South Walton’s Fire Chief Rick Talbert was just named Florida Fire Chief of the Year! South Walton’s Rick Talbert is Florida’s Fire Chief of the Year
With his motto,”Be true to your values. Your family is your biggest support system,” it’s no wonder he has become such a success!
Click here to read the full story in NWF Daily News.
On Thursday, August 6th, Houston 8 is hosting a book launch event for Brenda Barnes’ new book The Wine & Chocolate Evacuation Plan. Check it out this event at 6 pm for wine, chocolate, fashion and a drizzle of evacuation education as the author shares her story and mission behind the book.
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Five million new airline passengers over the next ten years? That’s what Davage “Buddy” Runnels, Chairman of Coastal Vision 3000, sees in the future for the Northwest Florida Gulf Coast region known as THE Beach.
The non-profit regional membership group of businesses, hospitality operators, tourism and civic organizations whose membership now numbers 130, has embraced Vision 2020, which will be a coordinated regional effort to make THE Beach a national and international destination that will bring 5 million airline passengers by the year 2020.
The 31st Annual Destin Seafood Festival is only 10 weeks away and will take place at HarborWalk Village, alongside Destin’s harbor, on Oct. 2-4. In addition to the wide selection of fresh seafood, visitors and locals will enjoy nationally known entertainment, arts and crafts booths, children’s activities, and much more. The headliners are Survivor on Friday, Oct. 2, and Joan Jett and the Blackhearts on Saturday, Oct. 3.
To help the Destin Seafood Festival celebrate its 31st year, some of the area’s favorite restaurants and caterers are bringing their best fresh seafood dishes and other specialties, including favorite dishes from the Back Porch, Café Grazie, Fisherman’s Wharf, Louisiana Lagniappe, and Pompano Joe’s; fresh homemade ice cream from Bruster’s Ice Cream; coconut shrimp and island shrimp creole from the Caribbean Café; fried catfish and sweet potato fries from CP Concessions; espressos and lattes from Cuppy’s Coffee; kettle corn and cotton candy from Kettle Corn; alligator and crawfish etoufee from New Orleans Cajun Cuisine; more than 20 syrup flavors from Mark’s Hawaiian Shaved Ice; homemade root beer floats from McGuire’s Irish Pub; scallops and snapper from MDM Concessions; Italian ice from Repicci’s Italian Ice; shark and oysters from Ruben’s Concession’s; all natural real fruit smoothies from Tropical Smoothie Café; and Hawaiian shaved ice and frozen mocha from Tropical Sno.
Hungry yet?
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Tracery Interiors, based in Rosemary Beach, will be featured in the 2009 Southern Living Tarpon Run Idea House in Cinnamon Shore, Texas. The issue featuring Tarpon Run hits the stands July 31! One Thursday, July 30 (tomorrow) from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. If you want to celebrate with them, Tracery will be hosting a release party at their Tracery Shop at 72 Main Street, Rosemary Beach, Florida 32461. Call 850.231.6755 for more information.
The Lighthouse Family Retreat is in town this week with lots of big plans for fun and relaxation. The Lighthouse Family Retreat provides a respite for children with cancer and their families by offering them seaside retreats in beach communities along Highway 30–A in Santa Rosa Beach. With fun, games and great activities, families can relax in a carefree environment and take a week to forget about the pain, trauma and suffering they have been through, reconnect with each other and enjoy the company of other families like them. This week, Lighthouse Family Retreat has great things in store for the families including a luau on the beach, a talent show, beach olympics, movies under the stars and a dance party! Plus, all the moms are getting their hair done at Salon Twist, owned by Gina Shiflett.
The Idea Boutique™ Hits Homerun with 42% Increase in Traffic on Newly Designed Website
Cornerstone Marketing & Advertising, Inc., the agency of record for The Resort Collection of Panama City Beach, recently designed a new website for Edgewater Beach & Golf Resort, a signature property of The Resort Collection. The website launched May 11, 2009 unveiling a fresh image with rich photography, enhanced graphics, clean design, easy navigation and a wealth of information encased within a branding message of “Happiness.” A short two months since the website went live, there has been a 42% increase in site traffic and 33% increase in online reservation bookings compared with the prior two months.
“Everyone needs to hear some good news and know that all is not doom and gloom,” said Lisa Burwell, president and founder of Cornerstone Marketing & Advertising. “Cornerstone’s vice president of creative services, Bob Brown, did an outstanding job crafting this beautiful site along with the rest of the Cornerstone and Resort Collection team. This surge of business for Edgewater serves as a reminder that an investment in image pays off even in hard times.”
Paul Wohlford, vice president of sales and marketing for The Resort Collection, said, “We are thrilled about the results we are experiencing and glad to see that our guests find the new site to be as helpful and refreshing as we do.” He added that the branding message, “Happiness is…” communicates that now, more than ever, people need to take a break from the stresses of daily life and enjoy themselves on a vacation and is part of the marketing terminology, “deservability.”
Prim & Proper
This trend offers delicious dressmaker details such as romantic flowers, bows, ruffles, tiers and draping. Elegant textiles like lace, lush wools, satin and charmeuse allow women to easily explore their feminine side.
The Highlands
This is the perfect trend for a divine dose of English Country. Prepare to plaid - then add paisleys, checks, animal prints, tweeds and winter florals. A plethora of patterns is a must.
Sharp Cuts
Sleek is chic and architectural shapes are the signature of this trend. Slim pant legs, the strong shoulder, stand collars, seaming and folding - all details that guarantee sophisticated style and often give looks that ’80s edge.
Folk Finery
In this last style statement, create a Bohemian tapestry inspired by India, Tibet, Russia and Eastern Europe. Embroideries, embellishments and “other world” textiles have a gypsy flare.
Be sure to visit Belk located in Destin Commons!
Don’t forget, this Saturday, August 1 at 6 a.m., Fishin’ Chix is holding their Pink Rubber Boots Ladies Fishing Rodeo in Destin, FL for lady anglers, with or without experience. It’s all about fun, sisterhood and fishing with tournament winnings of trips and prizes valued at over $20,000. Proceeds benefit Covenant Hospice and the Guy Harvey Ocean Foundation. To register, call (850) 916-4444, or visit www.FishinChix.com.
Important Dates and Times:
Thursday – July 30 – Captain’s Pre-tournament Meeting at Harbor Docks - 6 p.m.
Saturday – August 1 – Pink Rubber Books Ladies Fishing Rodeo at Harbor Docks - 6 a.m.
Similar to the concept behind Digital Graffiti, Urbanscreen creates large-scale custom-made media projections for urban surfaces. Using an architectural approach, the projection is adapted precisely to the locality using a procedure they have developed and coined LUMENTEKTUR. This process gives direct reference to and interaction with the background providing each unique project with a distinct reference to time and space. Check out this video that showcases their mesmerizing work!
As a thank-you to the community for supporting Kilwin’s Chocolates Fudge & Ice Cream at Grand Boulevard, owners Kristen and Paul Nykamp have decided to give back through two events next week, “Scoop for Cause” and a partnership with Destin Harvest.
“Scoop for a Cause” will be held Monday July, 27 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. During this time 20% of all Kilwin’s sales will go toward helping local soccer coach and business owner, Jason Thompson, who was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer. Jason’s favorite sundae, “The Corner Kick” consisting of vanilla ice cream, butterscotch topping and delicious toffee crunch pieces will be featured on the 27. More information about helping Jason can be found at www.kickingitforjason.com.
“We decided to create the “Scoops for a Cause” Program to thank everyone for their support of our business over the past two years. We wanted to thank our customers and especially our community for their business. We are honored to help Jason and his family in any small way we can,” Kristen Nykamp said.
Tuesday July 28, Kilwin’s will partner with Destin Harvest from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. For every cone sold at Kilwin’s during those hours, an equal amount of ice cream will be donated to Destin Harvest. Anyone interested in donating their own food to Destin Harvest can leave it in the “Needs Drop Off” box at Kilwin’s on the 27. Destin Harvest is a local food bank that passes donated food on to non-profit organizations in the community.
“In honor of National Ice Cream month, we thought donating ice cream for every cone that we sell would be perfect,” Kristen Nykamp said.
During the hours of these events, with the purchase of a waffle cone, customers can buy a second waffle cone for only one dollar. Anyone interested in helping Kilwin’s with their “Scoops for a Cause” event should e-mail Paul or Kristen Nykamp at destingrandboulevard@kilwins.com.
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