With drive time “from Freeport to the beach” now reduced to about 20 minutes, the incentive to live “inland” is even more pronounced—and Freeport is BOOMING!
“The four-laning of Hwy 331 has been a really big deal, a really big improvement for folks here in Freeport,” says Freeport Mayor Russ Barley.
These guys. They’re chomping at the bit to hit the trail….and here I am holding up the show to take a picture of the gang.
We're gathered at Big Daddy’s Bike Shop to head out on the weekly mountain bike ride through nearby Point Washington State Forest. I'm along for the ride and looking forward to the venture.
Executive Chef Erik Kellison has been working in the restaurant business since the age of 14 and honed his skills along the way to eventually become the sous chef at George’s in Alys Beach.
Loving life at George's led to coming in early to treat the staff to a handmade, loving breakfast. The varied and delicious breakfast time quickly caught the attention of George’s owner Christy Spell Terry.
When it comes to SoWal property rental and management, Gary Bennett and Ed Arnsdorff make no bones about it … their company offers the BEST in customer service and they have a couple of decades in the business to prove it.
They have been partners in the rental property management business since 1995 with Gulf Front Realty and then with Paradise Found Vacation Rentals. Seagrove on the Beach Property Rentals was acquired from Marge and Donna Crawford in 1998.
As the owner of the longest-running gallery at Seaside’s Ruskin Place art colony, Annette Newbill Trujillo knew she wanted to celebrate her 25th anniversary in a sweet way.
Let’s see…chocolate, champagne…. chocolate AND champagne! So, for three days beginning March 15, she, her husband Patrick and store associate Cheryl Morrison greeted their patrons with chocolates and the bubbly.
Fresh off the heels of another award-winning season with their first Sandestin restaurant, The Sunset Bay Café, Bryce Jarvis and his father Gary have decided to test the waters of Baytowne Wharf with the opening of Slick Lips Seafood & Oyster House.
Curtis Spagnola wants to go where no double decker bus or trolley has gone before…by offering transportation to folks from Okaloosa Island to Rosemary Beach.
His company, Gulfcoastgo, will feature 10 double decker buses traveling from Okaloosa Island in Fort Walton Beach to 30Avenue in Inlet Beach, and 12 trolleys operating along the Scenic 30A corridor. With a Spring Break start date, Curtis has ramped up for his latest business venture.
