Friday, September 18, 2009

Panama City Beach – 20th Annual Schooners Lobster Festival & Tournament - Menu

Panama City Beach – The SCHOONERS Lobster Festival is this weekend…

LOBSTERFEST MENU 2009

WHITE LOBSTER CHILI
LOBSTER GUMBO
LOBSTER BISQUE
LOBSTER CEVICHE WITH SHRIMP AND SCALLOPS
SMOKED LOBSTER CRAB AND CHEESE DIP
LOBSTER AND CORN HUSHPUPPIES
LOBSTER KABOBS WITH STEAK AND SAUSAGE
NEW ENGLAND STYLE LOBSTER ROLLS
LOADED LOBSTER LASAGNA
LOBSTER PAELLA WITH SHRIMP AND SAUSAGE
SAVORY LOBSTER POT PIE
LOBSTER-SHRIMP&GRITS WITH TASSO HAM
COTTON CANDY FOR KIDS
KEY LIME PIE ON A STICK

The 20th Annual Lobster Festival & Tournament benefits Toys for Kids Foundation and The Florida Aquatic Marine Institute.

Remember to buy your raffle tickets from Rocker. Help her repeat the feat of top ticket seller again in 2009!

Schooners 5121 Gulf Drive 850-235-3555 - www.schooners.com
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Wednesday, September 16, 2009

Panama City Beach – Schooners 20th Annual Lobster Fest!! September 17-20, 2009

Panama City Beach – Schooners The Last Local Beach Club is sponsoring the biggest four day lobster festival in Florida. Invited divers hunt the deep waters of the Gulf of Mexico and lobster lovers feast on the bounty. Over $5,000 in cash and prizes!!

Proceeds from the Panama City Beach Lobster Festival will go to The Toys For Kids Foundation and The Florida Aquatic & Marine Institute!

I bought my raffle tickets from a cute Schooners employee named Rocker. If you want raffle tickets ask for Rocker she was the top ticket seller in 2008 and intends to win in 2009 as well!

The schedule of events follows:

Thursday 9/17 – Kick off party with Troy Syfrett and the Nashville Mafia – Live

Friday 9/18 – Lobster specials all day and night. Mini Auction and $1,000 Raffle. Arizona on the bar stage.

Saturday 9/19 – Sand Sculpting Competition featuring the award winning sand sculptors Standing Ovations. Nothing Short of Pure playing on the beach stage. Arizona playing on the bar stage. Raffle.

Sunday 9/20 – Lobster Fest noon till?? Charity Auction 5-7PM. Final raffle $$$$$ Arizona on the bar stage.

Remember to buy lots of raffle tickets from Rocker! Have fun!!
Call Schooners @ 850-235-3555
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Tuesday, September 15, 2009

Panama City Beach – Help Name The New Airport!!! And the Access Roads

Panama City Beach - Panama City-Bay County International Airport is the current name can we do better?
The Airport Authority is soliciting new names for the new airport under construction near West Bay as a way to better market the region.

Airport Executive Director Randy Curtis said the general public, city and county government officials and tourist development councils in Bay County and South Walton are being invited to submit their suggestions.

The airport still may retain its current designation as the Panama City-Bay County International Airport, but Curtis said potential airlines have suggested the name should better echo a more regional perspective.

The new airport, with its longer 10,000-foot runway, will serve a larger geographical area than the current airport. The new name should mirror this national and international marketing reality, Curtis said. “(The airlines) want to make sure the new airport reflects a regional component,” he said.

Although some airports have been named after famous persons — such as the Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport in Louisiana or the Will Rogers World Airport in Oklahoma City, Okla. — Curtis said the new Bay County airport probably will take on a geographical designation. “I think the inclination is geographical, but we are open to suggestions,” he said.

Curtis told airport board members Friday that names will be collected and the issue discussed Sept. 22 at the next board meeting.

Competing airports in Northwest Florida tweaked their names last year to better market their brands, such as the Pensacola Gulf Coast Regional Airport and the Northwest Florida Regional Airport in Fort Walton Beach.

Dan Rowe, executive director of the Bay County TDC, said the new airport, with its longer runway and customs operations ready for long-haul and international flights, gives officials a unique opportunity to brand the region.

“The name of the airport is important,” he said. “Having it help define where we are and who we are is important. The state of Florida is one of the top destinations on the planet. Creating a preference for this designation is our No. 1 goal.”

In material prepared for Friday’s board meeting, Curtis said the current Panama City airport began life in 1932 as a private landing field known as Atkinson Field. The name was changed to Fannin Field in the late 1930s or early 1940s and then to its current designation in 1992.

If the name is going to change again, Federal Aviation Administration officials say it should be done quickly to meet deadlines for directories and publications and the airport’s May 2010 opening date, Curtis said.

Airport officials also are soliciting names for the five major roads at the airport, particularly the main access road. Environmental themes have been suggested, Curtis said.

In addition, board members on Friday approved a change order to the Phoenix Construction contract that allows for the runway’s extension from 8,400 feet to 10,000 feet, pending FAA approval, which is anticipated shortly.

The extension, which officials have planned for months, adds roughly $3.5 million to the overall Phoenix contract.
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Wednesday, September 9, 2009

Panama City Beach – Top 20 Restaurants per Tripadvisor.com Annual Survey

Panama City Beach – Here is the tripadvisor September 2009 annual results of the top 20 Panama City Beach restaurants out of 389 PCB restaurants reviewed.

1. Firefly
2. Saltwater Grill
3. Hunt’s Oyster Bar and Seafood Restaurant
4. Thomas Donut and Snack Shop
5. Bonefish Grill
6. Lizas Kitchen
7. Barefoot Beach Club
8. Uncle Ernie’s Bayfront Grill & Brew House
9. Boars Head Restaurant & Tavern
10. Donut Island
11. Jimmy Buffett’s Margaritaville
12. Pineapple Willy’s
13. Spinnaker
14. Schooners Last Local Beach Club
15. Angelo’s Steal Pit
16. Joeys House of Pizza
17. Kitchens Ice Cream
18. Red Rose Jems Pizzeria
19. Bayou Bills Crab House
20. Boon Docks Restaurant

Let’s do our own survey! What are your top 3?

Mine are…

1. Schooners Last Local Beach Club
2. Captain Anderson’s
3. The Boatyard
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