Emerald Coast Magazine - Emerald Coast Magazine August-September 2008

Seeing Stars

  Starry, Starry NightsDriveway Astronomers See the Emerald Coast in a Whole New Light By Christy Kearney | Astrophotography by Bob  On any given clear night, local amateur astronomers – businesspeople, educators, government employees by day – set up telescopes…

Regional Corridor Update

Regional Corridor Update   Compiled by Wendy O. Dixon PANAMA CITY BEACH Affordable Housing Moves to Panama City Beach By Wendy O. Dixon For those who want maintenance-free living close to the beach, a new community is being developed as…

Corridor Update

Corridor Update Compiled by Jay Christie, Wendy O. Dixon and Maria Mallory White SPOTLIGHTDestin-Based Housing Site Hopes to Attract Investors with Fast Rise to Top By Maria Mallory White  If you Google “housing market” or “real estate market,” within the…

Away from the Office

Away from the Office  Compiled by Jason Dehart HEALTH Online with the Doc Next time you feel sick, try reaching for the mouse instead of the phone. While many doctors have been slow to embrace e-mail as a way to…

Home Sweet Home Office

From the Emerald Coast Business Journal Time to Telecommute?As gas prices and stress soar, more Emerald coast residents consider working from home By Maria Mallory White | Photo by Scott Holstein Most folks would agree: The morning commute to work…

Tee Time

The Dream 18 Take a Swing at the Emerald Coast’s Sweetest Rounds By Scott Jackson | Photo by Scott Holstein Were it not for the shimmering, emerald-green waters along the coastline, you could easily place the Emerald Coast moniker on…

Eat Your Way Down 30-A

Eat Your Way Down 30-AOne Small Stretch of Highway Offers Endless Culinary Experiences By Ashley Kahn  |  Photo by Scott Holstein It was a dino’s (that’s short for dine-a-holic’s) dream come true. Fresh off a harrowing workweek and the demise…

Still Making Headlines

Still Making HeadlinesThe DeFuniak Herald – Walton County’s Oldest Business – has Enjoyed 12 Decades of Success by Staying ‘Strictly Local’ By Jennifer Walker-Journey  |  Photo courtesy The Defuniak Herald Long before people got their news from the television and…

Pregnancy Has Its Perks

Pregnancy Has Its PerksA Soon-to-be-Mom Delights in Discovering 10 More Things to Expect When You’re Expecting By Kristy Seeliger When it comes to having a baby, there are many new emotions and experiences that come along with it. There is…

Above and Beyond

Above and BeyondBrig. Gen. Michael Wilson is Preserving Freedom Through the Air Force Reserve Photo courtesy Eglin Air Force Base  Since its creation in 1948, the Air Force Reserve has amassed a rich heritage with heroic accounts of humanitarian aid,…