No Child Should Carry Their Life in a Trash Bag: Kay’s Carry-On Gives Foster Kids Hope on Wheels
By Michelle Ruschman
When children in foster care are forced to leave their homes because of dire circumstances or because they’ve aged out, they are provided with garbage bags to transport their personal...
By Wendy Rudman
The Emerald Coast Fitness Foundation (ECFF), a nonprofit formed around a kitchen table 10 years ago, is celebrating hitting a key milestone. The foundation operates two facilities in Fort Walton Beach and an aquatic center in Destin – all of which are open to the public.
Over the...
By Barbara Palmgren
As one of the area’s premier junior golf tours, the ECJGT (Emerald Coast Junior Golf Tour) scheduled its early spring tournament at Shalimar Pointe Golf Course on March 2. Last year I covered several of their events and enjoyed watching young golfers learn the game and improve...
From the Publisher: “I’m here with Karen Scholz, the person who’s brought The Touchless Cover to the Emerald Coast area. Karen, let’s begin with an introduction of you, and why you felt it made sense to bring The Touchless Cover here.”
Karen: I own a marine custom canvas and upholstery...
By Liesel Schmidt
Designers of every ilk, be it fashion or home and interior, wait expectantly for Pantone’s annual release of its color of the year, anticipating the ways said color will influence trends on the runway and the real way. And while some in the know had an inkling...
By Sherry Jones
The energy was electric inside the University of West Florida’s Fine and Performing Arts Center in Pensacola on Sunday, March 9, 2025. Families, friends, and supporters from across the region gathered to witness a moment in history—the inaugural Miss West Florida Scholarship Competition.
Two remarkable young women emerged...
By Carolyn Newcomer Ketchel
The building that is almost finished is the new south end agricultural building. The previous south end AG building on Hollywood Boulevard in Fort Walton Beach was very old and long dilapidated. Hurricane Sally finally finished it off. In case you have not seen the new...
By Kelly Murphy-Redd
Descending by parachute, Howard Hill saw someone with a rifle running down the dirt road in his direction. When he landed, two men in militia outfits and pith helmets stood 10 feet away, looking down the sights of their rifles with bayonets. Forty to fifty more came...
Get ready for an unforgettable evening of conservation, celebration, and coastal fun at Gulfarium’s CARE on the Coast on April 26, 2025, at 3:30 PM! This annual festival brings together delicious food, refreshing drinks, live entertainment, and marine animal encounters for a one-of-a-kind event benefiting the Gulfarium CARE Center’s...
By Barbara Palmgren
This is the 50th year of the ending of the Vietnam War in April, 2025, and many military and civic groups will conduct tributes to the veterans of our nation who served. In addition, the U. S. military organized three refugee camps to help citizens of South...
