Virtual Hands Across the Sand takes place on Saturday May 16, 2020! Check in to Hands Across the Sand on Facebook to virtually join hands to continue our march towards cleaner energy options, celebrate our beaches, and defend our shores from offshore drilling. Share the love!
May brings the start of sea turtle nesting season on the Gulf coast in South Walton Florida. Thank you for keeping all of our beaches #CleanDarkFlat all season long!
A doctor’s “bedside manner” will not usually appear on their resume, but patients in need of a primary care physician would no doubt give Dr. Patsy Vargo and Hillary Glen, DNP, ARNP, “Five Stars” for their attentive approach to patient healthcare.
Children’s Volunteer Health Network (CVHN) recently accepted a grant of $35,000 from the Helping Hands Foundation of the All In Credit Union. The funds will go towards a second mobile dental unit to focus on restorative dental care in both Okaloosa and Walton Counties.
Destin Harvest, Farm Share, PERT, Event Tents, American Lunch, Harbor Docks, Food for Thought, and local responders are working together to meet the overwhelming need for access to free, fresh and nonperishable foods in our area.
Scenic Walton is looking for your help in nominating Scenic 30A to the National Scenic Byways program.
It’s an exciting time of year in SoWal - when locals break out of hibernation, prepare for tourist season, and plan for stellar outdoor fun. Fortunately, our community is filled with stunning landscapes and enlightening cultural activities throughout the year to keep us engaged and entertained. Our coastal dune lakes, with their spectacular wildlife and brilliant sunsets, give us year-round canvases to observe, photograph and paint.
Purses with a Purpose, a signature Shelter House event, returns to Grand Boulevard at Sandestin May 14-16, 2020. Now in its tenth year, Purses with a Purpose has become a must-attend annual shopping experience for ladies across the Emerald Coast. Shoppers at Purses with a Purpose have the opportunity to select from hundreds of new and gently used purses, wallets and accessories up for sale or auction.
The 30A Songwriters Festival returns toSouth Walton January 17-20, 2020, with a stellar group of artists on the schedule.
Headliners represent a range of music genres, including John Prine, Brian Wilson, Indigo Girls, and Tanya Tucker. Wilson will bring his nine-piece band to perform some of his Beach Boys classics, and Prine will have his own band backing him on his much-loved catalog of songs. Meanwhile, Indigo Girls will give a preview of an upcoming studio album and Tucker will fearure the one she recently released, While I’m Livin’.
There are lots of foot races that take place in SoWal, but few offer the communion with nature experienced by runners participating in the Grayton Beach Kous Kouri 8 & 4 Miler to be held this year on Saturday, Nov. 30 at Grayton Beach State Park. This run is a genuine TRAIL run beginning and ending near the main pavilion at the park.
