Marlin Grill will celebrate 2021 with an elegant New Year’s Eve Dinner on Thursday, December 31. There will be two seatings at 6 p.m. and 9 p.m. featuring a selection of prime steaks, decadent seafood, and Marlin Grill’s famous, hand-crafted desserts. Diners will enjoy a four-course dinner menu while surrounded by extravagant holiday décor throughout [...]
Trees on the Coast, a local 501(c)3 environmental nonprofit, will host a tree planting ceremony on Friday, November 13, 2020 at Van R. Butler Elementary School in Santa Rosa Beach. This will be the first tree planting ceremony the organization has hosted since COVID-19. In order to keep all students and attendees safe, Trees on [...]
Costa Enterprises McDonald’s will host monthly blood drives with OneBlood at their Niceville location through the end of 2020. The OneBlood Big Red Bus will be parked at 1090 John Sims Parkway from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. on Monday, October 26; Friday, November 13; and Tuesday, December 22 for all guests and community members [...]
On Thursday, October 22, from 5:30-10:30 p.m., Step One Automotive Group will host a Grand Opening Celebration and multi chamber ribbon cutting to commemorate the company’s newest Subaru dealership, located at 916 Beal Parkway in Fort Walton Beach. The event marks the formal opening of the recently built, 16,046-square foot eco-friendly dealership. Construction on the [...]
The Market Shops will host the OneBlood Big Red Bus for a blood drive on Friday, August 28 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The drive comes on the cusp of two successful blood drives held at The Market Shops in July, which garnered 40 pints of blood. All donors will receive a complimentary COVID-19 [...]
After much thought and consideration, Rowland Publishing/Emerald Coast Magazine has made the executive decision to forgo hosting the traditional Best of the Emerald Coast event at Grand Boulevard Town Center, and instead, host a virtual fundraising campaign to benefit the Junior League of the Emerald Coast (JLEC). In June, readers were able to cast their [...]
On Thursday, June 25 the HSU Educational Foundation hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony in tandem with the Greater Fort Walton Beach Chamber of Commerce’s Business After Hours event to unveil the new HSU Innovation Institute, a facility centered in the Fort Walton Beach Commerce and Technology Park, designed to inspire innovation among both the [...]
The Market Shops will host a OneBlood Drive on Friday, July 3 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. All donors will receive a complimentary COVID-19 Antibody Test in addition to the regularly administered wellness checkup consisting of blood pressure, pulse, temperature and iron count, including cholesterol screening. The antibody test is authorized by the Food and [...]
On Wednesday, June 24, Destin Water Users, Inc. (DWU) celebrated the completion of their newest water tower, Tower 5, with a valve turning ceremony honoring all of the companies and individuals who worked on the project. Located at 719 Forest Street, the celebration brought together representatives from each company who played a part in creating [...]
On Wednesday, June 24, Back Beach Barbecue will celebrate their three-year anniversary. Due to continued precautions surrounding the spread of COVID-19, the Bay County restaurant will celebrate the occasion by opening up their dining room and outdoor patio, where tables are spaced six feet apart, for loyal patrons to come enjoy their signature barbecue. The [...]