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Districts were a little different. but now, the lines are crossed. >> unlike most places, this community of about 16,000 residents has more than one main street. it actually has two. and theyre not even a mile apart. >> when you give people more to come to, it expands that customer base, which is good for all of us. >> both historic downtown stuart, and the east stuart neighborhood are getting plenty of attention. >> youre seeing partnerships, and youre seeing a full calendar of promotional even...

Different but now the lines are crossed. >> unlike most places, this community of about 16,000 residents has more than one main street. it actually has two. and they are not even a mile apart. >> when you give people more to come to, it expands that customer base which is good for all of us. >> both historic downtown stuart and the east stuart neighborhood are getting plenty of attention. >> youre seeing a spirit of partnership and seeing a full calendar of promotional events, long with a health...

Bhe when he was running for that office in 1993 we drove around the city and i saw all these abandoned homes and all these signs of blight. i said do you really want this job? because already these signs were very alarming. and the fact, andrea -- and you spoke to it -- the boom of detroit wag built around one industry -- the auto industry. even when the industry was doing well, productivity set in. it takes one worker to do what ten workers used to do in an auto plant today. so the auto industr...

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Maybe 58 miles an hour. if i wasnt holding on to my hat now, it would be long gone. i can tell you this, the tourism industry here certainly did take a big hit because after the fourth of july, this is the biggest weekend for them, labor day weekend. some hotels lost 60% of their normal occupancy, but we found one family who actually arrived yesterday before the storm. listen. most people when they hear about a hurricane or tropical storm wait until its over to come. you came right before it. wh...

Especially here to the community and how everybody accepts you here in pensacola. >> we get to show everybody out here in the community what we do. and hopefully we get to draw a few people out to the beach. ive been out there and there hasnt been a lot of people coming out there. but hopefully we can get a whole bunch of people coming down to the beach. >> reporter: and back on the beach, many people are sharing the beach with cleanup crews this morning. there are still some oil and tar balls c...

Keating has the latest from grand isle, louisiana. >> reporter: good morning, this is a site no one expected and no one wants to see. the fourth of july, normally a happy and crowded holiday weekend here on the beach, other than me, the beach is desolate and the water off limits and this is much more like we see here in the dead of winter. for those who showed up here in grand isle, despite the oil last night, a fireworks display paid for by bp. to try and lessen the gloom that hangs in the air,...

Someone is waiting with these rocks. >> the same thing. >> reporter: that could stop the oil from coming right up to the coast. >> the same deal. process, bureaucracy, permitting. and you want to know whats ironic? mississippi, alabama, florida have these rock jetties at their inlets, at their passes. >> reporter: and the governor has said the rocks could have stayed in place and prevented some of the oil during the hurricane. john zarrella is on the phone now. we tried to get to you a moment ag...