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Under the Sea Guests Over the Moon

Art lovers, nature lovers and underwater museum enthusiasts gathered under twinkling lights in Grand Boulevard Town Center in Miramar Beach on a balmy spring evening to support all three. The Cultural Arts Alliance of Walton County kicked off Art Month…

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Grand Boulevard Town Center fills your weekends with world-class cultural events

A New Retail Business Boom

There are countless events in life that we make purchases for; the perfect pair of pants for a new job, a hand-crafted “thinking of you” gift from a local artisan, or the Lululemon leggings that are at the top of…

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Adventure Is Out There

Shane Reynolds is a true Floridian. He was born in Pensacola, raised in Fort Walton, and lives in Destin. As a kid, Reynolds didn’t stray too far from home. “My dad liked to be home, and that was his thing,” he…

Florida Cocktails

Carrie Honaker was traveling abroad, on board a barge in Southern France, when she unexpectedly received an email from Cider Mill Press.   The publishing company was looking to recruit Honaker to author a compilation of cocktails made at bars…

Local Art Here

Best friends Autumn Johnson and Kasey Caldwell co-worked for years selling their respective artwork out of co-op shops. But they never anticipated graduating their work relationship to co-owners.   “We’re like soulmates,” Johnson says. “We know each other very well,…

Grand Turk

In February, the Arts & Design Society of Fort Walton Beach announced Michael Lunsford’s Grand Turk painting as the winner of the Viewers’ Choice award in the 65th Annual Beaux Arts Exhibition. And at the 2025 ArtsQuest Fine Arts Festival…

Music as Salvation

I have lived in this flourishing beach town for eight years, and I have never had the opportunity to attend the 30A Songwriters Festival—until this year.   I attended in hopes of being a part of something unique and discovering a…