This week in Destin

One thing about Destin, the rate of growth is amazing. Pretty soon there won’t be any open space. The changes continue. I have heard the Lighthouse Restaurant, which was forced out of their current location that they have had for over 20 years, is going to take over the old Calhoun’s Pub & Grub location. I have seen activity at that building so this makes sense.

Another place that has been closed for over a year is the old Fishlipz bar and restaurant in Fort Walton Beach. This is a place that is hard to find but it sits right on The Sound with great views of the boat traffic. I am hearing the original owner is reopening the place. I hope they get good management in place to run it. When it first opened, they had good business and were always busy. Then they tried to go more upscale and that fell flat. They lost the locals and that was the end. I hope they learned their lesson as it can be a fun place.

Fun at The Pointe

Last but not least I am hearing the old Freaky Tiki is going to reopen down on the harbor. All I can say is I will never set foot in there because of how they did the previous management.

This week was spent working on the Crab Island Mambo Mullet Wrapper for August. It is now published and ready for your reading enjoyment! http://www.crabislandmambo.com/Mullet-Wrapper-August-2013.html

Destin sky

I did get out to Landshark Pizza on Tuesday for a while. The place was packed. I could not believe it. Tourist everywhere. I sat at the bar with Steve. Brian was trying to leave but they were so busy he had to hang around to help out. Stephanie and I talked about how the Browns are still undefeated. Okay, it’s only one preseason game but we have to hang on to anything we can with that team! After a while “B” can and sat with us. Once again we solved all the world’s problems. It was a nice evening.

It’s a busy weekend coming up. Saturday we have a beach cleanup on Okaloosa Island at Beachwalk #2. It starts at 9:30 am and we party all day afterwards. Sunday there is a luau on the harbor. The Sinkin’ Weenie and Tipsy Turtle are co-sponsoring this fun day. Jan Patton will be playing music, the “Weenie” is supplying the food and the Turtle will have the ice cold beer. The fun starts around noon. Everyone is welcome to both events.

This weekend is also the Emerald Coast Poker Run. This is one of the largest powerboat poker runs in the country. Hundreds of boats including many “go-fast” boats enter. The poker run is Saturday with stops from Pensacola to Niceville and everywhere in between. On Sunday they have a raft-up at Crab Island. This is always a fun time if you are on the water as these boat buzz by with their trophy wives/girlfriends on the bow. I hope the weather holds for us as we continue to get a lot of rain.

Poker Run boat

Get out and enjoy the weekend. A full report on Monday. See ya then!