November 2017


30a.news

Cyclist injured when struck by car

FORT WALTON BEACH — A man suffered minor injuries Tuesday afternoon when he was struck on his bicycle by a car on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.Jean Velez-Roman, 25, was sent to the hospital after Vinqueetra Kinzer, a 25-year-old man from Navarre, drove his 2012 Mitsubishi Lancer into the bicycle lane at 4:15 p.m. and hit the back of Velez-Roman's bike, [...]
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Florida suburb set to drop Confederate names from streets

HOLLYWOOD, Fla. (AP) — A Florida city is expected to change the names of three streets named for Confederate generals after a contentious debate.The Hollywood City Commission is expected to vote Wednesday to change the names of streets named for Robert E. Lee, Nathan Bedford Forrest and John Bell Hood to Freedom, Hope and Liberty.The South Florida Sun Sentinel reports that at least five of the seven commissioners are expected to approve the change. The streets were named [...]
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Early morning crash snarls traffic

CRESTVIEW — A two-vehicle traffic accident snarled the morning commute Wednesday, blocking both lanes of southbound State Road 85 just south of the Interstate 10 interchange.The wreck, which occurred shortly after 7 a.m., involved a Mitsubishi Mirage sedan driven by Joy A. Long, 63, of Crestview and a GMC pickup truck driven by Bruce M. Smith, 30, also of Crestview. The pickup overturned and blocked the left travel lane and part of the right lane. Okaloosa County [...]
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Chef David Bishop Celebrates a Decade of Cooking Up Good Times at Bud & Alley’s

Though you may find him fishing, you won’t likely ever find Chef David Bishop fishing for compliments.

Hardworking, focused and self-effacing, Bishop would rather be nearly anywhere than in the spotlight. Not surprisingly, the place he is most at home, most relaxed and happy is in his kitchen at Bud & Alley’s Waterfront Restaurant in Seaside, which is where we caught up with him recently between lunch and dinner service.

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