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- Destin Library swings: Gia Prima remembers her husband’s musical legacy
- Fraser Sherman, Florida Freedom Newspapers
- Falling in love with band leader and musician Louis Prima remains a magical experience 30 years after his death, says his widow, singer Gia Prima.
"He was my life ... all my life," Prima said. "It still remains that way today ... Like a Cinderella s... Full story
- New Destin beach access opening
- Fraser Sherman, Florida Freedom Newspapers
- DESTIN, FL -- Five years after Destin bought 60 feet of beachfront along Scenic Highway 98, the property is now ready for prime time.
The city's Shore at Crystal Beach public beach access officially open. The city began work last year to build ... Full story
- Roundabout now open
- Commons Drive opens as Indian Bayou Trail closes
- Fraser Sherman, Florida Freedom Newspapers
- DESTIN, FL - After almost two months of construction, Destin's new traffic circle at Two Trees Road/Commons Drive is complete, and the intersection is open, a week ahead of schedule.
Starting March 9, however, the stretch of Indian Bayou Trail betwe... Full story

- 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 recal... Full story
- Destin hires engineer to find Norriego Point solution
- Fraser Sherman, Florida Freedom Newspapers
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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 seawa... 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 expa... 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