Emerald Coast Magazine - Emerald Coast Magazine June-July 2010

The Lists

10 Places we couldn’t go 10 years ago 1. Grand Boulevard at Sandestin 2. Destin Commons 3. Emerald Grande at HarborWalk Village 4. Wyland Whaling Wall at Legendary Marina 5. Emerald Coast Conference Center 6. Uptown Station 7. The Village…

I remember That!

I remember That!10 memorable headlines from the pages of Emerald Coast Magazine A Man for Fall Seasons: Success – On and Beyond the Football Field –Winter 2000 “The Dreams of a Destin Dynasty: Coleman and Mattie Kelly” –Spring 2001 “Small…

National Headlines

National HeadlinesThe first decade of the new millennium gave us landmark moments; here are 10. Nov. 7, 2000 As the outcome of the presidential election hangs on Florida’s electoral votes, Palm Beach County’s ballots and their hanging, pregnant and dimpled…

10 Familiar Faces

10 Familiar FacesIt’s the interesting personalities of the people who live and work on the Emerald Coast that make the region sparkle. For 10 years, we’ve put faces to names in dozens of feature profiles. We recently caught up with…

A Decade of Construction

A Decade of ConstructionThe beaches are as beautiful as ever, but the recent development has forever changed the landscape and image of the Emerald Coast 2000 The Sacred Heart Health System receives approval to proceed with building a new health…

Where the Stars come for Sunshine

From left: Stiller, Underwood, Lagasse, Romo, Seymour, Simpson, Spears, CantoreWhere the Stars come for SunshineThe sparkle of our emerald-green waters and the shimmer of the white sand  attract the glitter of Tinseltown year after year. Some celebrities, including Britney Spears,…

Our Beaches Beckon

Our Beaches BeckonEmerald Coast visitors keep coming back for more The Travel Industry Association reports that tourism generated as much as $1.3 trillion in the United States in 2008. According to Visit Florida, 82.5 million visitors traveled to the Sunshine…

The Big Stories

The Big StoriesDuring the 2000s, the Emerald Coast has enjoyed a huge growth spurt and endured some tough challengesSummer 2003 ‘Almost Done’ As the U.S. Highway 98 construction project nears completion, residents await the opening of a new, four-lane lifeline…

2010 Top Singles

Meet the Emerald Coast’s Best CatchesWe’ve narrowed down your nominations for the area’s most eligible bachelors and bachelorettes and voted on this year’s selections. So here they are, folks — the 10 top singles of the Emerald Coast.By Wendy O.…

Preparing for the Worst

Photo courtesy U.S. Coast Guard Eighth District External Affairs Preparing for the WorstAs the threat of oil looms large, Gulf Coast communities aim to stay open for business By Wendy O. Dixon Oil. It’s on everyone’s mind these days. There…