SoWal in the Beach Breeze/DeFuniak Herald!!!

[jdarg]

Wow!!! Just received our Beach Breeze! SoWal. com is featured on the front page of the "People, Places, Things" section, in an article titled "The Little Website That Could", written by Alicia Leonard!!!:clap:

Great pics- hey DD, your tattoo is featured. And the your SoWalled van. And pics of Greenroomsurfer's kids.

OK- need to go read it! I was so excited, I had to start a thread first!!

Congratulations Kurt!!:wave:

[ShallowsNole]

now they will ALL know what it is, thanks to aleonard!! :clap:

btw, there's a distinguished-looking handsome dude on the front of the Beach Breeze...I'd like to hook up with him sometime ;-) :cool:

[NoHall]

Wow!!! Just received our Beach Breeze! SoWal. com is featured on the front page of the "People, Places, Things" section, in an article titled "The Little Website That Could", written by Alicia Leonard!!!:clap:

Great pics- hey DD, your tattoo is featured. And the your SoWalled van. And pics of Greenroomsurfer's kids.

OK- need to go read it! I was so excited, I had to start a thread first!!

Congratulations Kurt!!:wave:

Is there a rep button on that paper?

Yay, Aleo!!!!

[ShallowsNole]

How in the hail did you beat me to it?

Guess I was distracted by the handsome dude :wub:

[rapunzel]

Why didn't I get mine? :(

[jdarg]

How in the hail did you beat me to it?

Guess I was distracted by the handsome dude :wub:

Yes, definitely a hot guy on the front page.;-)

A great day for SOWALLERS!

[sowalgayboi]

Yay aleonard. :clap::clap::clap:

You aren't going to abandon us now right?

[kathydwells]

Will someone please save a copy of this for me????????? Please!!!! I will retrieve it in July.

I am sure if AL wrote it, it is good. :clap:

Won't some of you nice people scan the cover so we can see who it is. :( That is my pouty face. :D

[jdarg]

Great article! I am going to read it again before bed.

ALeonard was so right about SoWal- it has been a real community builder and is good "glue". SoWal was the starting "battle ground" and roundup for local issues (like the mentioned blue signs and Blithe). There is no other site like it- congrats Kurt on the "original" and the best. :wub:

[jdarg]

Will someone please save a copy of this for me????????? Please!!!! I will retrieve it in July.

I am sure if AL wrote it, it is good. :clap:

Won't some of you nice people scan the cover so we can see who it is. :( That is my pouty face. :D

DD's tat. Full color shot. From the SoWal home page. And her van.:clap:

[NoHall]

Wow!!! Just received our Beach Breeze! SoWal. com is featured on the front page of the "People, Places, Things" section, in an article titled "The Little Website That Could", written by Alicia Leonard!!!:clap:

Great pics- hey DD, your tattoo is featured. And the your SoWalled van. And pics of Greenroomsurfer's kids.

OK- need to go read it! I was so excited, I had to start a thread first!!

Congratulations Kurt!!:wave:
Where can I get one as I head into town tomorrow night?

[kathydwells]

DD's tat. Full color shot. From the SoWal home page. And her van.:clap:

:clap::clap::clap:

[jdarg]

Where can I get one as I head into town tomorrow night?

Tom Thumb.

[kathydwells]

I googled The Breeze...and it looks like I can get a subscription. :clap:

And I saw this:

TDC TO REMOVE BIG BLUE SIGNS
Public pressure prompts pulldown.

Is it true????????

[jdarg]

I googled The Breeze...and it looks like I can get a subscription. :clap:

And I saw this:

TDC TO REMOVE BIG BLUE SIGNS
Public pressure prompts pulldown.

Is it true????????

Yes and no. Mostly yes. I am too tired to type it all out, but read back through the blue sign thread if you have time.

Subscriptions are $25 a year for weekly mail delivery! :clap: BARGAIN!!

[Mango]

:clap:Way to go Alicia. Kathy, I'll pick you one up tomorrow and mail you a copy, ........for a chiclet of course. :lol:

j/king......:wave:

[kathydwells]

:clap:Way to go Alicia. Kathy, I'll pick you one up tomorrow and mail you a copy, ........for a chiclet of course. :lol:

j/king......:wave:

Did you see your chiclet? You just earned another one. Thank you mangy!!!! :wub::wave:

[kathydwells]

Yes and no. Mostly yes. I am too tired to type it all out, but read back through the blue sign thread if you have time.

Subscriptions are $25 a year for weekly mail delivery! :clap: BARGAIN!!

I thought there might be something in that thread. I just haven't had the time to read it...and I am too tired tonight as well. Maybe tomorrow. Thanks jdarg!

Yes, that is a bargain. I am going to get a subscription for sure.

[aleonard]

Thanks guys but Daddy-o is the one who deserves the credit. He has made this site newsworthy. I got to meet him and his awesome family a little while back and I thought all the great quotes he gave me last week for the interview really made it such a positive piece. Daddy-o is :cool:

Also, I had no idea that was DD's van.:blush: I asked permission for some pics and grabbed a few off the homepage since that is what people will see when they sign on the first time. Don't beat me up DD :wub::leaving:http://www.sowal.com/bb/%3Ca%20href=%22http://plugin.smileycentral.com/http%253A%252F%252Fwww.smileycentral.com%252F%253F partner%253DZSzeb008%255FZNfox000%2526i%253D11%252 F11%255F1%255F218v%2526feat%253Dprof/page.html%22%20target=%22_blank%22%3E%3Cimg%20src= %22http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/11/11_1_218v.gif%22%20alt=%22SmileyCentral.com%22%20b order=%220%22%3E%3Cimg%20border=%220%22%20src=%22h ttp://plugin.smileycentral.com/http%253A%252F%252Fimgfarm%252Ecom%252Fimages%252F nocache%252Ftr%252Ffw%252Fsmiley%252Fsocial%252Egi f%253Fi%253D11%252F11_1_218v/image.gif%22%3E%3C/a%3E
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[jdarg]

Thanks guys but Daddy-o is the one who deserves the credit. He has made this site newsworthy. I got to meet him and his awesome family a little while back and I thought all the great quotes he gave me last week for the interview really made it such a positive piece. Daddy-o is :cool:

Also, I had no idea that was DD's van.:blush: I asked permission for some pics and grabbed a few off the homepage since that is what people will see when they sign on the first time. Don't beat me up DD :wub::leaving:http://www.sowal.com/bb/%3Ca%20href=%22http://plugin.smileycentral.com/http%253A%252F%252Fwww.smileycentral.com%252F%253F partner%253DZSzeb008%255FZNfox000%2526i%253D11%252 F11%255F1%255F218v%2526feat%253Dprof/page.html%22%20target=%22_blank%22%3E%3Cimg%20src= %22http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/11/11_1_218v.gif%22%20alt=%22SmileyCentral.com%22%20b order=%220%22%3E%3Cimg%20border=%220%22%20src=%22h ttp://plugin.smileycentral.com/http%253A%252F%252Fimgfarm%252Ecom%252Fimages%252F nocache%252Ftr%252Ffw%252Fsmiley%252Fsocial%252Egi f%253Fi%253D11%252F11_1_218v/image.gif%22%3E%3C/a%3E
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It's also DD's tat. From Grumpy's. :clap:

[aleonard]

It's also DD's tat. From Grumpy's. :clap:

Yeah, well, I knew that:blush: but our publisher did crop her bloomers out of the pic:biggrin:

[chrisv]

I just dropped the 50 cents to pick up a copy, will read soon. Circulation will skyrocket!

[Miss Kitty]

Yeah, well, I knew that:blush: but our publisher did crop her bloomers out of the pic:biggrin:

:clap:...I'll look for two tomorrow. Looks like Darlene is covered and dd will need one. Did you crop her car's butt out? :biggrin:

[aleonard]

:clap:...I'll look for two tomorrow. Looks like Darlene is covered and dd will need one. Did you crop her car's butt out? :biggrin:


It didn't have a user name attached on the home page so I have a feeling DD is gonna get a lot of honking and waving this week:blink::biggrin:

[NoHall]

It didn't have a user name attached on the home page so I have a feeling DD is gonna get a lot of honking and waving this week:blink::biggrin:

That's pretty much a given anyway.

Do we get autographed copies, Lois Lane?

[aleonard]

That's pretty much a given anyway.

Do we get autographed copies, Lois Lane?


Those should be done by Daddy-o. He's the one with the cool story:biggrin:
But I'll draw something on ya with a sharpie:shock:

[TooFarTampa]

Those should be done by Daddy-o. He's the one with the cool story:biggrin:
But I'll draw something on ya with a sharpie:shock:

You may just have to get your own tat now. :lol:

Shoot ... forgot to subscribe ... :bang: I am hopeless. :blush:

[shakennotstirred]

Congrats to Kurt, DD & Aleonard!

[NoHall]

Those should be done by Daddy-o. He's the one with the cool story:biggrin:
But I'll draw something on ya with a sharpie:shock:

Get in line, sista... :lol: As an art department employee, I have lots of cool sharpies--shall I bring them?

[Andy A.]

Another great article, aleonard, just like the immigration series was. Can't wait for the next great one.

[Franny]

Yeah, well, I knew that:blush: but our publisher did crop her bloomers out of the pic:biggrin:

:floor:DD is in route! What a surprise she will have!!

[skippertoo]

Subscriptions are $25 a year for weekly mail delivery! :clap: BARGAIN!![/quote]

Can't find this :idontno: Can you provide a link to this ??

THANKS !

[Rita]

This is great news! Now I'm going to want to read too. Way to go "tin-hat lady" and Kurt! :clap:


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[DuneLaker]

Great article on SoWal and the tremendous community-wide effort on removing the Big Blue Signs (very similar to the Big Red industrial signs at Target!!!). If you have a paper though, be sure to check out the negative letter to the editor. Uninformed, inaccurate and a bunch of hooie. Doesn't understand that the tax base will be preserved with actions like the citizens took to protect the unique venue of 30A. I am quite certain that this person would not have wanted 49 of the Big Blue Signs around Lake DeFuniak giving directions to how to find the different houses and buildings around the historic district. Three or four of these Big Blue Signs on either side of the historic DeFuniak Springs Library might lead people to the oldest working library in Florida, but what an eyesore and travesty that would be. Respect for our natural environment and heritage in both North and South Walton should be considered. An informed constituency will develop signs that will work with the beautiful area.

[ShallowsNole]

Great article on SoWal and the tremendous community-wide effort on removing the Big Blue Signs (very similar to the Big Red industrial signs at Target!!!). If you have a paper though, be sure to check out the negative letter to the editor. Uninformed, inaccurate and a bunch of hooie. Doesn't understand that the tax base will be preserved with actions like the citizens took to protect the unique venue of 30A. I am quite certain that this person would not have wanted 49 of the Big Blue Signs around Lake DeFuniak giving directions to how to find the different houses and buildings around the historic district. Three or four of these Big Blue Signs on either side of the historic DeFuniak Springs Library might lead people to the oldest working library in Florida, but what an eyesore and travesty that would be. Respect for our natural environment and heritage in both North and South Walton should be considered. An informed constituency will develop signs that will work with the beautiful area.

Actually, that letter was written by a former county commissioner. :creepy:

[ShallowsNole]

Oh, and if anyone has extras of the front of the Beach Breeze section, I'll take donations :wave: Fuzz wants a couple of extras and the racks I stopped at today were empty.

[Rita]

Oh, and if anyone has extras of the front of the Beach Breeze section, I'll take donations :wave: Fuzz wants a couple of extras and the racks I stopped at today were empty.

:clap: ... there's a demand!


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[kurt]

Thanks AL!!! I haven't seen it yet but I hear it's good. :lol:

[organicmama]

Going to get one tomorrow. AL, you're awesome!:clap:

[sowalgayboi]

Where can you get copies?

[aleonard]

Where can you get copies?

This is the list my publisher gave me. I hear Tom Thumb 331&98 as well as Publix are good bets.

DFS HERALD/ BEACH BREEZE newspaper rack locations in SoWal.

Tom Thumb..........HWY.331&98
Fill-ups Food Store Chevron (inside) ........HWY 98 W & HWY 393 N
SRB Post Office rack ..............SRB HWY 98 W.
Don Pedro's ...........Santa Rosa Village HWY 98 W.
Tom Thumb inside ......... Hwy 98 W
Winn Dixie ................. Old Hwy 98 &98 W.
Brunos………Destin Plaza Old HWY 98 W
Burger King and Subway…………..HWY 98
IHOP ………………HWY 98 W
What- A- Burger……….HWY 98 W
Donut Hole………….HWY 98W
Tom Thumb…………..HWY 30 A DUNE ALLEN BCH.
Lucille’s (Gossip Parlor) …….Gulf Place HWY 30 A & HWY 393
Goat Feathers…………..Blue Mt. Bch HWY 30 A
For The Health of It….High Point Blue Mt. Bch HWY 30 A
Sally’s by the Sea……… Blue Mt. Bch HWY 30 A
Red Bar…………..Grayton Bch.
SeaSide……….. HWY 30 A
Love Lace…………C393 Water Color crossing
Village Market ………..HWY 395 HWY 30 A …SeaGrove
Wheel House………. SeaGrove 30 A
Bruno’s Pizza…….SeaGrove Plaza
Tom Thumb…….SeaGrove….30 A
LakeWood ……….Dentist office HWY 30 A
RoseMary Bch…………..HWY 30 A
Winn Dixie (PCB)………HWY 98
Publix……(PCB)………HWY 98

Beach Breeze office.............HWY 98

[Smiling JOe]

Got my copy today in Seaside, behind the Amsouth (I think) ATM booth, between Sundog Books and Opus.

[Tootsie]

:floor:DD is in route! What a surprise she will have!!

I was with DD this very morning when we bought a copy of the Beach Breeze and opened it up to view her body tat and sowalled car!!! what a riot!

the article was really good too - way to go aleo!!!:clap:

[Andy A.]

Actually, that letter was written by a former county commissioner. :creepy:
Maybe this attitude is one reason he is no longer a Commissioner. That and his attitude regarding the Senior Citizen's Center and operation of the Senior program in the county.

[DuneLaker]

He was often out of touch with South Walton issues. Environmental issues weren't his special interest. He even voted against the environmentally friendly new county logo and the environmentally based names for the new South Walton Annex. Believe both were 4-1 votes. He lives in DeFuniak area. South Walton is lacking in the representation it deserves from the county commission. We used to have two county commission offices in South Walton, and now we only have one.