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There are many families in our area in economic distress. So, ECCAC will again be implementing two holiday initiatives: ECCAC’s annual Adopt-a-Family program: The non-profit organization is seeking donors who will purchase gifts for individual families who have been identified by the Center. Sign up to Adopt-a-Family online at www.eccac.org,...

Trends & Treasures

The Gift of an Experience. A Look of Luxury! Bijoux De Mer Bijoux De Mer, meaning “jewels of the sea” in French, is a fitting name for this artistic, non-traditional, fine jewelry with a fashion forward edge — everything from customer couture pieces done in 18k gold, diamonds and other precious...
By Jodell Haverfield, Luxury Travel Consultant ACC Last year at this time, I was blissfully hosting a Canada/New England cruise. While I am quite familiar with both Canada and New England, I was significantly impressed by the vivid and amazing fall colors I had only heard about. I wonder if...
By Lori Leath Smith, Publisher I believe a spirit of thankfulness is an active choice. To be thankful rather than to complain takes a conscious act of the will. Our response to situations and circumstances, positive and negative, make a huge difference in the outcome. So, Destin Life asked, “What are...

Around Town Nov. 2020

ECCAC’s A Night Under the Stars Rescheduled to Nov. 11 A Night Under the Stars to celebrate 20 years of the Emerald Coast Children’s Advocacy Center concert has been rescheduled for Wed., Nov. 11 Held at the Mattie Kelly Cultural Arts Village, the Modern Eldorados will still be the headliner...
By Lori Leath Smith Some positive news for an unprecedented year—Destin Water Users, Inc. (DWU) has won 2020’s Tank of the Year! Sponsored by Tnemec Company Inc., roughly 300 water tanks were nominated for this year’s contest, and more than 20,000 votes were cast online for 12 finalists from throughout...
In Late 2019, Destin City Council and Leadership brought forth a vision for 2020; with this vision came an ambitious strategic plan. This plan provides guidance on prioritizing projects throughout the organization and we are well on our way in accomplishing many of them. Council’s #1 objective in the plan...
Saturday, November 7 Florida @ Georgia 2:30 PM Texas A&M @ S. Carolina 6:30 PM Clemson @ Notre Dame 6:30 PM Miami (FL) @ N.C. State 6:30 PM Pitt @ Florida State TBD Maryland @ Penn State TBD Rutgers @ Ohio State TBD Purdue @ Wisconsin TBD Oklahoma St. @ Kansas St. TBD Saturday, November 14 Auburn @ Miss. State...
NFL All times Central Week 8 Sunday, November 01, 2020 New England Patriots at Buffalo Bills Noon CBS Tennessee Titans at Cincinnati Bengals Noon CBS Las Vegas Raiders at Cleveland Browns Noon FOX Indianapolis Colts at Detroit Lions Noon CBS Minnesota Vikings at Green Bay Packers Noon FOX New York Jets at Kansas City Chiefs Noon CBS Los Angeles...
Four nonprofit groups in Okaloosa and Walton Counties will receive $112,000 The members of Impact100 of Northwest Florida voted and announced today the grant recipients for 2020 - awarding four (4) $112,000 grants. At its Oct. 25th virtual Annual Meeting, Impact100 NWF members viewed video presentations from each of the...