Carrabelle lights up its harbor
Saturday’s Holiday on the Harbor celebration along the Carrabelle River drew not only a large crowd, but a long queue of boats for its Parade of Lights, all topped off with a fireworks display over the water.
Saturday’s Holiday on the Harbor celebration along the Carrabelle River drew not only a large crowd, but a long queue of boats for its Parade of Lights, all topped off with a fireworks display over the water.
The Dog Island Conservation District is at work on a deal with the family of the late Jeff Lewis to purchase an environmentally sensitive, 40-acre tract on the island to preserve it from development. “It’s the last developable piece of land on a barrier island of that size between Alligator Point and St. Vincent Island,…
With water temperatures warming, offshore fishing has as well. We are getting several reports now vermillion and lane snapper, as well as triggerfish and porgies, have been topping the charts. A double dropper rig with 30-pound fluoro or mono tied with a two or three 0 hook matched with a 6 or 7-ounce sinker from…
Competing for the first time at the Class 1A state cross country tournament earlier this month Franklin County senior Josiah Friddle made the most of it, posting a season best time of 18:24.3 to finish 113th. At the regionals, he had finished 31st, with a time of 18:30.7 to qualify for the state meet.
When Santa Claus sailed into Apalachicola Friday afternoon, he surely knew he would be getting a grand reception. But just how large, that may have come as a surprise to the Jolly Old Elf and his wife. With crisp sunny skies, Riverfront Park was the gathering place for what was no doubt Apalachicolas largest ever…
Tiger Woods, who became his own cautionary tale, made his redemptive comeback in 2019 when he won the Masters. It had been 3,950 days since his last major win. It was probably the best comeback story in sports, and one the nation universally cheered. Sadly, his recent crash into a tree doing 87 mph on…
Spring has arrived and wildlife is becoming more active, including Florida’s black bears. With this increase in activity, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is sharing ways to be BearWise to help prevent conflicts between people and bears. Black bears are on the move more this time of year in search of things to…
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Meet the Editor
David Adlerstein, The Apalachicola Times’ digital editor, started with the news outlet in January 2002 as a reporter.
Prior to then, David Adlerstein began as a newspaperman with a small Boston weekly, after graduating magna cum laude from Brandeis University in Waltham, Massachusetts. He later edited the weekly Bellville Times, and as business reporter for the daily Marion Star, both not far from his hometown of Columbus, Ohio.
In 1995, he moved to South Florida, and worked as a business reporter and editor of Medical Business newspaper. In Jan. 2002, he began with the Apalachicola Times, first as reporter and later as editor, and in Oct. 2020, also began editing the Port St. Joe Star.