Mon, 27 December 2010
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 iTunes listeners subscribe through our iTunes Destin Florida Podcast page. Some Of The News Covered:Christmas on the Emerald Coast! Celebrating the holidays on the Emerald Coast seems to grow more in popularity each year. The holiday season has become a busy time. Visitors come down to experience the Emerald Coast's version of a White Christmas. There are many local attractions that put up lights and other displays for the holiday season. The Gulf Breeze Zoo puts on Zoo Lights each year.
Viridian Hotel coming in 2011! Seagrove will soon have a new hotel and restaurant called the Viridian or the "V". The hotel will be located at the intersection of 30-A and 395. The restaurant portion is the first part of two phases to open up. The restaurant will offer a relaxed and electic atmosphere with both inside and outside dining. The menu focuses on seafood that is locally fresh. The second phase that includes the hotel will open at a later date.
Tax-free shopping may come in 2011! For one weekend a month from the spring through the summer there is a possibility of a tax-free weekend. BP is considering a new plan that would eliminate sales tax for one weekend each month to generate business along the Emerald Coast. BP would fund between $16 and $25 million. There would not be a need for legislative action because BP is funding the tax-free weekend.
Panama City Int'l Airport is doing great! Recently, airport officials were disturbed by a story done by Associated Press. The story implied that the new airport was not generating a lot of business. From May to November the airport has serviced 446,000 travelers, which is over a 300 percent increase to 2009. More parking spaces are soon to be built due to the increasing demand of the new airport. There is currently 697 parking spaces. Over Thanksgiving almost 1,600 vehicles were parked.
The winter brings fickled weather. The winter months on the Emerald Coast see many visitors looking to escape cold and frigid temperatures up north. Though Florida is known for its mild climate, temperatures do fluctuate. Visitors coming down from December through March should prepare for both warm and cold days. An occasional frost is not unheard of.
Links From This Episode:Thanks to our sponsors for helping make this show possible. Please visit them at: Music selection for this episode is The Forrest Williams Band of Destin with their song Good Time Sunshine. Got a show comment or suggestion? Or, are you a local band/artist who would like us to play your music? Email me at destinfloridapodcast@yahoo.com |
Sat, 11 December 2010
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 iTunes listeners subscribe through our iTunes Destin Florida Podcast page. Some Of The News Covered:Thanksgiving was warm for 2010! While many people bundled up and lived out the traditional holiday, those on the Emerald Coast experienced a nice beach day. Thanksgiving morning experienced temperatures in the 70's with sunny skies. The Back Porch saw many beachgoers by noon. Black Friday was hectic as always with crowds waiting in lines and busy traffic all over Destin. Vision Airlines coming to NWFRA! Vision Airlines recently announced it will begin offering low-fare, non-stop flights to Niagra Falls and Miami International Airport on Fridays and Sundays beginning December 17th. One-way fares will start at $79 to Niagra Falls and $69 to Miami. Flights will leave at 8:29 a.m. to Niagra Falls and at 2:36 for Miami. Wake zone will remain the same! The Destin City Council recently tried to increase the wake zone in East Pass. The increased wake zone was to increase boat safety. Another concern was erosion to the shoreline caused by boat wakes. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and the Coast Guard rejected a recent application from Okaloosa County for a "slow speed-minimum" wake zone in East Pass. Red light cameras coming to Destin. The City of Destin is looking into activating red light cameras. The traffic cameras would help reduce traffic violations and reduce pedestrian accidents. The city can only put up cameras on city owned streets. The intersections of Main St. and Legion Dr. would be one location that could possibly see a camera. As of now, there are no red light cameras in Destin. Stand-Up Paddleboards are a local favorite. Along the Emerald Coast many people are discovering the fun that comes with SUP. People ride waves on SUP's all over the world. Paddling in area waters and fishing from SUP'S is becoming popular. Bote Paddleboards in Destin has designed a board that makes fishing easy on a SUP. The new board company was recently featured on Florida Sportsman Magazine's website. Visit www.boteboard.com to view the new SUP for fishermen! Links From This Episode:Thanks to our sponsors for helping make this show possible. Please visit them at: Music selection for this episode is Donnie Sundal of Destin with his song Sunshine and Moonlight. Got a show comment or suggestion? Or, are you a local band/artist who would like us to play your music? Email me at destinfloridapodcast@yahoo.com About Us:We publish (broadcast) twice each month, filling you in on all the events that regular visitors and those with second homes or condos want to know about our amazing, growing area of the "Most Beautiful Beaches In The World." We thank you for subscribing to this newsletter and use it to update you each time we release a new episode. In each newsletter, you will find our show notes, links to things we talked about, and then have links to the latest news stories from our area that are of interest to you! Attention local Chamber leaders and business owners: We'd like to interview you for the show! Please contact us at DestinFloridaPodcast@yahoo.com You can listen to more of our episodes or find out more about us on our site DestinFloridaPodcast.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. Listen on your phone: iPhone, Blackberry, Cell Phone Listen Link iTunes listeners subscribe through our iTunes Destin Florida Podcast page. |
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