since when is a big ugly mall a town center?

[Rita]

Morgan's (a huge arcade and game room) was at Silver Sands for many years where the Saks now is. I don't know why they closed Morgan's, but I'm assuming that it wasn't a big money maker?

There are tons of things for teens to do in PCB or Destin if you're looking for arcade-type entertainment. Part of the charm of 30-A and SoWal is that we don't have a strip filled with miniature golf courses and go cart tracks. I'd much rather spend time with my kids than drop them off at an arcade. IMO, arcades are exactly the right kind of atmosphere for kids to get in trouble in and I don't think they are an appropriate place for young children to hang out in while their parents are shopping. On the other hand, SoWal has lots of things for kids to do--beach, hiking, swimming pools, biking, etc. Most of the local pre-teens and teens that I know spend lots of time outdoors and when they get a hankering for a video game, they go inside and play X-Box or Playstation in their own homes (which is much safer).

CCK, This is pretty much how our family feels about this also.

 

[Miss Kitty]

:clap_1: ...RITA!!!! How the heck are you???

 

[Rita]

:clap_1: ...RITA!!!! How the heck are you???

Things have been hectic! Bill's traveling much of the time and I'm working and running after Jackie. And trying to keep her away from those things that use up all that discretionary income we shell out to her!

I've been lurking. Should be heading for work right now! ;-)

You all have a great Christmas!

 

[Bobby J]

We could use a skate park...:clap_1:

 

[Smiling JOe]

We could use a skate park...:clap_1:

Is Jay Odum going to build that skate park as part of Hammock Bay in Freeport, like in the original plan? Asheville NC built a very nice skate park, right on the edge of downtown, just prior to me moving here. They took on sponsors who paid for the park at no cost to tax payers. I think they spent around $100K putting it together. It also has a small concession stand.

 

[supermom262]

It would sure be nice to have a park, with a real playground, that isn't associated with a resort development. Niceville does have a great park, but by the time you pack snacks, water, change of clothes, any toys, load your kids in the car, misplace your keys, do one more bathroom check, stop and get gas, get stuck in tourist traffic, find your toll change, the kids have fallen asleep and you are exhausted before you even get there! Frank Brown is great too, but same thing without the toll!
Yes, we have the beautiful beach, but sometimes you just want to get on a merry-go-round or shoot baskets or play kickball without worrying about being told you can't play there.

 

[Smiling JOe]

It would sure be nice to have a park, with a real playground, that isn't associated with a resort development. Niceville does have a great park, but by the time you pack snacks, water, change of clothes, any toys, load your kids in the car, misplace your keys, do one more bathroom check, stop and get gas, get stuck in tourist traffic, find your toll change, the kids have fallen asleep and you are exhausted before you even get there! Frank Brown is great too, but same thing without the toll!
Yes, we have the beautiful beach, but sometimes you just want to get on a merry-go-round or shoot baskets or play kickball without worrying about being told you can't play there.

There is a roadside/Bayside County playground on Hwy 20 between Niceville and Choctaw Beach. One day while driving by, I noticed about 20 Prisoners doing some yard work around the playground, and thought WTF??? Can you imagine sitting there while your kids are playing and up rolls the short prison bus, and 20 prisoners get out with weedeaters and slingblades?

 

[Mermaid]

There is a roadside/Bayside County playground on Hwy 20 between Niceville and Choctaw Beach. One day while driving by, I noticed about 20 Prisoners doing some yard work around the playground, and thought WTF??? Can you imagine sitting there while your kids are playing and up rolls the short prison bus, and 20 prisoners get out with weedeaters and slingblades?

I think it would provide a very good opportunity to say to your children "Keep on the straight and narrow or this is where you end up."

 

[Smiling JOe]

I think it would provide a very good opportunity to say to your children "Keep on the straight and narrow or this is where you end up."

By, "...or this is where you will end up," do you mean on the chain gang, or do you mean having to play in that fenced in playground surrounded by prisoners with sharp tools?

 

[Miss Kitty]

By, "...or this is where you will end up," do you mean on the chain gang, or do you mean having to play in that fenced in playground surrounded by prisoners with sharp tools?

Ho Ho Ho...