Local Artists Are Looking to Inspire and Enliven Seaside
After 27 years, Escape to Create (E2C) has afforded over 150 creators an avenue to success.
Emerald Coast Autism Center Sets a New Standard
The brainchild of a concerned parent, ECAC is enabling clients to break barriers.
After 21 Years Peter Rubardt Knows When to Let the Music Take Control
As conductor of the Pensacola Symphony Orchestra, Peter Rubardt has become attuned to audiences.
David Sandlin Strikes While the Iron is Hot
Master and apprentice forge tradition in Fort Walton Beach
It's Not Rocket Surgery: Traveling Always Has Its Own Set of Baggage
Sometimes a road trip poses more questions than answers.
Grandparents Inspire Local Kite Film Festival
When Nikki Hedrick lost her grandfather she had no idea the film festival of his namesake would become his legacy.
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…
Resolution of Beach-Access Issue is a Matter of Respect
Let’s say you are the executive director of an organization, the Gator State Conservancy, which is committed to acquiring and preserving environmentally sensitive lands. Your organization purchases an undeveloped tract from the state of Florida. For many generations, that…
10 Things to Do This Week: October 1-7
Don't miss out on the best music, food and fun the Emerald Coast has to offer.
10 Things to Do This Week: September 24-30
Get ready for festivals, workshops and competitions galore this week in the Emerald Coast.
The Whitney Family in Sandestin
Kitty Whitney had embarked on a critical-care nursing career as her husband, Todd, accepted his first electrical engineering position with a computer hardware manufacturer, Dallas Semiconductor. Off to Dallas, Texas, they went. The couple realized the need to set goals…
Gulf and Storm Give Pace to Panama City Beach-Based Novel, the Lucky Two
The cats are out of the bag in this weird and quirky novel.
First Friday Carnival of Arts and Culture Enlivens Downtown FWB
Street Fest includes live music performances, activities for the whole family and shopping from local vendors.
Chi Chi Miguel Throwdown Raises Record Sum for Charities
This Santa Rosa Beach bash started as a backyard cookout.
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…
Getting a Head Start on a Career of Service
Florida Bright Futures Scholarship recipient helps those in need in Uganda.
It's Not Rocket Surgery, Any Idiot Can Grow Lemons
For Kathy, limoncello; for me, bitter disappointment
He Hung the Crescent Moon, That Is, Wrench
A few years ago by now, I gave a motion-detecting camera to a wildlife-watching friend of mine, sure that he would enjoy a device capable of capturing images of fur-bearing critters marauding his bird feeders at wee hours of…
Panama City Creative Con Aims to Inspire Artists of All Stripes
The September event aims to educate creatives on how they can make a living pursuing their passion.
Nathan Archer: The Arts Live Here
Nathan Archer has been the Editorial Cartoonist for the Tallahassee Democrat since 2016. A native of Richmond, Virginia, he’s lived in Tallahassee since 2002 when he came here for graduate school at Florida State University. Nathan loves mentoring students, promoting…
