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Invented in South Walton, The Fisherman’s Post is Making Waves in the World of Surf Fishing Sarah Stewart Ron reels in a...
Urban Air, the premier indoor family entertainment company, announced it is expanding to include a new Urban Air Adventure Park in Destin. Urban Air Adventure Parks usher in a new dimension of active entertainment including wall-to-wall trampolines and aerial sports offering a vast range of activities that appeal to...
Candidate for Destin City Council Speaks in Tallahassee There’s an important debate happening in our State’s Capital that should be of keen interest to South Walton County residents. The debate is over how to regulate and classify Vacation Rental Properties by Owner (VRBO) and other Home-Sharing arrangements. There are 2...

Hometown Heroes

“I crawled in as a caterpillar and flew out a butterfly.” By Matthew Vanderford Trey and Chris Hearn are brothers – brothers who decided to start a business to make money. But that money project has turned into something very special in Destin. Both Air Force veterans, the brothers soon...
Good things are in store for the City of Destin! As we roll into 2020, the final phase of the Norriego Point Stabilization Project will begin. Amenities will include a pavilion, restrooms, showers, drinking fountains, environmental educational signage, bike racks, a boardwalk, dune crossovers, vehicle parking and ADA components....
By Lori Leath Smith Longtime local and Destin Life favorite Sean Dietrich (sometimes better known as “Sean of the South”) is a traveling storyteller, podcaster and Southern Living writer known for his daily column filled with stories of steel workers, church potlucks and trusty bloodhounds. His penned words seem to...
  Type “Kara Bishop” into any search engine and the results will render the world-­famous Lyric-­coloratura soprano singing Ave Maria or Gershwin’s Summertime . It comes as no surprise, after hearing her voice, that Bishop is a seasoned classical opera singer who has performed in the prestigious concert halls of...
Hello! My name is Brooke O’Keefe, and I am honored to represent my hometown as Miss Destin 2019. Fulfilling this title has been a dream of mine since I was old enough to walk along these docks. My parents are Amy O’Keefe and the (late) Stephen O’Keefe. I have...
By Lisa Leath Turpin From the moment each cheerleader is announced in May, the conditioning, training, practices, meetings and fundraising begins. With not a second to lose, Coaches Rebekah Harrison and Kristal Duval distribute the schedule. This is a year-round sport now and the team’s immediate focus is UCA’s Masters...