The Emerald Coast Fitness Foundation (ECFF) is pleased to announce their upcoming fundraising event, Sip and Splash: An Aquatic Affair presented by Tim Smith Acura. A first of its kind, the event will take place on Saturday, May 14 at the Aquatic Center, located at 4345 Commons Drive West, in Destin. The community is invited [...]
Love + Grow Clothing Co will celebrate the grand opening of their first showroom, located at 457 Serenoa Road, Unit 10, on Saturday, March 19, 2022 from 10 a.m.- 2 p.m. with a portion of sales made benefitting Children in Crisis. Love + Grow was created in 2017 by Lindsey Smith after she had her [...]
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices PenFed Realty, one of the country’s fastest-growing real estate brokerages with more than 2,000 Realtors® and over $8 billion in annual sales volume, is pleased to announce the appointment of Brian Waghalter as the new Branch Manager & Broker Associate of the company’s Gulf Breeze, Florida, branch. “We are thrilled to welcome [...]
On Friday, February 25, Costa Enterprises McDonald’s will provide breakfast to over 900 local student athletes and coaches at the All Sports Association (ASA) Buck Smith Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) Prayer Breakfast, hosted at Northwest Florida State College’s Raider Arena. This will be the fifth year Costa Enterprises McDonald’s has sponsored the Annual FCA [...]
On Monday, February 21, Costa Enterprises McDonald’s will host a benefit lunch honoring one of their employees, Jacob Becktel, 18, who is currently battling leukemia. The event will take place from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at both the Bluewater Bay McDonald’s location, where Becktel was formerly employed, and the Freeport McDonald’s location, which is [...]
The Walton Area Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce their 2022 Annual Gala and Awards Celebration will be held Friday, February 11, at the Hilton Sandestin Beach Golf Resort & Spa. The black-tie optional “Fire and Ice” Gala, presented by Hilton Sandestin Beach Golf Resort & Spa, will kick off at 5:30 p.m. with [...]
Wine & Fries in partnership with Hotel Effie Sandestin, powered by Step One Automotive Group, features the iconic McDonald’s french fries paired with the perfect wine for a party with a purpose. Enjoy sipping wine, indulging your inner child with fries, and bidding on auction items, all in an effort to continue keeping families close at Ronald McDonald [...]
On Thursday, December 16, Costa Enterprises McDonald’s acquired seven McDonald’s locations throughout Bay County, Freeport, and Madison, Florida from Johnstone Foods McDonald’s, a historic, family-owned franchise that has been with the iconic brand since 1962. For the past 60 years, the Johnstone family has owned and operated multiple McDonald’s throughout the region, including building Bay [...]
The Walton Area Chamber of Commerce will host “The Next BIG Thing” on Thursday, December 9, 2021, at Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort in the Baytowne Conference Center. Presented by Fort Walton Beach Medical Center, the annual symposium has three distinctive growth tracks, including Leadership Development, Entrepreneurship, and Women in Business. Together, they will bring [...]
Northwest Florida’s local McDonald’s organization, Costa Enterprises McDonald’s, visited Bluewater Bay Elementary on Tuesday, October 12 to recognize three local educators including the school’s 2021 “Teacher of the Year.” In addition, the Costa team served the entire staff a complimentary breakfast, handed out Teacher Appreciation Cards, and surprised the school with a $3,000 donation. The [...]