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Destin Commons draws millions

More than 11 million people, more than the populations of Arkansas, Louisiana and Tennessee combined, visited Destin Commons in 2006 — and that number might be a little low. Traffic count statistics from the 2006 calendar year show an estimated 11,282,242 visits to the shopping center at U.S. 98 and Danny Wuerffel Way, up more than 2 million from 2005 Continue reading

Published on Friday, January 12, 2007

Grand Plan: Around the World in 65 Days?

From the outside, the Earthrace boat looks like a 78-foot-long futuristic machine that just stepped out of “Star Wars” as it sits in the water behind Harbor Docks in Destin. Its wave-piercing technology allows it to continually pierce straight through waves at high speed rather than riding over the top of them. From the inside, it’s just a boat. And... Continue reading

Published on Friday, January 12, 2007

Wildlife Team Examines Whale on Holiday Isle

It’s been a busy couple of months for the Emerald Coast Wildlife Refuge’s Marine Stranding Team. In early November, a 17-foot bryde’s whale beached itself in Walton County. A week later, a dolphin was found floating dead in the waters around Joe’s Bayou. This time it was a 10-foot pygmy sperm whale that had beached itself on Holiday Isle Thursday morning Continue reading

Published on Friday, January 12, 2007