The Walton Area Chamber of Commerce is now taking applications for the 2022-2023 Leadership Walton Class online until Thursday, September 1, 2022. Since 2000, Leadership Walton has been training emerging and existing leaders in the Northwest Florida region. Leadership Walton…
Destin Commons has announced the Smoke on the Coast winners of the 11th Annual Smoke on the Coast BBQ competition. 14 local non-profit organizations competed, each partnered with panhandle-based BBQ groups and restaurants. Attendees spent a full evening enjoying BBQ tastings…
Destin Charity Wine Auction Foundation (DCWAF), one of the nation’s premier fundraising organizations, announces the retirement of president John Russell after more than 10 exemplary years of service to the organization. Under his leadership, DCWAF has grown from a grassroots…
Specialty Restaurants (SRC) has officially opened their newest and fifth Whiskey Joe’s Bar and Grill restaurant, situated on Pensacola Beach. Located at 400 Quietwater Beach Road, at the Pensacola Beach Boardwalk, Whiskey Joe’s is a casual, waterfront beach bar known…
The Walton County Tourist Department has named Dave Rauschkolb as the winner of its annual Van Ness Butler Jr. Hospitality Award. This hospitality award was established in 2003 to recognize excellence in hospitality service, travel/tourism marketing, advertising, promotion, and contributions…
Rowland Publishing Inc. associate publisher McKenzie Burleigh was the featured guest speaker for the Northwest Florida Coast Chapter of Florida Public Relations Association (FPRA) June speaker series: “Publishing in 2022, An Afternoon with Magazine Mogul, McKenzie Burleigh,” at La Paz…
The Walton Area Chamber of Commerce will host The Next BIG Thing on Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2022, at the Hilton Sandestin Beach Golf Resort and Spa and is seeking speakers for this year’s event. The Walton Area Chamber of Commerce…
The Emerald Coast Fitness Foundation (ECFF) recently announced that over $74,000 was raised at the Inaugural Sip and Splash: An Aquatic Affair presented by Tim Smith Acura. The first-of-its-kind event took place under the stars on Saturday, May 14 at…
Cox Communications employees have awarded eight grants to local schools, through Cox Charities Innovation in Education Grants. The program provides employee-funded grants of up to $2,500 for classroom programs and curricula that encourage and promote students’ ingenuity and imagination. Earlier…
Emerald Coast Theatre Company adds sizzle to three Friday evenings in June during its second annual Summer Pop Fun-raiser series. The Summer Pop Series, which caps ECTC's 9th annual season, will be held at 560 Grand Boulevard (upstairs) in Grand…
