Did you know that 68% of battered women report violence toward their pets?
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Enter for a chance to win this original painting of the iconic pines on Western Lake from local SoWal artist Andy Saczynski!
This one-of-a-kind piece is entitled, "Priceless - Western Lake" and is valued at $2,600! Plus it is HUGE... 5 feet wide by 3 feet tall!
We'll annouce a winner on Friday, September 7, 2012. Good Luck!
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The Hilton Sandestin Beach Golf Resort & Spa is South Walton’s only full-service hotel, featuring everything you could want in a beach vacation all in one spot: top-notch restaurants, spo
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Registration is now open for the popular half marathon and 5K event, which will be held on Sunday, March 3, 2013.
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In Uptown Grayton on the eastern edge of Grayton Beach, there's a little something for everyone.
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The outdoor movie series at Seaside this summer was so successful, that they're continuing into the fall with four classic favorites.
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Adopt a rubber duck and join in a day of family fun at the 2nd Annual Emerald Coast Duck Regatta hosted by the Sacred Heart Hospital on the Emerald Coast Guild.
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Come out and take the Frist Friday Art Walk with us and celebrate our friend Dawn's beautiful underwater photos - "The Enchanted Sea, a Photographic Journey" on Sep 7th from 5-9PM at
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Kevin Moran's Emerald Coast Wine School is offering a series of wine courses to be held at Crush Wine Bar<
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After a week of big surf and a pretty good surge from Issac, the gulf has calmed down quickly.
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We're always encouraging visitors and locals to get outside more! That's just what the Explore The Outdoors Festival on Oct. 6, 2012 aims to do. The event will be 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
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Restaurant Fire is now open for breakfast and the menu is scrumptious.
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Before Hurricane Isaac passed by SoWal on his way to New Orleans, South Walton’s sea turtle nests (not including nests in the State Parks) numbered 96, which was a record for our area.
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We love cooking school at Kitchenique!
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The official results are in for our 2012 "You're So SoWal if..." contest! We had so much FUNN reading all of the GRAYT entries!
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Joanna Cotten & Jimmy Ward performing in the Williams Backyard Boogie at Santa Rosa Beach Florida on August 23, 2012.Joanna & Jimmy ... two awesome songwriters/musicians doing what they do best ... singing their songs. Food plates by Grayton Beach Catering - Chicken and Steak Tacos with all the fixins.
http://www.graytevents.com
South Walton live music is at http://www.SoWal.com/music.
South Walton Live Music Venues are at http://SoWal.com/live-music-venues.
If you are a musician or music venue and would like to be featured on SoWal.com, please contact us!
We'd like to hear what is your favorite musician, band or live music venue in SoWal...leave us a comment below.
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As Tropical Storm Isaac veers off his SoWal bullseye and heads west to become Hurricane Isaac, the city of New Orleans braces for a direct hit nearly seven years to the day on which Hurricane Katrina devestated the crescent city.
Eerily, Isaac has stalled just off the Louisiana coast as if wanting to make his entry into the city exactly on the seventh anniversary of Katrina.
As hard as we try, hurricanes are unpredictable.
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Check out the latest forecasts, discussion, and resources at
http://www.sowal.com/bb/showthread.php/63227-Tropical-Storm-Isaac
The South Walton TDC has announced the addition of several new employees over the past few weeks.
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Wait til you see all the joy on the kids's faces. Cottages for Kids at Rosemary Beach is so fun and rewarding.
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Looks like Highland Park is finally going to get moving. Clerk of ourt website says it sold last week to DR Horton. The rumor had been around a while. Get ready Blue Mountain Beach.
Mary A.
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As the owner of SoWal Pilates, Brittany Lee is ready to share her passion with South Walton as she celebrates her grand opening August 23.
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Crust Artisan Bakery has opened on a very visible stretch of U.S. 98, near a big Methodist church (hey, how many times is bread mentioned in the Bible?), and offers bread, pastries, wood-fired pizzas and sandwiches morning to evening, six days a week.My family and I ate at Crust on a recent weeknight, early enough to have the place to ourselves, briefly. In addition to dine-in service, Crust takes call-in orders and sells baked goods, sweet and savory, over the counter. I did not see any beer or wine for sale, but they offer tea, water and some interesting soft drinks, notably San Pellegrino lemon and blood orange sodas.Owner/baker/server/cashier Kim invited us to sit and took our drink orders. The menu is written on a chalkboard, and...
Planning is underway for Taste of the Beach 2012 kick off event, "Vine to Wine - A Wine Preview" on Aug. 24th, 2012.
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