McDonald’s is proud to serve the people in our neighborhoods who help make our communities a better place – especially educators. Northwest Florida’s local McDonald’s organization, Costa Enterprises McDonald’s, will be visiting Bluewater Bay Elementary on Tuesday, October 12 at 8:15 a.m. to recognize three local educators including the school’s 2021 “Teacher of the Year.” [...]

The Market Shops is pleased to announce the lineup of participating restaurants for the Sixth Annual Bloody Mary Festival, which will be held on Saturday, October 23 from 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. at the shopping center. Local establishments, including Alys Beach, Bijoux Restaurant + Spirits, Bitterroot, Camille’s at Crystal Beach, Cannery Lane Cantina, Emeril’s Coastal, [...]

Four managers, Shaela Cotton, Debra Herndon, Shontae Staton, and Jenny Young, from Costa Enterprises McDonald’s recently graduated from Hamburger University. This McDonald’s driven program is based in Chicago and led by world-class leaders and professors that train high-potential restaurant managers, mid-managers and owner-operators in restaurant management. Cotton, Herndon, Staton, and Young join the list of [...]

On Thursday, October 14, Back Beach Barbecue and Idyll Hounds Brewing Company will host a Beer Dinner, featuring a collaboration of craft brews and various barbecue options perfectly paired together to enhance the taste and flavor of each course. Beginning at 5:30 p.m., guests are invited to a cocktail hour before sitting down to [...]

Due to the uptick in COVID-19 pandemic variants, out of an abundance of caution, the 2021 Best Of the Emerald Coast event slated for October 16 in Grand Boulevard Town Center has been cancelled. “The safety and wellbeing of our partners, staff and community is our No. 1 priority,” said Brian Rowland, publisher of Rowland [...]

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 [...]