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Historic hotel is now in the heart of downtown FWB (PHOTOS)

FORT WALTON BEACH — Whoops of delight, the flashing of scores of cameras and rooftop bands accompanied much of the early stages of the about seven-hour trek of the two-story, 112-year-old Gulfview Hotel, which began Tuesday night and ended early Wednesday.That parade-like atmosphere stood in stark contrast to the final hours of the building's relocation from its original spot at 12 Miracle Strip Parkway SE. [...]
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Destin mulls banning Crab Island businesses

DESTIN — The City Council is considering a multi-year moratorium on commercial activity at Crab Island as a way to address the lack of regulation at the popular tourist spot.Councilman Rodney Braden on Monday brought up the idea of a possible three- to five-year or two- to four-year moratorium on all commercial activity on Crab Island, citing the non-family friendly environment.Destin Mayor [...]
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Bill Cosby’s star witness says accuser spoke of plot

Marguerite Jackson, an academic adviser at Temple University, said Andrea Constand told her she could fabricate sexual assault allegations and "get that money" from a civil suit, bolstering Cosby's efforts to show Constand made up the allegations against him to extort a big civil settlement.
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