The Latest Stories from SoWal

Let’s face it…there’s lots to do in South Walton. Read more... We'd love to hear what you think...you can comment here or on the story page. Feel free to share on your site, blog, facebook, or any other site.

The 360 Blue Foundation is hosting These Boots Were Made for Giving, its premiere fundraising event Read more... We'd love to hear what you think...you can comment here or on the story page. Feel free to share on your site, blog, facebook, or any other site.

Mattie Kelly Arts Foundation presents the 20th Annual Concerts in the Village music concert series Thursday evenings at 7 p.m. Read more... We'd love to hear what you think...you can comment here or on the story page. Feel free to share on your site, blog, facebook, or any other site.

The Cultural Arts Alliance of Walton County is joining forces with

Stinky's Fish Camp's 8th Anniversary Celebration is April 1! Read more... We'd love to hear what you think...you can comment here or on the story page. Feel free to share on your site, blog, facebook, or any other site.

Elam Stoltzfus and the Live Oak Production Group will present the first public showing of the documentary film Coastal Dune Lakes: Jewels of Florida’s Emerald Coast at WaterSound Origins Village Commons on April 2 at 7:15 p.m. Coastal Dune Lakes: Jewels of Florida's Emerald Coast is a one-hour high-definition documentary that features the coastal dune lakes of Northwest Florida. The coastal dune lakes are a diverse group of lakes located in Bay and Walton Counties and are a natural beauty to the area. The film will feature and discuss the lakes, the many types of animals that can be found in and around the lakes, what local groups are doing to preserve the lakes, and why the dune lakes are important to the Northwest Florida area. The film screening is free and open to the public. Bring your blankets and lawn chairs to view the film with your family and friends under the stars at WaterSound Origins Village Common. Free popcorn will be provided to all attendees, and food and beverages will be available for purchase from the WaterSound Café. WaterSound Origins is located off Highway 98, about 1 mile west of the Bay/Walton County Line. Event signs will be posted to direct traffic to the Green where the movie will be shown. For more information, please contact Janet Greeno at 850-231-7402 or at janet.greeno@joe.com. Award winning filmaker Elam Stoltzfus' directed works include six feature-length nature documentaries on the state of Florida, four of which were shown nationwide on Public Television. The Coastal Dune Lakes documentary will premiere on public television nationwide starting Earth Day weekend 2015, and throughout the summer. Coastal Dune Lakes premiere film screenings coming up locally include: -- Watersound Origins on Thursday, April 2, 7:30 p.m. -- Seaside Amphitheater on Saturday, April 18th, 7:30p.m. -- Gulf Place Amphitheater on Earth Day, April 22, 8:00 p.m. Follow Coastal Dune Lakes on Facebook for video, photography and updates on the documentary at www.facebook.com/coastaldunelakes.

Emerald Coast Hydrobikes is hosting a brunch cruise on the Choctawhatchee Bay on Sundays starting March 29. Read more... We'd love to hear what you think...you can comment here or on the story page. Feel free to share on your site, blog, facebook, or any other site.

Can you smell the salt air? Well it's time for you to enter this fabulous beach vacation giveaway for a chance to win three nights in beautiful Seaside, Florida. Read more... We'd love to hear what you think...you can comment here or on the story page. Feel free to share on your site, blog, facebook, or any other site.

The latest real estate report for February 2015 includes statistics for single family homes in Walton County, Florida. Read more... We'd love to hear what you think...you can comment here or on the story page. Feel free to share on your site, blog, facebook, or any other site.

The folks that have come this week for Spring Break certainly got the weather right. Man, it finally turned gorgeous! Upper seventies, blue skies and crystal blue-green water. Read more... We'd love to hear what you think...you can comment here or on the story page. Feel free to share on your site, blog, facebook, or any other site.

Rachael Sage will perform live at The Seaside Repertory Theatre, Thursday, March 26 at 7:30 p.m. Read more... We'd love to hear what you think...you can comment here or on the story page. Feel free to share on your site, blog, facebook, or any other site.

With such a phenomenal selection of fine cuisine along our shores, it’s hard to imagine that it’s only in the past decade that the role of food has come to such prominence. Read more... We'd love to hear what you think...you can comment here or on the story page. Feel free to share on your site, blog, facebook, or any other site.

Seaside Repertory Theatre's 2015 season brings more productions and programs for children than ever before. Read more... We'd love to hear what you think...you can comment here or on the story page. Feel free to share on your site, blog, facebook, or any other site.

ABC Fine Wine & Spirits, one of the largest independent retailers of wine and spirits in the U.S., is opening of a new location in Destin this April. Read more... We'd love to hear what you think...you can comment here or on the story page. Feel free to share on your site, blog, facebook, or any other site.

Hibiscus Cafe will be closed to the public starting this Saturday, March 21st. We are sorry to say, our efforts to have a "All Organic" cafe have not worked out as we hoped. Why? We have not been able to find help for our Chef, Bartley Smith, who has worked 37 days straight without a break. Until we are better staffed, we will only be serving breakfast to our overnight guests, then, when we do reopen, we will be returning to our Original Menu. Thanks you Bartley for your Heroic Effort! If you are interested in Home Chef services and nutritious is as important as delicious to you, contact bartley@30alocalfare.com. Thank You, Hibiscus Staff

Spring is upon us and it’s time to start sprucing up your landscape, flower beds, potted plants and outdoor living space! Read more... We'd love to hear what you think...you can comment here or on the story page. Feel free to share on your site, blog, facebook, or any other site.

Welcome in spring at the 10th Annual Art in the Park held at WaterColor's Cerulean Park and Town Center on March 21 from 9 a Read more... We'd love to hear what you think...you can comment here or on the story page. Feel free to share on your site, blog, facebook, or any other site.

Wine lovers will be swirling about for the 29th annual Sandestin Wine Festival held April 16-19 at Sandestin Golf and Be Read more... We'd love to hear what you think...you can comment here or on the story page. Feel free to share on your site, blog, facebook, or any other site.

The Merchants of Seaside will host the Joffrey Bal Read more... We'd love to hear what you think...you can comment here or on the story page. Feel free to share on your site, blog, facebook, or any other site.

Uptown Station will proudly host Wine World’s 2nd Annual Fort Walton Beach Beer Festival benefitting the S Read more... We'd love to hear what you think...you can comment here or on the story page. Feel free to share on your site, blog, facebook, or any other site.

Mattie Kelly Arts Foundation (MKAF) continues a year-long celebration of its 20th anniversary with a rousing special performance by Read more... We'd love to hear what you think...you can comment here or on the story page. Feel free to share on your site, blog, facebook, or any other site.

On day one, begin your stay in the community of Watercolor with over 500 charming coastal cottages surrounded in a natural Floridian setting. Read more... We'd love to hear what you think...you can comment here or on the story page. Feel free to share on your site, blog, facebook, or any other site.

ArtsQuest, a fine arts festival produced by the Cultural Read more... We'd love to hear what you think...you can comment here or on the story page. Feel free to share on your site, blog, facebook, or any other site.

The Annual Food For Thought Golf Tournament returns April 9 to the beautiful course at the

Picture yourself with your friends and family on the beach in Seaside - playing on the sand, swimming in the Gulf - you're relaxed and covered in sunscreen. And you're Hungry! Read more... We'd love to hear what you think...you can comment here or on the story page. Feel free to share on your site, blog, facebook, or any other site.