Fort Walton Beach Entrepreneur J.H. Beal Describes Life Lessons Learned Camp Walton, Okaloosa County, Florida October 16, 1929 Mr. Wm. Hartley Starkey, New Concord, Ohio Dear Grandson, I had hoped to see you again this summer or fall before your…
Mari Darr~Welch Todd Eric Allen, artistic director and CEO of Northwest Florida Ballet (NFB), says the NFB training he received at age 14 turned his life around. The Business of the Arts by the Numbers State Florida is home to…
Courtesy of Immaculate Baking Company In August, Immaculate Baking Company commissioned local artist Andy Saczynski to hand paint a 40-foot long billboard in downtown Minneapolis. When I was pregnant with our fifth child, Andy told me that he wanted to…
The growing pains of the Emerald Coast art scene.
Recognized as one of Northwest Florida’s premier fine art shows, the Festival of the Arts, produced by the Mattie Kelly Arts Foundation, is one of the most anticipated cultural events of the year on the Emerald Coast. Festive tents filled…
Whether it be your business or personal life, there are situations and experiences that often occur that can either bring a chuckle and smile to your face or a disappointed frown. After running through the many such experiences that have…
A word with poet Esther Hurwitz.
Here is just a little of the news we’ve heard people buzzing about on the EC scene …
Author Anna Banks rules the sea of young adult fiction.
Regina Jaquess jumps into everything she does — what a champ!
The Murray’s family business has been cruising along for 10 years.
The Gulf Breeze Zoo is crawling with little critters.
We meet the new leaders and ask: What is the new normal now?
After giving birth to the first of my two daughters, I remember thinking, “This is why I have been put on earth — to procreate and be a mother.” Boy, those endorphins are dangerous chemicals. There is no way to…
It is almost a lost art … to take responsibility, to be transparent and to deliver an apology to a person or a group that you have done wrong. I have always told my sales staff that when a mistake…
At some point in my career, one boss decided my nickname was “Bulldog.” As in “C’mon Wolfgram, where’s your fight? Be tough! Be a bulldog.” Being shorter, having a stocky build and a wrinkly brow with brown eyes — not…
We tap into tips from some of the top music teachers on the EC.
What’s it like to be LGBT on the EC?
