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FREE Clint Black Concert in Panama City Beach

The Florida Restaurant & Lodging Association (FRLA), in conjunction with the Panama City Beach Convention & Visitors Bureau and Hess Entertainment, today is pleased to present Country Music superstar Clint Black – Live in Concert – at Pier Park in Panama City Beach, Florida.  The concert will be held Friday, November 5, 2010 at 8:30 p.m. CST and is free to the public.  Pier Park, 600 Pier Park Drive, is conveniently located between the World’s Most Beautiful Beaches and Back Beach Road in the heart of Panama City Beach, Florida.

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Fitness & Wellness Expert to Speak at Women’s Symposium

On Friday, October 22, the Panama City Beach Chamber is hosting The 2010 Women’s Work-Life Symposium at FSU-Panama City. This all-day affair features a lineup of professional, female speakers who will help Attendees explore practical solutions and strategies for creating a healthy work-life balance.

Among the Symposium speakers is fitness & wellness expert Debbie Siebers, creator of several well-known video programs for global wellness conglomerate Beachbody. Siebers teaches that a healthy lifestyle is not a mistake; it is a conscious decision with life-changing benefits. Her program will focus on overcoming the obstacles to success, and her message is loud and clear: “Have the confidence to dream big and reach your full potential!” Continue reading “Fitness & Wellness Expert to Speak at Women’s Symposium” →

Haunting Halloween Fun on Panama City Beach

Find your favorite scary costume and a bag for all your goodies because Halloween festivities are in full effect starting this week on Panama City Beach. Here is a list of things you can do to enjoy the season and the spookiest holiday of the year.

Scarecrow Festival ~ October 20-30

Get into the Halloween spirit! Starting on October 20th, scarecrows will start appearing in the Historic St. Andrews community in preparation for the 2nd Annual Scarecrow Festival on Saturday, October 30th in Oaks by the Bay Park. Scarecrows entered in the contest will be placed along Beck Avenue and public spaces from October 20th – October 30th. During this time, scarecrows will be scored by our judges and by popular vote. Visit the website for entry information. On October 30th, at the Scarecrow Festival in Oaks by the Bay Park, we will announce the winners in each category and award prizes. The festival will also include activities for the whole family including: games, storytelling, entertainment under the gazebo, a trick-or-treat trail and much, much more!! Visit Downtown Panama City

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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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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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Bring Miracle Strip's Starliner Roller Coaster Back

Many of you remember it.  The Starliner Roller Coaster that was originally located in Miracle Strip Amusement Park in Panama City Beach was the first roller coaster ride for thousands of young people during the 80’s, 90’s and half of the 2000’s.  When Miracle Strip Amusement Park closed down a few years back, the Starliner was purchased by Cypress Gardens in Winterhaven Florida, which just recently closed.  And, the Meeks, owners of Miracke Strip @ Pier Park just bought it.

Before I move on with the rest of the story, you can help bring it back by voting daily at RefreshEverything.com/StarlinerBackHome.

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Oil Boom Pass Project Removal Starts Wednesday

As reported from the Bay County Public Information Office:

Crews will begin removing the boom in the St. Andrew Pass on Wednesday morning, after state Department of Environmental Protection Agency officials determined the state would fund the effort.

“The chance of any surface oil making it here is almost zero,” Bay County Emergency Services Chief Mark Bowen said, highlighting that the purpose of the boom was always to fend off surface oil threatening the bay — it would have been ineffective against subsurface oil or tarballs. “Surface oil arriving here would be unthinkable at this point. The imposition of the pass project to shipping traffic and recreational boaters far outweighs the minimal risk of any surface oil.”

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July Tourism Devastated in Panama City Beach

In what was supposed to be the best July we’ve ever experienced in Panama City Beach, threat of oil-covered sand and fear of ruined vacations kept visitor’s away.  This summer was supposed to be the beginning of a new era in Panama City Beach tourism growth with high expectations from the performance of the new airport and the millions of dollars of extra marketing money that was being pumped into the awareness of our area.  Local officials, organizations and industry leaders had literally been working up to this summer for years in anticipation of record breaking numbers; and it was all crushed by what some would call a series of blatant mistakes that could have easily been avoided.

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5 Reasons Shipwreck Island is at the Top of My List

Ah, Labor Day, the celebration of the end of summer and a time to rest from labors and enjoy time with family and friends.  For my family, we spent the day at Shipwreck Island.  We go to the beach often, but knowing today was the last day Panama City Beach’s largest waterpark would be open, we rode some slides and enjoyed a perfect day at the park.

Read on for 5 reasons why my family and I LOVE Shipwreck Island.

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