Last summer John Ehrenreich wondered whether his Pensacola Beach go-kart track and parasailing business would make it through the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
But this summer, business has boomed at Bonifay Water Sports, Ehrenreich said as he waited for a parasailing group to return. And he’s not the only local businessman with good news.
Beach towns from Alabama through the Florida Panhandle have had a strong summer 2011 rebound after a 2010 marred by tar balls, crude oil sheen, and cleanup crews and equipment ruining the views for any would-be sunbathers. [Read more...]


