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Spring is Upon Us: Tourism is Springing

By Tad Hunter Spring is returning and with it the traveling public will soon be coming to dip their toes in our Emerald waters and...
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The Lotus Life: Running the Bases

By Lauren Catanese Ever feel like you are just running the bases in life? One thing after another, going from activity to yet another obligation...
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Happenings at The HUB 30A

The HUB is South Walton’s premiere destination for food and family! The HUB boasts 6 restaurants and 2 full bars as well as a wide...
Build Strong

Collective Wisdom

By Rick Moore At the age of 18, I took a summer job on a farm planting tomatoes. The owner, affectionately named Big E, asked...

A Pastor’s Ponderings March 2019

By Rev. Pete Hyde The sunny March morning came in with a little breeze as a reminder that it was still spring, and summer had not...

Resolution No. 2

By Kirk McCarley Two teenage girls were sitting together on a bench intensely focused on their cellular devices.  Exchanging laughs and giggles, closer observation and eavesdropping...
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BROKE

By Sean Dietrich He found twenty bucks at a gas station. The bill was sitting on the pump, weighted with a rock. A Post-It note...
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Thirty-A Filet & Vine

Thirty-A Filet & Vine is billed as a specialty grocery store, but the Santa Rosa Beach shop has become more than that in its...
Melting Pot

The Melting Pot: Melting Moments into Memories

By Dave White, SoWal Life Publisher I have driven past “The Melting Pot” on Highway 98 in MIramar Beach just about every day since moving...
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The Art of Whiskey Making

By Whitney Lee Destin locals and neighbors, Camden Ford and Aaron Barnes, spent many a night in their backyards in Indian Bayou, taking in the...