Even the slightest shift in temperatures makes trading in our chilled cocktail glasses for a cup of the hot and soothing a decadent affair. Fire up your bar carts, and cozy up with these three winter warmers. Winter Blues If…
The holidays are so tightly tied to memory—the scent of your grandma’s pumpkin pie baking, the taste of the brined turkey seasoned with dad’s secret recipe, or your aunt’s cornbread stuffing that always sends you back for thirds. In a…
Freeport’s streets burst with color and history in the form of massive painted concrete anchors—each landmark telling a story. The Anchored in Freeport project transforms the city’s maritime symbol into a permanent public art installation. For a town shaped by…
Boasting hundreds of thousands of acres of pristine, protected wilderness, Franklin County is heaven for hikers. Within Tate’s Hell State Forest, visitors can traipse among ancient, 150-year-old dwarf cypress trees, native pitcher plants, and coastal scrub ecosystems that populate the…
Since 1954, the family-owned Magnanni luxury brand has remained dedicated to its heritage and shoemaking traditions. Founded in Almansa, Spain, much of the company’s operations still take place in the area with footwear now manufactured in both Spain and Portugal,…
Taking in the fall weather the last few months and celebrating the holidays has got me feeling nostalgic for one of the hardest seasons of my life. It was fall 2021 when I first applied for a job at Emerald…
Brittany White, an aesthetician at Aqua Medical Spa in Panama City Beach, meets a lot of people who are this close to loving what they see in the mirror. They’ve done the workouts, watched their diet, and made progress, but…
Across Escambia, Santa Rosa, Okaloosa, and Walton counties, an average of 12.5 percent of residents are experiencing food insecurity, according to numbers reported by Feeding America’s Map the Meal Gap study. A 2025 annual report from the Florida Council on…
There’s something undeniably magical about a good croissant. Flour, butter, water, milk, yeast, sugar, and salt combine to transform into fluffy, flaky, and impossibly light confections. But croissant production is no simple feat, rather the result of a multistep, labor-intensive…
After nearly three decades of commanding the kitchens of prestigious properties such as the Waldorf Astoria in New York City, the Boca Raton Resort & Club, and even serving as the executive chef for the Atlanta Braves at Truist Park,…
