Hearts Shine Brightly in Northwest Florida and Beyond
A few words from our publisher on the arrival of Spring.
Author: Brian Rowland
Taking Time To Heal
As the year comes to a close and another begins, our publisher shares his thoughts on the season.
Growth Requires Change and Adapting To It
It has often been said about Northwest Florida that we have can avoid mistakes made in South Florida by responsibly managing development and infrastructure improvements in ways that stay ahead of the growth curve. Never has that challenge been…
This Issue Has Been More Than A Rewarding Collaboration
About 20 months ago, I received a call from Aaron Ball, principal, with Ballpoint Communications in Pensacola. Aaron wanted to talk about a project he had been working on for about a year and a half: a legacy book…
Self Expression: It's Your Right
photo by scott holstein Days after the Parkland, Florida, killings in February, thousands of young people descended on the Old Capitol in Tallahassee to demonstrate and to express their anger and disappointment about our nation’s gun laws and gun culture.…
United by the Spirit of Giving
Children’s hospital motivates people of all stripes to pitch in
An Enduring Partnership
Over the 18 years since it was first conducted at the historic Gulf View Hotel in Okaloosa County, our Best of the Emerald Coast event has grown to become one of the most anticipated and consequential happenings in the region.…
A Purpose-Driven Event
In June, I had the privilege of attending the culminating event in the series of activities that made up the 2017 edition of the Emerald Coast Top Salon competition. About 60 people gathered at Brotula’s Seafood House, a Top Salon sponsor, to…
Finding Happiness
Recently, I watched a show on HBO hosted by Bryant Gumbel, who was joined by an Ivy League psychologist. Jointly, the two men interviewed two accomplished individuals — a retired Navy SEAL and a former professional football player. The interviewees…
