Gulf Place Condo

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Good morning from Grayton Beach Florida

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The owner of the Red Bar says he will rebuild. If you are not familiar with the Red Bar, it is an iconic restaurant/bar in Grayton Beach and located about a mile from 30A. Grayton Beach is one of the many beaches that are part of Santa Rosa Beach. Our favorite meal at Red Bar was crab cakes but they were only served Friday nights.

UPDATE: Red Bar owners vow to rebuild UPDATE: 4:38During a meeting with Walton County staff, Red Bar co-owner Oliver “Oli” Petit made the following statement:“On behalf of

Fire destroys Red Bar in Grayton Beach South Walton Fire District crews are fighting a blaze at the Red Bar as of about 6 a.m. Wednesday, according to a post on the district's Facebook

If you weren’t around in the 60’s and 70’s you may not understand.

Both condos inside and out are fine. Linda and I are home in Tennessee but I learned yesterday a good friend rode out the storm in Seagrove Beach (6 to 9 miles east of our condos). Jon offered to check on our Gulf Place condo last night. Everything inside and outside was fine. There was some debris around the complex but no more than the amount of debris after a normal thunderstorm. I was surprised to learn the electricity was still on at Gulf Place last night. The electricity was off yesterday at our Sanctuary at Redfish condo and it is probably still off this morning. The internet and probably cable service is out at both condos but that is no surprise.

The Clyde B. Wells Bridge (US 331) closed yesterday and reopened yesterday afternoon. Shortly after it was reopened, it was closed again. It was reopened last night and they said it was for real this time.

The 30A team took a drive down Scenic Hwy 30A after the storm had passed yesterday. They said the visual survey of 30A, from Inlet Beach to Dune Allen, showed minimal damage to the community. They continued by saying a few trees were down, there was some debris on the road, Bud and Alley’s lost a small part of its gazebo roof, many docks on the Bay were destroyed, but overall, damage appears cosmetic and minimal.

Thanks for your concern.
Charlie Miller

We have not been worried about our vacation condos in Santa Rosa Beach until now. I turned on The Weather Channel this morning and saw Jim Cantore reporting from Panama City Beach which is only 20 miles East of our condos. It is never good when Jim Cantore comes to your area.