Destin changes continue...

This week for Sunshine Cindy and myself is a “get ready for Key West” kind of week. We spent Monday and Tuesday prepping for our trip. With the big Welcome to the Island party at Dante’s that we are the main sponsor means we have a lot of loose ends to tie down. So far it is all coming together. I was even able to get a couple of bike rides in. I need to lose some weight before I put it back on while on vacation!

Could this become Margaritaville?

There continues to be one announcement after another about establishments opening and closing in Destin. The old Destin Diner that has been closed for several years is going to reopen in a few months. The new owners are not sure if they will do traditional diner food or maybe something like Greek food. Whatever it is, I expect Guy Fieri to show up at some point! LOL  The old Twisted Palms and Club Overboard is under contract too. If the sale closes it is expected it will become a motorcycle shop, gun range and pizza house/bar. Bikers, guns and booze…what could go wrong with that concept!

I was surprised to see the Hampton Inn at the corner of Hwy 98 and Old 98 being renovated. It is nothing but a shell right now. Not sure when that was started or when it will be done. There is also a large tract of land on Commons Drive that is under contract. The report is it will become some type of entertainment complex that is celebrity owned. We shall see. We are still waiting to see who goes into the expansion at Destin Commons. Pretty soon the entertainment options will be unlimited here in Destin. Now if we can get more places to play Trop Rock music we will have it made!

Funky Blues Shack

This past weekend a crew from the Travel Channel was in Destin. They are doing a feature on beach-town bars that will air sometime in the spring. They stopped at the Donut Hole and at Pompano Joes. It sounds like they got some good footage. Another promotion that will bring in more tourist I am sure!

Candy, Larry and Marilyn

Wednesday we had a taste for some chicken wings. Landshark pizza has a Wednesday special with wings only 49 cents apiece. It’s a good deal. The place was pretty packed. A lot of regulars in there including Steve and his wife, Pops, Jen, Ben, Missy, Kent, James and others we know by sight…yep, a big group. Julie joined us and we enjoyed the wings and cold beer. Paige took good care of us and I got to chat with Brian too. We left there and headed to Lucky’s Rotten Apple. There was a small crowd in there. Our bartender of the month for August, Rose, took care of us. The Rotten Apple is going to advertise with us on Crab Island Mambo. We appreciate their support.

The Tipsy Turtle

We had a few beers there. They even had Yuengling Light. It made me a happy guy! LOL  We also got to watch the end of the Cards baseball game. They won and that made Julie happy. Tony and his girlfriend were there. We chatted with them for a while too. It was a nice end to the evening.

Enjoy your weekend. The ECPHC is having beach bonfire on Saturday. That should be fun. See ya Monday!