By Rita L.Sherwood Looking to customize your space with uniquely painted furniture? Ava’s Attic in Miramar Beach is your furniture destination. They’ve recently added three new painters to their staff and are producing a lot of beautiful custom painted pieces. Susan, the owner says, “Being on the Emerald Coast, this is the style that our […]

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BEACH CLEANUP – Saturday September 18th at 9:00 am. In past years, Walton County residents and visitors have turned out in large numbers to support the cleaning of our beaches and subsequently the Gulf.  Each piece of debris collected is one more piece of trash saved from our ocean systems.  We think this year can be equally […]

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On Friday, August 20th, the Executive Board of the Early Learning Coalition of the Emerald Coast (ELC-EC) unanimously voted to appoint Dana L. Crupi as the new Chief Executive Officer for the organization. Prior to her appointment as the CEO, Ms. Crupi held the positions, beginning in August 2020, as the Chief Operations Officer and […]

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Along with providing many services to children who have experienced abuse, abandonment or neglect, the Emerald Coast Children’s Advocacy Center (ECCAC) also have significant prevention programs in place. According to Jasie Landeros, who heads up the prevention department as ECCAC’s Outreach Program Manager, “We have been focusing on creating awareness for monthly prevention programs this […]

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The 2021 school year marks Food For Thought’s eleventh year serving food insecure children in Okaloosa and Walton counties. This year will be another year of uncertainty and record numbers of children enrolling in Food For Thought programs. “We are expecting a 10% increase in enrollment this year,” says Tiffanie Nelson, Founder & CEO of […]

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The Friends of the Freeport Public Library are thrilled to announce an early literacy project to promote Kindergarten readiness at the Freeport Public Library to begin September 7, 2021. With grant support from the Dugas Family Foundation, the Friends of the Freeport Public Library are sponsoring a 26-week initiative available to 100 children ages 2-5 […]

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Thursday, September 16th, 5:00 pm to 6:45 pm                                                                  Gulf Place Merchants host the Third Thursday Wine Walkabout each month. For $25, attendees can […]

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Saturday, September 18, 8:45 am to 11:00 am Friends of South Walton Sea Turtles will once again host the International Coastal Cleanup. The Volunteer Beach Ambassador Team invites all community members and visitors to the Emerald Coast to join efforts to clean up the beaches of South Walton on Saturday morning, September 18th, from 9:00 […]

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Eden Gardens State Park, Thursday, September 23rd The Point Washington Medical Clinic invites you to join them as they celebrate another year serving the community – and the fifth annual Harvest Moon Celebration fundraiser to support the mission of the clinic: to build a stronger and healthier community by providing high-quality primary health care regardless […]

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