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The Florida Wildlife Corridor has the noble aim to protect and restore connected landscapes throughout the Florida Peninsula to create a viable corridor from the Everglades to Georgia.

SoWal.com Partner YOLO Board has joined in to support the Florida Wildlife Corridor Expedition, a campaign to raise awareness and generate support to connect remaining natural lands, waters, working farms and ranches from the Everglades to Georgia, protecting a functional ecological corridor for the health of people, wildlife and watersheds.

Celebrate the coast’s most talented regional and local musicians on Sunday, Feb, 19 from 5-10PM as SoWal.com partner, The Beachcomber, brings local favorites to the stage for fun and awards.

The winners of the 4th Annual Beachcomber Music Awards are announced LIVE on the HarborWalk Village stage. The evening will include LIVE music throughout HarborWalk Village from several of the nominees. Concerts are free and open to the public.

Slip on your stilettos and grab your “sole” sisters (and brothers!) for a sip-sational weekend of “Wine, Women & Shoes” all to raise funds in support of local PBS television station, WSRE.

Many community partners have joined together for one incredible weekend March 2-4 at various locations in Destin, Fla. Wine lovers (men and women) will meet some of the country’s top winemakers, savor delectable dinners prepared by top chefs, bid on exclusive auction packages and shop the latest trends in a designer marketplace.

The Cultural Arts Alliance (CAA) of Walton County announces the 2012 Valentine Tour of Homes, Saturday, February 18th, showcasing some of South Walton's most unique residences. The self-guided tour will take place from 10:00 am until 4:00 pm, featuring four homes tucked into beach neighborhoods along Scenic Highway 30A.

SoWal Partner Seaside is pleased to welcome back one of our favorite artists, DREAD CLAMPITT! Dread will be performing in the Seaside Amphitheater on Sunday from 4-6 PM during President's Day Weekend, so bring your blankets and lawn chairs for an amazing show under the February sky!

Just like the birds Lisa Miller rehabilitates, she too was given a second chance at the E.O. Wilson Biophilia Center.

Miller is the head of the Center’s Birds of Prey Program. It is a job she has held for seven months and came to hold quite by accident.

“I started my life at age 50,” Miller told audience members at her Jan. 19 presentation at E.O. Wilson.

The final numbers are in from the Emerald Coast Association of Realtors (ECAR) and South Walton sales figures are up across the board, compared to 2010. In fact almost all surrounding areas showed great improvement.

South Walton total sales were up 26%, single family home sales were up 18%, and condo sales were up 30%. Word on the street and on the internet is that 2012 is already off to a roaring start.

Celebrate Mardi Gras in the street at Gulf Place. The Town Center Loop circle will be blocked off for a party in the street, with food, drinks, beads, costumes, parades, face-painting, arts &
crafts, and Live New Orleans music. The party starts at 12:00 noon with the “Barkus” Pet Parade;
followed by a Bike & Golf Cart Parade; and Costume contest. Prizes awarded for all contest winners. (To participate, please contact Maxine Orange Bern for email application OR pick up

Gumbo has always beean an essential fuel that helps to keep Mardi Gras going. Add dogs to the mix and we'll all be howling at Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort during the extended President’s Day weekend starting Friday, February 17, 2012.

Thousands of travelers and local residents are expected to join the festivities including the Annual Sandestin Gumbo Festival, Mardi Gras Dog Parade and so much more.