12th Annual Monarch Madness set for October 6
12th Annual Monarch Madness set for October 6
Join the Panhandle Butterfly House in celebrating the journey of the monarch butterfly at the 12th Annual Monarch Madness Butterfly Festival, Oct. 6, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 8581 Navarre Parkway in Navarre just west of the Navarre Bridge. Visitors can tour the vivarium – a screened structure housing hundreds of butterflies and the butterfly-attracting plants – and learn about the life … read more
Architectural firms compete to help Manna
Architectural firms compete to help Manna
The American Institute of Architects (AIA) Florida Northwest will partner with Manna again this year for PensaCan – a competition where architectural firms create impressive structures made entirely out of full cans of food. Following a week-long display of the structures and voting, all food is then donated to Manna for distribution to the hungry … read more
15th Annual Countywide Tour kicks off!
15th Annual Countywide Tour kicks off!
The 2018 Corn Maze at Sweet Season Farms features a tribute to the 75th Anniversary of NAS Whiting Field (photo courtesy Sweet Season Farms, LLC) The Santa Rosa County Tourist Development Council in 2003 started the Beaches to Woodlands Tour in an effort to extend tourism season beyond its traditional ending on Labor Day, … read more
Locals collecting pet supplies for Hurricane Florence relief effort
Locals collecting pet supplies for Hurricane Florence relief effort
Saltwater Chick Designs and Snoop’s Critter Closet have teamed up again this year for Hurricane Disaster Relief. Last year’s efforts in our area helped fill a 24 foot moving truck for Harvey relief and we are working towards that goal again for Florence. This year, we have approximately 20 businesses who are authorized drop off … read more
Dickey’s Barbeque Pit planned for Tiger Point
Dickey’s Barbeque Pit planned for Tiger Point
The general manager of Dickey’s Barbecue Pit in Pensacola confirms that plans are underway to bring a new franchise to Tiger Point Pavilion shopping center near Publix. According to Robert Lafleur, general manager of the Dickey’s on Davis Highway in Pensacola, the franchise is expected to open in October and will be under different ownership … read more
County seeks input by Oct. 31 on potential Navarre Community Access Road route
County seeks input by Oct. 31 on potential Navarre Community Access Road route
UPDATED Graphic by Romi White (pls note the original graphic incorrectly depicted the line for Broadmoor — the dashed purple line. We apologize for that error, which has been corrected). A study is underway to determine the feasibility of a future Navarre community access road, which could potentially alleviate traffic on U.S. 98 by providing … read more
“Soft lock down” continues for Pace schools during pursuit of stolen vehicle suspect
“Soft lock down” continues for Pace schools during pursuit of stolen vehicle suspect
UPDATE 10:49 am SUSPECT IN CUSTODY SCHOOLS NO LONGER ON LOCKDOWN Deputies with Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office this morning around 8:30 a.m. located a stolen vehicle driving in the area of Pace Patriot Boulevard and Norris Road. The vehicle fled and the driver ran on foot. Due to the nature of the incident and … read more
Ronny’s Car Wash planned for Gulf Breeze
Ronny’s Car Wash planned for Gulf Breeze
Construction is underway for a Ronny’s Car Wash on U.S. 98 at Coral Street in Navarre, and the company continues to acquire land for future expansions. The business in July purchased a roughly 2.75-acre parcel on the southwest side of U.S. 98 at Crane Cove Boulevard adjacent to The Breeze Cinema 8 movie theater. “We … read more
Coffee drive-thru planned for U.S. 98 in Navarre
Coffee drive-thru planned for U.S. 98 in Navarre
A new drive-thru coffee shop is planned for the southwest corner of U.S. 98 and Navarre Sound Circle (which located just under one mile east of Navarre Beach Bridge) A 20-foot by 30-foot building is planned to be constructed on the roughly 1/3-acre parcel, which was purchased for $150,000 in February by Deb’s Coffee … read more
$2.15 million expansion for Blackwater River State Forest
$2.15 million expansion for Blackwater River State Forest
The Trust for Public Land last week announced that another 800 acres of forestland within the Florida Forever Project Wolfe Creek Forest has been acquired and added to the Blackwater River State Forest. The acquired property includes frontage on Big Coldwater Creek, which is widely used for kayaking, tubing, and canoeing by community members and … read more
