Month: October 2010

Weekend Events – Madonnaro, Steel Magnolias, Shag Lessons

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This is going to be a perfect weekend to get out and take part in some unique events.  There are tons of great things going on this weekend, including the Madonnaro Street Painting Festival (back downtown Panama City), Barkini on the Bay and more!

Beach Party Weekend

For the dancers and anybody who’s looking for the real beach experience:  Beginning Thursday at Boardwalk Beach Resort on Thomas Drive, Free Shag lessons, dancing at a re-creation of the Hangout – all this continues Friday and Saturday.  Saturday night, a dance in the ballroom – smoke free, beginning at 7 p.m. bop and shag and slow dance until Midnight.  Tickets $70 at the door and you MUST be 21 to attend!

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The BP Effect – Business Down, Costs Up at Bayou on the Beach

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Fresh Apalachicola oysters, on the half shell or baked, shrimp po-boys, grilled or blackened fresh fish baskets, crawfish etouffee bowl – is your mouth watering yet?  These are just a few of the mouth-watering menu items to be found at a local favorite, Bayou On The Beach, located on Middle Beach Road in Panama City Beach.  Having been in business since 1999, the Buxtons are not new to the restaurant business here on the beach.  They’ve had good years and they’ve had bad years, this year was supposed to be better than them all, but the BP oil spill changed everything.

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The BP Effect – Kayak Sales Down 60%

The BP Effect series is brought to you by attorneys Reich & Binstock and Seeger Weiss LLP, which are helping businesses in Panama City Beach recover losses sustained directly and indirectly from the Deep Water Horizon oil spill.  They can help your business too, The BP Effect series is brought to you by attorneys Reich & Binstock and Seeger Weiss LLP, which are helping businesses in Panama City Beach recover losses sustained directly and indirectly from the Deep Water Horizon oil spill. They can help your business too,
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If you’re in the market for a kayak, Sunjammers Watersports in Panama City Beach is the place to go.  There are few others that sell kayaks in the area, but during the summer 2010, they sold 40% what they sold in the summer of 2009 – and kayak sales is their bread and butter.  Luckily, low overhead and a diversified selling strategy allowed them to keep their doors open.  The BP Effect was clear and present for Sunjammers this summer.  Not only were kayak sales way down, other aspects of their business they were growing saw a fraction of the growth they were expecting.

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Weekend Weather – Sunny All Weekend Long

This is going to be another fantastic weekend on Panama City Beach.  The weather is going to be amazing. We couldn’t have asked for a better weekend for outdoor events and the Panama City Beach Seafood Wine and Music Festival.  The beaches are amazing, and graced with the most beautiful emerald green waters of the year, crystal clear and still warm.

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Weekend Events – Seafood Fest, Beach Blanket Party, Micky’s Rockin’ Show

Celebrate Columbus Day weekend! An extra day of fun; you’ll need it to fit in all the fun we’ve got going on here in Panama City Beach right now! Food, fun, music, shows for the whole family! We have tons of great stuff happening here, along with great weather – this will be an amazing weekend at the beach in Panama City Beach.

Panama City Beach Seafood Wine and Music Festival

If Panama City Beach’s signature event wasn’t enough – FREE wine tastings are being featured, vintages from all over the world!  Celebrity Chefs, antiques, art, Emerald Coast Cruizin’ sneak peek car show, entertainment including LYNYRD SKYNYRD, R. E. O. Speedwagon,  Lorrie Morgan,  The Bellamy Brothers and The Little River Band!  The event is all weekend, starting Friday night and capping off an amazing weekend on Sunday with the main headliner band, Lynyrd Skynyrd.  For a full schedule for this event, click here.

Check after the break for a full listing of this weekend’s events.

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August Bed Tax Numbers CRUSHED, Worse than July

Like igniting gun powder on an open wound, August’s bed tax collection numbers were a piercing pain in an open wound.  We talked about last month that July’s bed tax collection numbers were down 14.58% total, including the normal first three cents combined with the additional 4th and 5th cent.  As if that wasn’t bad enough, August’s numbers were just released and rang in at 14.74% down over August of 2009.  Remember, this number is a comparison of year over year and fails to take into consideration the potential for increase as a result of normal growth and the explosion we were expecting this summer with the opening of the new airport and millions of extra marketing dollars being pumped into this area.

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VIDEO: From The Stage: Thunder Beach Weekend

Although this weekend’s Thunder Beach event was not as thunderous as its Spring time sibling, there was still excitement in the air, great weather and action-packed venues for beach vacationers. One such venue, Marriott Bay Point, rocked hard with the Steve Wiggin’s band who, along with pcbdaily.com’s very own David Goldflies (bass), Steve Cosper (guitar), Linwood (drums) and Art (sax) put on a searing performance. We wanted to write a article that captured the venue’s vibe, but we figured a video from the stage might put you into the groove. Enjoy.

And pics too:

Closing Delays: Part 2

Last week we discovered some of the hold ups and glitches that keep a property from closing on time. We are going to continue on in that vein since the causes are many and being educated seems to keep the frustration level to a bare minimum.

I know everyone has heard that appraisals, or the lack thereof, have been a bone of contention for many a Real Estate transaction. Customers are sometimes shocked to find that the property is not appraising for what they thought and many times there are simply no available current comps to go by. The new Home Valuation Code of Conduct, or HVCC has further added to the delay, Continue reading “Closing Delays: Part 2” →

Lynyrd Skynyrd in Panama City Beach THIS WEEKEND

If you’ve been under a rock the last couple weeks, then the fact that Lynyrd Skynyrd will be here this weekend for the Panama City Beach Seafood Wine and Music Festival is probably news to you.  Along with REO SpeedWagon, Little River Band, Lori Morgan and The Bellamy Brothers, this is sure to be the biggest Seafood festival Northwest Florida has ever seen.

Check after the break for a history, break down of the event and full weekend’s schedule.

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