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…
Illustration by jesadaphorn / iStock / Getty Images Plus It’s the oldest story in the book. Man falls asleep on couch. Man wakes up groggy and must have a bite of something sweet. Man has a forkful of pecan pie.…
My wife, Cherie, and I count travel as one of our chief passions. Over the past 30 years, we have visited six continents and experienced many cultures, in the process learning a great deal about both others and ourselves. When…
Tom Putnam’s office is in a featureless metal building located maybe a hundred yards behind the tackle business on Thomas Drive in Panama City Beach that his father established in 1972. There, he spends his workdays doing something that he…
Sabelskaya / Shutterstock.com In the river behind my parents’ Daytona Beach home, there’s an artificial reef made entirely of blueberry pancakes. My father always got up early on Sunday mornings and got busy in the kitchen. By the time my…
Illustration by Dan Heywood / Shutterstock.com My 89-year-old mother could hardly contain herself when she called to tell me that she had found a place where she could get all kinds of senior discounts. When I asked where, she said,…
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…
Along the Emerald Coast each spring, a fondness for reds and whites translates to a lot of green to the benefit of children in need. Wine lovers with lots of heart, from Pensacola to Panama City and throughout the Southeast,…
Ten years ago, Mike Ragsdale looked upon the alabaster facades that uniformly characterize the buildings at Alys Beach in South Walton County and saw something more than white walls. Jacqueline Ward Images Projection art was born as a product of…
The HER Foundation, headed by Nancy Bullock-Prevot, serves female veterans.
Illustration by Jennifer Ekrut and stickerama / Shutterstock.com I knew a guy who worked at a sawmill for 25 years. He has 2½ fingers left. I totally get it. It’s not that I’m not allowed to do home repair projects,…
Meet the woman behind the words of The Beatles’ song.
