ANOTHER SPILL CASUALTY? Downtown FWB legend Staff's may close its doors after almost a century
FORT WALTON BEACH — Staff’s Restaurant has been a fixture downtown for nearly 100 years. These days it doesn’t look like it will make it to its centennial. Fifth generation family members blame the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, a long wait...
FWB-bound Vision flight turned around for malfunctioning valve
A Vision Airlines pilot turned around a St. Petersburg flight bound for Northwest Florida Regional Airport last week after an avionics exhaust valve on the 737 malfunctioned. The valve, which was stuck, caused the cabin to not pressurize normally...
FWB-bound flight turned around for malfunctioning valve
A Vision Airlines pilot turned around a St. Petersburg flight bound for Northwest Florida Regional Airport last week after an avionics exhaust valve on the 737 malfunctioned.The valve, which was stuck, caused the cabin to not pressurize normally and so the pilot opted to turn the plane around and...
FWB Bowl rolls over TGI Friday's
Brandon Patzig knocked in seven runs to lead FWB Bowl in a 27-5 win over TGI Friday’s in the Recreational Division I Coed Softball League at Morgan Sports Center. Patzig clobbered a home run and two doubles for seven RBIs. FWB Bowl put the game...
FWB pays off clubhouse debt
FORT WALTON BEACH - Six months after paying off the city's golf course clubhouse, officials say the golf club is set to become a "profit generator."In late 2010, the City Council used $2.7 million in general fund reserves to pay off the outstanding bond debt on the...