Costa Enterprises McDonald’s plans to deliver Teacher Appreciation Cards to 78 local schools in Bay, Calhoun, Gulf, Holmes, Jackson, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa, Walton, and Washington counties to show their gratitude for the area’s educators.   As a part of their Costa Cares mission, Costa Enterprises McDonald’s is committed to giving back to the various communities surrounding [...]

The Market Shops, located at the entrance to Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort, will host the Walton Area Chamber of Commerce and Young Professionals of Walton County (YPWC) for a combined Business After Hours event on Thursday, September 9, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Members and non-members from both groups along with community members are [...]

HOWSE, an Arkansas-based home furnishing store, will host a grand opening celebration from 5:30-7:30 p.m. on Thursday, August 19 to commemorate the formal opening of their newest store, located at 43 North Geronimo Street in Miramar Beach, in conjunction with the Walton Area Chamber of Commerce for their Business After Hours event and the Destin [...]

On Saturday, October 23, The Market Shops will host its Sixth Annual Bloody Mary Festival benefiting Habitat for Humanity - Walton County. The annual event, powered by Step One Automotive Group, will feature unlimited tastes of South Walton’s most creative and innovative bloody marys made with Distillery 98’s Dune Laker Vodka and served by the [...]

Two general managers, Lyn Dokdok and Amanda Henderson, from Costa Enterprises McDonald’s graduated from McDonald’s own Hamburger University, a program based in Chicago with world-class leaders and professors that train high-potential restaurant managers, mid-managers and owner-operators in restaurant management. Hamburger University was founded in 1961 in the basement of a McDonald’s in Elk Grove Village, Illinois, by [...]

Owl’s Head Farms, the master plan community in Walton County located at 11285 US Hwy. 331, officially broke ground on Thursday, July 1. The construction on the first set of 660 homes, designed by DR Horton, is set to be complete by Summer 2022. This is the first phase of the 1,000-acre development. The [...]

Pickos Ski School, located at 105 Jump Street, announced in December 2019 that they will be the official host for the 2020 International Waterski & Wakeboard Federation (IWWF) World Junior Waterski Championships. Due to COVID-19, the original competition date has been rescheduled to August 22-29, 2021. The IWWF World Junior Waterski Championships are held every [...]

Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices PenFed Realty, one of the country’s fastest-growing real estate brokerages with more than 2,000 agents and over $6 billion in annual sales, announced the promotion of Chris Sause, manager and associate broker of the company’s Miramar Beach and Santa Rosa Beach offices, to area Vice President of the Okaloosa and Walton [...]

Founded in 2001 by owners, Wayne Lewis and Tom Rice, Marlin Grill has long been noted for their culinary talents and award-winning wine list for the past 20 years. The locally owned and operated restaurant has been fondly recognized as the Best Place for a Date, Best Martini, and Best Romantic/Special Occasion Restaurant by the [...]