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News Bits:
Nelson Promises To Take Action To Stop Offshore Drilling
WASHINGTON D.C. — U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson (D-Fla.) has threatened to “take whatever action necessary” in an attempt to stop offshore drilling in the protected areas of the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of the Florida Panhandle. Click here for more

Landmark Center To Break Ground Soon
FORT WALTON BEACH, Fla. — It’s been a long time coming but it looks like Fort Walton Beach’s new Landmark Center retail, restaurant and condo development could be breaking ground as soon as late August or mid-September. Click here for more

Convention Center Developers Take First Step With City
GULF SHORES, Ala. — Developers of a hotel and retail center planned for the northern edge of the city received an endorsement from city officials for a plan to create a special tax district to pay for a convention center on the site. Click here for more

New Residential Community Promotes Energy Efficiency
INLET BEACH, Fla. – Developers of Waterview at Inlet Beach, a 48-lot community in South Walton, plan an eco-friendly neighborhood using the latest modular construction. Click here for more

Orange Beach To Have Tons Of Thunder This Weekend
ORANGE BEACH, Ala. — The boats are in town and the spectators are on their way for the 6th Annual Thunder on the Gulf powerboat races this weekend. About 30 racing teams and thousands of tourists are ready for a weekend of pure horsepower. Click here for more

COMMENTARY: Can A Bad Idea Become A Good One?
GULF COAST — When we were young, we all had ideas that, at least to us, sounded great. Who didn’t don a bath towel around their shoulders and try to fly out of a tree or off the roof of a house? It was a bad idea then, and nothing has changed. Click here for more

New Holiday Inn Coming To Pensacola Beach
PENSACOLA, Fla. — Innisfree Hotels will break ground on a unique 206 room Holiday Inn on Pensacola Beach in October to be open for spring vacations in 2010. Click here for more

Auctions Fall Short Of Sales
GULF SHORES, Ala. — Despite the success of several auctions along the Gulf Coast in the last few months, two recent auctions weeks fell short. One was cancelled three days before the auction and the other generated no bids above the reserve price. Click here for more

County Ordinance Goal Is Clean, Safe Beaches
WALTON COUNTY, Fla. — This week Walton County property owners were officially notified of the ramifications of an amendment to county ordinances allowing county code enforcement officers to remove and dispose of items left on the beach overnight. Click here for more


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