Salt & Soul Chef Dan Vargo trained under seven master chefs, earned a fifth diamond at the Ritz-Carlton, and cooked on four continents. Then he came back to the Emerald…
Where Still Waters Run Deep Saltwater, sunrise and community combine to create a safe space for healing on the gulf. Anyone who lives or vacations near the water knows the…
One morning, with the sun still low over Choctawhatchee Bay, Roy and Wendy Sembera took to the sand. Armed with orange spray paint and long tape measures, they marked out…
Gary Handler always knew he’d end up living at the beach. But Handler, owner of Curate 30A art gallery in Rosemary Beach, never could have imagined his path to the…
You can’t help but feel invigorated when you are near the gulf. There’s a calming sort of energy that comes with life along the coast. It’s grounding. It’s relaxing. It’s…
Better is always better. That’s the philosophy behind M&P, a new Santa Rosa Beach restaurant by Farrington Foods. Chef William Farrington describes the restaurant as an American omakase, based on…
It was Shakespeare who first coined the phrase, “The world is your oyster.” Put simply, it means you can go anywhere and do anything because your future is bright. Around…
When Fonville Press closed in 2019, it was not only the loss of coffee, but also of community that saddened residents and visitors in and around Alys Beach. For Jeremy…
One drowning is too many, yet it is a sad reality for those of us who live and vacation along the coast. Walton County Beach Safety Director David Vaughan knows…
