By Michelle Ruschman
As we approach election day on Tuesday, November 5, 2024, 22-year veteran and mother Lisa Robertson, an advocate for Get Out the Christian Vote, has a question for all those who are considering not getting out to vote: What kind of future do you want for your...
2024 College Football Game Day Highlights
Week 6: October 5
Penn St. vs UCLA TBA
Florida St. vs Clemson TBA
Georgia vs Auburn TBA
Ohio St. vs Iowa TBA
Arkansas vs Tennessee TBA
Vanderbilt vs Alabama TBA
Washington vs Michigan TBA
Week 7: October 12
USC vs Penn St. TBA
Georgia vs Miss St. TBA
Tennessee vs Florida TBA
Alabama vs S....
By Carolyn Newcomer Ketchel
Each month, I highlight a project within Okaloosa County. Many of you have visited Marler Park over the decades. It is a popular park on Choctawhatchee Bay next to the Destin-Ft. Walton Beach Convention Center. (Please see map.) It is situated next to a public boat...
By Michelle Ruschman
Fiona Devenney, the Executive Director of Opportunity Place, knows that one of the best sources of energy in a community is this: Hope. Her team, although small, is mighty, and includes Balon Loften (Associate Director), Felicia Waters (Eligibility Specialist), Gabrielle Loften (Shelter Coordinator), and Jean Day (Youth...
Currently ranked as the fifth largest charity wine auction in the country by Wine Spectator Magazine, Destin Charity Wine Auction Foundation’s mission is to connect wine enthusiasts to benefit children in need in Northwest Florida.
Following another successful year of fundraising, the Foundation presented its 17 benefitting, local children’s charities...
By Patricia Lee, Owner, Destinites.com
This month in our Destinites Facebook group at www.Facebook.com/groups/Destinites, members voiced concerns over two separate issues.
First, there is concern about e-bikes on the sidewalks, and second, there are concerns about the new proposal from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection to add more recreational activities,...
By Barbara Palmgren
When I interviewed Liam Branagan, Director of Golf for Burnt Pine Golf Course, sitting in his new office where we viewed golfers through the large glass windows, I asked a question: Where did Burnt Pine get its name? I currently serve on the Board of Trustees at...
By Mary Fomby
Summer is winding down, but the Gulfarium Marine Adventure Park is just getting geared up for an amazing September with dolphins, turtles, manatees and much more!
Let’s get art-SEA! Dolphin Doodle Returns.
You can take home a completely unique piece of art that has a hint of fishy flare....
By Tamara Leigh Young, PhD, Public Information Director for the World’s Luckiest Fishing Village
It’s time for more “reel” talk from the Mayor and me. This time, the City of Destin’s Mayor, Bobby Wagner, and I sat down for a somber talk about Veteran suicide.
TY: You’re on a mayoral mission...
