Moon Crush returns to Miramar Beach for the 5th installment of Topeka Live’s music vacations. Moon Crush, Blue Moon takes place over the Labor Day Weekend and will feature Ben Rector, NEEDTOBREATHE, Switchfoot, Mat Kearney, Johnnyswim, and more. Single-day passes are on sale now at topeka.live.
Lineup:
Friday will open with Switchfoot and Stephen Day before Ben...
By Heather Bennett Eye
South Walton is home to unique and delicate ecosystems and some of the most beautiful beaches in the world. Plastic straws are one of the top offenders of garbage cleaned up along the shore. Not only do they litter the beach, but they pollute the ocean, and they’re...
By Lisa Woodrum
For 20 years, Children in Crisis has answered the desperate need for foster care through its group homes at the Fort Walton Beach property. It has provided stable and consistent home environments for a multitude of displaced children in the midst of severe circumstances. CIC originated from a small...
By Christopher Manson
This month, local anesthesiologist and paddleboard enthusiast Ryan Wegner heads to the Bahamas for a massive 80-mile, approximately 16-hour paddle event benefiting Piper’s Angels Foundation for Cystic Fibrosis. The Palm Beach Gardens-based nonprofit hosts its 10th annual Crossing for Cystic Fibrosis June 21-25.
Wegner, the father of twin Autistic 14-year-old...
Summer visitors to Walton County will once again be able to enjoy complimentary day-use admission to Grayton Beach State Park and Topsail Hill Preserve State Park from Memorial Day through Labor Day.
The Walton County Tourism Department is paying the cost of entry for day-use visitors to increase available parking...
By Christopher Manson
Celebrating its 35th year this month, the Cultural Arts Alliance (CAA) of Walton County’s ArtsQuest Fine Arts Festival is one of the organization’s signature – and biggest – events. In recent years, the CAA has expanded this into Art Month, with visual, performing, and literary arts programming...
Nesting season arrives on our coasts for sea turtles and waterbirds
Nesting season has started for both sea turtles and waterbirds in the Sunshine State. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) reminds people they can help protect vulnerable nesting sea turtles and waterbirds this spring and summer while...
By Heather Bennett Eye
Many of us, at some point, find ourselves on a journey to better our lives. For local South Walton artist, writer, content creator and founder of evolfleS, Maurice Hunter, his brand of Self Love has been a journey of discovery and is a message of empowerment.
Maurice...
