What do you do when one weekend a month turns into two weekends a month that last Wednesday through Friday? You move to the beach and do nothing for a while. At least that’s what John Wellborn did before starting Rent 30A.
John spent every summer since he was seven at his family's beach house on Eastern Lake. By the time he was in his late twenties, he had grown tired of the Atlanta grind and decided to answer the call of the SoWal beach life.
The Henderson in all its beauty embodies a very specific sense of place. The new resort borders Henderson Beach State Park, a 208-acre nature preserve with ancient white dunes and evergreen scrub along a deep blue horizon. A scene many artists have tried to replicate, with only a few succeeding.
The latest local real estate report for November 2016 includes statistics for single family homes, townhomes, and condos in Walton County, Florida. Single family closed sales were up 16% for November compared to the same month last year. Quite a busy month for the "off season" in SoWal. The percentage of closed sales paid in cash was up 4%. Inventory was down 4%. Median sales price was up 3%.
Even back in the early nineties, Palm Beach County was “getting too crazy” for Brian and Jan Ethridge. They decided to pull up stakes and move to a calmer place right here in Seagrove Beach where they opened Angelina’s Pizzeria and Pasta in 1994.
The latest local real estate report for October 2016 includes statistics for single family homes, townhomes, and condos in Walton County, Florida. Single family closed sales were down 13% for October compared to the same month last year. The first month over month drop in quite awhile. The percentage of closed sales paid in cash was down 17%. Inventory was down 4%. Median sales price was down 5%.
Months Supply of Inventory for Walton County is down 9% over same month last year at 6.8 months for October 2016.
For Rick and Tina Stanfield, the “sweet smell of success” comes from their pastry ovens. They have both rolled up their sleeves in a combined effort to make Sweet Henrietta’s Treats a SoWal favorite.
Football, fire pits, food and friends define weekends at The Hub. Executive Chef Steve Bucalo rolled out one heck of a brunch menu this fall, so we met up with the crew to test out a few bites.
Meltdown on 30A pays homage to something that is all too often taken for granted. Consistency.
They say that change is the only thing that’s certain besides death and taxes. After surviving a crazy election season, we’re finally welcoming the first signs of Fall at the beach. Like it or not, change is in the air.
November 6, 2016 by SoWal Staff
Nice video about Freeport, Florida by Visit Florida.
Located on Choctawhatchee Bay in Walton County lies a city surrounded by beautiful Florida wilderness. Freeport, just 13 miles north of South Walton's famous sugar sand beaches, is an ideal place for fishing, boating, paddling and just exploring natural Florida.
Sundown on October 29, 2015 was the end of an era as a day-long celebration of Seagrove Village Market Café came to an end. Free food, beer, wine, and music was shared with hundreds of people inside the old market, and outside in the parking lot and on the street. George and Ann Hartley went out with a bang and opened the doors of the old market for the last time.
