Business

“It’s a Zoo in there!”

The phrase takes on a new meaning when entering The Zoo Gallery...and that’s a good thing!

Panoramic Gulf views mesmerize from every seat in the house at FOOW, WaterColor’s favorite casual dining spot.

If you can tear your gaze away from the view, textural artwork by Justin Gaffrey and an open Chef’s kitchen are a feast for the senses. The menu itself is a sensory experience, ever changing, ever creative, ever delicious.

Restaurant Paradis is an excellent, intimate, romantic, delicious, casual-yet- fine-dining restaurant in a prime spot along the cobblestone sidewalks of Rosemary Beach.

If for some crazy reason you actually need a good excuse to visit the wildly popular restaurant, we’ve got one. Chef Mark Eichin just won Best Chef on the Emerald Coast. It’s easy to see why. Paradis’ menu features a fresh take on fine dining classics as well as seasonal dishes to keep you hungry for more.

Cooler days  translate to “come get outside with us” for Tom Losee and his RUN/SUP team here in SoWal. 

There's a new eatery in Seaside and they have what you need to spice up your next meal!

When Amavida Coffee & Tea changed locations within Seaside recently, Jay Eichelberger and company saw an opening for their Cocina Cubana eatery which opened with a limited menu shortly before Labor Day, 2019. Their (Jay, his wife Liz, his mother Lupe and Chef Rob Masone) have now developed a full-bore Cubana Menu.

The most recent SoWal Real Estate Report covers all of Walton County including South Walton real estate activity for July 2019, with statistics for single family homes, townhomes, and condos in Walton County, Florida.

Single family homes closed sales were up 2.8% for July 2019 compared to the same month last year. The number of pending sales for Walton County was up 31.5%. Inventory was down 3%. Median sales price was up 8.7%. Dollar volume increased 0.8% over last year at $184.5 Million.

Amavida Coffee & Tea is celebrating 15 years in 2019 and the party continues with Seaside’s First Friday Art Walk on October 4, 2019.

Amavida, in conjunction with Ann Hunter Galleries, is featuring the art of Woody Long and the Blue Seas Collective (comprised of Kris Chavez and Didon Comer).

Bob DeBellis and his wife blew into SoWal in the late nineties, after Hurricane George blew them from their island home in St. John.

Bob has always been a beach lover and a coffee lover. His love of both were the inspiration for the beach-themed Beachy Coffee Company he founded to live out his dream.

"We have good quality blends for everyday coffee with a fun mindset," says Bob. "I wanted to make sure we had good quality merchandise, too. Let's Get Beachy!"

North Beach Tortilla Co. is our SoWal hangout "with a beach" on the shores of Choctawhatchee Bay, where “Tacos Grow on Trees and Tequila Always Wins.” Spoken like somebody who’s enjoyed a few good margaritas.