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Coastal Companion

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Jekyll Island Revitalization Project in Law Suit

November 30, 2007 by Susanne Talentino

According to WTOC 11 Savannah, Linger Longer LLC is seeking to join the suit as a co-defendant with Jekyll Island Authority. The developer who lost the bid for the revitalization project claims that Jekyll Island Authority showed favoritism toward Linger Longer LLC.
Read the whole story here.Click here to read our previous post about this project.

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Tonight on GPB – Coasting Along the Atlantic

November 29, 2007 by Susanne Talentino

On this week’s episode of Georgia Traveler, we’re “Coasting Along the Atlantic”, exploring U.S. 17 from Savannah to Darien. The team gets great travel advice at the Visitors Information Center (VICS) just outside Savannah and sets off. Phil finds fantastic food at the famous Lady and Sons while David discovers local legends and haunting fun on Savannah’s Ghosts and Gravestones tour. Keely tries a new outdoor activity on Tybee Island with the help of the High Tide Surf Shop and later joins Phil on a getaway to the community of Hog Hammock on Sapelo Island. Our last stop: family fun at the Blessing of the Fleet Festival in Darien.

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Van Halen Tour Coming To Jacksonville

November 28, 2007 by Susanne Talentino

The reunion tour with the band’s original lead singer David Lee Roth has added Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville to the tour. Van Halen will perform in Jacksonville on February 16th, 2008 according to Billboard magazine.

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Festivall ’08 in Charleston – Bigger and Better

November 28, 2007 by Susanne Talentino

Festivall ‘08 in Charleston is expanding. It’s stretching from four days to ten next summer. The festival is planned for June 20-29, 2008. Some of the activities planned include the Water Chili Cook-off, as well as performances by the Charleston Opera and the West Virginia Symphony.

More than 30,000 people attended the last Festivall in Charleston and organizers are expecting a bigger crowd in 2008.

Watch the video from WSAZ.com by clicking on this link!

Fourteen of the Western Hemisphere’s Most Dangerous Snakes Hatched at Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens

November 27, 2007 by Susanne Talentino

Jacksonville Zoo & GardensJacksonville, Florida, November 26, 2007 – Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens has become Bushmaster pit viper central among zoos nationwide.  The fourteen babies are the first offspring of the Zoo’s 5-year-old, 7-foot 6-inch female Bushmaster and its male mate. This is the first time the two have produced offspring. The eggs were hatched after a 75-day incubation period on September 1, 2007.  Each of the neonate Bushmasters (Lachesis muta muta) were an average of 2 ½ ounces in weight and 22 ½ inches long.

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