbor. The captain of the popular charter boat doesn't want to sell the boat. There are plans to keep the boat alive at the docks. The boat may become a classroom for young fishermen to learn about marine biology and oceanography.

Cold temperatures in January harm marine life. Last month Florida experienced record temperatures. The cold was not only costly to humans but, marine life suffered as well. Many fish were killed from the cold temperatures. Fishermen are asked not to fish for bonefish, snook and tarpon.

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 Wayne Hall of Fort Walton Beach with his song Maple Leaf

• Wayne Hall Myspace Page
• www.WayneHallMusic.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