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http://www.nwfdailynews.com/local/barge-crashes-into-brooks-bridge-gallery-1.114498?tc=cr A barge strike caused what could be a fair amount of damage, and FDOT needs to verify it's safe for vehicle traffic before it reopens. So if anyone's heading westward for some reason, first check the...

http://www.wctv.tv/home/headlines/Trader-Joes-to-Open-in-Tallahassee-168934256.html I know they've got a cult-like following in a lot of areas, and I'm looking forward to hitting both them and Whole Foods on the occasional shopping run over there.

Got an e-mail today from a national travel company advertising this promotion: http://www.visitsouthwalton.com/sweepstakes/alys-beach-house-breakaway Entry deadline is January 31, 2013

It's often a nice chance to a) see a bunch of different builders and their work b) see what different furniture stores and decorators can do and c) occasionally go 'What the heck were A & B thinking?' Info and a link to the Parade booklet in pdf here...

I saw the 'Coming Soon' sign from Thomasville Road when we were there today. While it's a bit of hike from here, it's still the closest they've come to this point, and might be worth combining with a Costco run there every 4-6 weeks.

Just a heads up that Ironman Florida is this weekend if anyone was planning on heading toward Panama City. Bike course map is here: http://c28909.r9.cf1.rackcdn.com/2010/09/IMFL-Bike-Map-211.jpg I'd expect delays at the US 98/FL 79 traffic light early to mid morning, and then again after...

Because she's been taking so long to organize, her blobby origins have been continuing westward instead of poleward, and the model runs keep inching westward as well. If the trend continues, could be pretty damp in a few days. http://www.wunderground.com/tropical/at201105.public.html

http://www.nwfdailynews.com/news/bahamas-41497-offer-airlines.html Interesting to see the little start-up airline go international before SWA has.

We went out for pizza around 6:30 tonight, and traffic for the Mid-Bay Bridge was stop and go all the way to the Meigs bridge over Rocky Bayou. It's probably safe to assume that 331 had a similar traffic load. So with that kind of crowd in town, please y'all have patience because things are...

http://schoolgrades.fldoe.org/default.asp Or at least most of the grades have been posted. Schools that have 9th-12 grades are still listed as pending, though you can make a fairly educated guess on what the letter grade will be since they still give you a point total for those schools...

They're on the list of possibilities. Any regular users of the park have thoughts on the proposal? Gotta say I'm not thrilled with how the whole thing is being pushed through with what seems like an extreme attempt to curtail any sort of discussion, public notice, and public debate on the...

http://www.tampabay.com/blogs/the-buzz-florida-politics/content/scott-declares-statewide-emergency-tackle-wildfire-threat No surprise considering how dry the state's been his spring. Just a reminder to be careful with any fires and burning you do, and a reminder to smokers that it's actually...

A pdf of this year's booklet is now up at: http://www.biaow.org/parade-of-homes/general-information.html Looks like some interesting homes in a wide variety of prices this year, including a new (though small) home south of the Freeport bridge for $155K.

Red Bay Grocery to reopen after fire damaged the community-owned store | bay, red, community - Northwest Florida Daily News

The web flyer for this was getting sent around at work. Audubon of Florida's Shorebird Stewardship Program "Shorebird Stewards have been making great strides across the state to help protect shorebirds when they are most vulnerable during nesting season. And now the Shorebird Stewardship...

One swimmer drowned, another rescued in South Walton | rosa, santa, beach - Northwest Florida Daily News

I suspect that pay is just below the food stamps threshold, but it would probably be far more interesting work than a lot of other things that pay similarly.

And so far for the better. Lots of changes in their packaged goods section- they've now got large Indian and United Kingdom imports section, and the Hispanic foods shelf space has tripled, including a huge selection of sodas with interesting flavors. Lots of stuff that was previously...

Eglin issues noise advisory | flight, eglin, munitions - Military - Northwest Florida Daily News Granted, I'm not an engineer, but wouldn't it be better to wait a few days for this so they aren't blowing stuff up during extremely dry and windy conditions?

Just in case anyone's looking for the components of Indian food and having trouble finding something locally. We stopped in there today while poking around other parts of Panama City, and I managed to come away with some tikka masala paste and cryo-vac pomegranite seeds. They've got a nice...

Pensacola Beach- Friday, December 10 6:00pm Lighted Boat Parade is Friday at 6 p.m. on Pensacola Beach | pnj.com | Pensacola News Journal Boggy Bayou (Valparaiso-Niceville)- Saturday, December 11 at 5:30pm North Light Yacht Club - Niceville Destin Florida Marina Carrabelle-...

Someone on Chowhound mentioned that David Carrier, who formerly ran the much-admired Avenue Sea in Apalachicola, is now back in the Panhandle and involved with "The V at Seagrove". Anyone have more info on that? Seems like everyone who tried it raved about Avenue Sea and that his return...

They're a new Greek restaurant that have gone into the casual/cafe space in between the Copper Grill and the carwash just west of the outlet mall. Same name and same ownership as the Aegean across the street from the Shalimar Courthouse Annex, and largely the same menu, though in some cases a...

Owners are retiring and they've discounted a lot of their stock to get it moving. They've got a lot of really cool stuff in there, and if you know what you're looking for can currently find some very good prices on a really wide variety of different items. They're located in the same...

Alaqua Animal Refuge struggling after oil spill | spill, alaqua, struggling - News - Northwest Florida Daily News

Okaloosa-Walton Parade of Homes 2010- my thoughts on the fun Here's the party line for it: The Building Industry Association of Okaloosa-Walton Counties | General Information And a bit of a rambling summary of our take on this year's version.. So we started out on Saturday, figuring...

So during the windy storm last week, the rain gutter in the back of our house that was never quite right managed to create some sort of gap in the soffit, leading to water getting into the ceiling in that area. We're looking for recs for someone fully licensed and reasonably priced to fix...

They don't officially say it, but it looks like the remnant Bargain Books place in Destin next to Best Buy is closing down soon. All books are $1 no matter what the original price is. Some sections like cookbooks are already pretty picked over but they've still got some good stuff there.

Just want to give a spontaneous recommendation for Gulf Coast Electric out of Destin. Thanksgiving day, we finally figured out the problem with a flickering lamp in the living room was actually caused by some arcing at the panel. Called them the next day, and number one- a real person actually...

Cool but slightly scary if they really have made it this far north and west. Panther sighting reported in Crestview | crestview, panther, reported - News - Northwest Florida Daily News

So the spousal unit, who has never had a scallop in his life, is interested in trying them after one too many appearances of them on Top Chef and Hell's Kitchen. And I've never cooked them myself and would probably turn them into rubber if I tried so I'm thinking eating out Parameters: Not...

Anyone know a vintage or antique store in the general Panhandle/SW Alabama area that at least has some selection of it? There are a couple things we're looking for, and this area isn't exactly a hotbed for those kinds of home items.

Finally, several years after a developer muscled them off their original site, it looks like the Club is getting close to a proper groundbreaking: Boys & Girls Clubs gets OK for South Walton complex | boys - News - Northwest Florida Daily News :clap:

Sounds like it may have been stroke/heart attack and not directly a drowning: Man dies after pulled from Gulf | beach, dies, gulf - News - Northwest Florida Daily News

So we were hitting World Market today and I noticed a sign for an Indian and Pakistani restaurant called, I think, 'Saffron' on 23rd Street not too far east of Gulf Coast CC. They also advertised they had a lunch buffet. Didn't stop in because we'd just had giant fish sandwiches at Red Bar...

We'd love to do a full tear off of the lawn, but that's not going to happen for another two years when the car is paid off. In the mean time, we're having problems getting irrigation companies to answer the phone for a pretty straightforward small job. 1) Replace mostly dead irrigation pump...

It's part of the celebration of the 450th anniversary of the founding of Pensacola. Elcano has arrived! | pnj.com | Pensacola News Journal

(Yeah, I know it's smack in the middle of darkest Destin, but if you ever find yourself in the area....) So the good news is that the new place is still a shack, although a decidedly nicer shack than the original bayside restaurant (which AFAIK, is still open) For one there are actual tables...

And a number of other good finishes by both the ladies and gents at the Class A state track and field meet. Prep roundup (5/1): Walker, Snider win state track championships | walton, girls, south - Top Stories - Emerald Coast West Varsity Sports Full meet results here...

South Walton places 2nd at tennis state | walton, south, state - Top Stories - Emerald Coast West Varsity Sports Way to put the school on the map, ladies! :D

All the rain from last week has led to some major river flooding in the Suwannee River basin. So if anyone has plans for travel for Easter weekend that cross through that area, be alert and check for travel advisories before heading out. US 90 at the Suwannee River is already closed and...

Women settle discrimination lawsuit against Sheriff's Office | mso, style, sheriff - News - Northwest Florida Daily News

After being shut down essentially since Hurricane Ivan, the coast road between Navarre Beach and Penacola Beach (aka FL-399 aka J.Earle Bowden aka that road through Gulf Islands NS) reopened on Friday. Seven miles of tarmac along a relatively pristine barrier island through only sand dunes and...

Two dead, two injured in Miramar Beach shooting | county, office, sheriff - News - Northwest Florida Daily News My speculation is either domestic violence or drug dealing gone bad. (Where better to spend a couple days working on a big deal than a vacation area where there is no such thing as...

Got talking about it in the Indian food thread, but figured it merited its own topic. They've got a store classified as 'Now Open' near the Panama City Mall. Which makes me a happy mouse because they carry some pantry staples for us that we can't find at other stores in the area. It's kind...

Love the Passat, hate Lee VW's service department. Anyone good in west Walton/Destin? We need to get some work done, and would be very glad to find an independent used to working with VW quirks and proprietary parts issues.

It's worth going to see it at least once, even though the traffic is pretty bad and the back route through Navarre Beach is still closed. Schedule is up here: http://www.visitpensacolabeach.com/what/airshowschedule.asp Go early with a big old cooler of cold beverages.

When we were coming back from Destin earlier, Mid Bay Bridge traffic was backing up all the way to Meigs bridge over Rocky Bayou. It's been a while since I've seen that.

http://www.nwfdailynews.com/article/14349 " The proposed terminal expansion would be completed in phases. It would enlarge the ticket counter and add three gates, which would allow for about 14 additional flights each day. "Right now, all of our gates are full," Donovan said. "Having more...

http://www.news-journalonline.com/NewsJournalOnline/News/EastVolusia/evlEAST06032108.htm "A state Senate version of a bill calls for three of Florida's original 28 community colleges to become pilot state colleges: St. Petersburg College, Okaloosa-Walton College and Indian River Community...