Destin News

Kim Zolciak reveals she lost $250k gambling in the Bahamas... but is still hooked as family heads to Florida on Don't Be Tardy Kim Zolciak's 'love of gambling' got the best of her in Thursday's episode of Don't Be Tardy.

Saturdays have become a profitable headache for the Mid-Bay Bridge Authority. On the same day of every weekend in Julythe bridge's toll plaza was overwhelmed by drivers bound and determined to get into or out of Destin.

Gulf Place on 30A announces four new businesses that have recently opened in their town center.

With a month to go until the primaries, the two leading candidates in Florida's gubernatorial election -- Gov. Rick Scott and former Gov. Charlie Crist -- are concentrating their firepower on each other as if it were the general election.

What do you think your favorite chef would name as a guilty food pleasure? A favorite snack after a long workday? A final meal? The Daily News asks local chefs those questions and more as a part of its semi-regular series, "Chef du Jour."

Note to readers: This series recognizes people who make a difference in their communities.

Earth Fare is going to open its first Northeast Florida grocery store Aug. 20 in the Atlantic North center at the corner of Atlantic and Kernan boulevards.

Quick action by a Louisiana visitor helped save the life of a five-year-old boy following a near drowning in Destin Friday evening.

"He just thinks it's been so long since he's gone to the beach," says his mom, Susan Mullis.

The Florida Forest Service is looking for businesses interested in operating at Blackwater River State Forest.

As a special forces soldier, Sgt. 1st Class Lamar Estridge has spent a lot of time traveling the world supporting his country.

Try this at home: Go into a dark room, utter the words "dinner in Destin" and take out your credit card.

For the past few years, Sheriff Larry Ashley has pushed to use bed tax money to pay for beach and marine patrols in Destin and on Okaloosa Island.

DESTIN, Florida -- Even if the first rules of real estate are location, location, location, a homeowner still has to make that prime parcel of land work for them.

Adrenaline-pumping, heart-pounding, gravity-defying action comes to HarborWalk Village as Monster Energy BMX Stunt Riders bring a daring adventure of tricks and talents to the Destin Harbor.

Yet how often do most of us stare at a bottle of wine in one hand and a cheese in the other, wondering how the next few bites and sips would taste? We asked Myres M. McDougal, advanced sommelier and director of Wine at Seagar's in Destin, to outline some basic wine pairings that would have us wanting more.

Some couples are looking for extra help funding their dream weddings. Some turn to crowdfunding websites to help raise an extra bit of cash for their big day.

Local developer Peter Bos is inserting himself into the ongoing Brooks Bridge debate, calling it the biggest and most impactful issue facing the region.

As a special forces soldier, Sgt. 1st Class Lamar Estridge has spent a lot of time traveling the world supporting his country.

But it's just a stepping stone to secure the point and transform it into a better recreational area for residents and tourists.