In October, patrons bade farewell to the Flying Harpoon 2, an Orange Beach fixture known for food, drink and live music. Now we know what’s going to take its place.
The reason for the shutdown of the Flying Harpoon was no mystery: The owners had announced that they were fulfilling a longtime desire to move to Florida, and by last summer they had opened a new Flying Harpoon in Port St. Joe, near Apalachicola.
Garrett Spence said he and business partner Michelle Deerman have purchased the building and aim to reopen it in January as the Driftwood Oyster Bar. They’ve got plenty of knowledge of the area: They’ve owned Duck’s Diner in Orange Beach since 2014…