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Get connected: As our world continues to get smaller and smaller, the technology needed to help us keep pace with our shrinking space has gotten more cosmic. Before when on vacation, keeping in touch with family,... Full story

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Freedom Interactive Launches New Real Estate Vertical Across More than 40 Web Sites: Freedom Interactive Adds Powerful New Real Estate Vertical to Its Portfolio of Local Online Products and Services; IRVINE, Calif. - Freedom Interactive, the Internet division of the nation's 12th largest media company, Freedom Communications, is launching new real estate vertical sites across its portfolio of more than 40 web sites. Freedom Interactive has... Full story

Gambling in 'Little Las Vegas': Fraser Sherman, Florida Freedom Newspapers; Sixty years ago, Okaloosa County was a gambling haven. In a 1949 article, the Tampa Tribune portrayed the Fort Walton Beach area as a "little Las Vegas" where gambling was rife, and authorities let high-rollers and penny-ante players have their fun... Full story

Storytellers: Museum aims to capture memories: Jennifer Rich, Florida Freedom Newspapers; When Muriel Robson moved to the area with her family from New Jersey in 1946, the girl from the city got a culture shock from Destin's "rural living." "When I moved to Destin, there were no sidewalks, street lights and not many phones," Muriel... Full story

Destin hires engineer to find Norriego Point solution: Fraser Sherman, Florida Freedom Newspapers; Destin will spend $143,000 for an engineer to research solutions that could stop Norriego Point from breaching. Destin City Council voted unanimously Monday to hire Coastal Planning and Engineering, Inc. to study the point and design... Full story

Officials eye costly tourism expansion: By PAT KELLY, Florida Freedom Newspapers; PANAMA CITY BEACH - The benefits to the Beach of a strong year-round tourism trade would be enormous, particularly in sports, but the cost could be huge. Tourism officials hope to convince the community the cost would be worth... Full story

Destin approves 47-slip marina: By Fraser Sherman, Florida Freedom Newspapers; It's one thing to allow Destin residents speak to the City Council about waterfront development, but it's a much better thing to encourage them to do so. Monday night, Destin City Council approved Legendary Inc.'s plan for a 47-slip marina - 20 for... Full story

US98 Soccer Club at WaterSound: WATERSOUND - The US98 Soccer Club, for the first half of its fall season, will be hosted by the St. Joe Company's WaterSound residential community at its four-and-a-half acre Wind Garden Park through Oct. 25. Founded in January 2008, the Club,... Full story

Beach Weddings: Destin.com has added a new feature to it's pages - Beach Weddings. Here couples wanting their dream wedding on the sugar white beaches of the Emerald Coast, can find information about hiring musicians, photographers, how to reserve accommodations... Full story

Butterflies bring beauty to Emerald Coast: By WENDY VICTORA, Florida Freedom Newspapers; For folks looking for a bit of color in their lives, fall along the Emerald Coast is the perfect time to go butterfly watching. A handful of species migrate through the Florida Panhandle during the late summer and early fall months. They frequent... Full story

All eyes on Destin Webcams: By Jennifer Rich, Florida Freedom Newspapers; You can't bring along the whole extended family on your vacation to Destin, but now they can follow along online. Live Web cameras, or Webcams, are becoming more common in public places and Destin is no exception. Our beaches and other tourist... Full story