I lived in Miami Beach for more than half of my life and – with the exception of my college years spent in Gainesville (oh, go Gators!) and a three-month stint in New York City – I haven’t had much experience living elsewhere in the good ol’ U.S. of A. This is probably why I [...]
The sun has set on another Taste of THE Beach – Wine.Dine.Donate extravaganza. Hopefully you were able to go to at least one of the nearly dozen events across the region last weekend. Restaurants from Destin to Panama City were cooking up their specialties and serving them with outstanding wines poured by Southern Wine and [...]
I revisited the Destin History and Fishing Museum this week. I say revisited because I had been there a looong time ago when the museum was just getting started. That was in 1987. At that time, it was a real community effort to put the little museum together. Local fishermen donated taxidermied versions of their [...]
This month The Zoo turns 25. It’s hard to believe the little animal park between Navarre and Gulf Breeze is a quarter of a century old, but on May 19th, The Zoo Northwest Florida celebrates its birthday
The funny thing is I was going through some old papers the other day and came across an article [...]
I took a day trip last weekend. Sometimes it’s good for me to get out of my cocoon and with so many places to go and things to see along our 227-mile stretch of paradise, I’m never at a loss for ideas. So, I spread my wings and headed to Navarre to see the Panhandle [...]
That’s it! Kaput! No more cold weather. Admittedly, a dip to 58 degrees makes us here at THE Beach go digging for the winter clothes again, but it just makes our Northern friends jealous. They’d love to get UP to 58 degrees, so after this week’s cold snap it’s time to start really thinking Spring [...]
The sun is shining, it’s Spring at THE Beach and time to do some day-trippin’ but if the economy has your pocketbook on hold, here are some fun and free things to do with the family this weekend.
Gulf Islands National Seashore-The Pensacola Bay Area is home to the longest stretch of protected seashore in the [...]
Roberta Sandler’s new book A Brief Guide to Florida’s Monuments and Memorials (University Press of Florida, 2008) is a 261 page treasure hunt of monumental trivia. She covers the entire state by sections and includes the carved stones, murals, parks, churches and statues that pay tribute to Florida’s past, people and events.
Along THE Beach, Roberta [...]
From the earliest Spanish forts to the beginnings of the U. S. space program (more on that later), THE Beach has always been a strategic location for the military. Today, there are four air bases situated along the coast and two museums that tell the story of the military in our region.
Tyndall Air Force Base [...]
With high temperatures along THE Beach ranging from 68 to 72 degrees, it’s definitely a get out and about weekend on Northwest Florida’s Gulf Coast. Whether you’re traveling from Tulsa, flying from Fargo, or popping in from Poughkeepsie, you’re sure to find plenty of things to do at THE Beach. A little liquid sunshine might [...]
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