Business

When you walk through the double doors at McCaskill & Company the first word that comes to mind is elegance. The gallery’s open floor plan is dotted with glass cases encapsulating fine gemstones and precious metals with the lighting aimed just right to make them sparkle. Fresh cut flowers bring the relaxed seating area in front of the fireplace to life while large pewter-framed mirrors afford frequent glimpses of your reflection adorned with fine jewels.
 

Frank and Julie Kovach opened their Furniture South showcase in October 2012 and have more than 30 years of combined experience in the interior design and furnishings business. Representing more than 60 different furniture lines including Ashley and Sealy, Furniture South is the exclusive provider for Ashley and Sealy within the SoWal zip code.

The latest real estate report for May 2015 includes statistics for single family homes in Walton County, Florida. It's been an impressive 2015 for real estate in South Walton. Closed sales for single family homes county-wide were up 19% over the same month last year. New pending sales of single family homes are up 31%!

Everyone likes to take a walk on the beach, but some of us have a real need to walk on the beach. We crave a connection with nature and feel the beach is a great place to do it. We don't just look at a dune and see a pretty sight. We see something that touches our souls. That's true of Russ Gilbert. He moved here over 20 years ago from nearby Chipley and hasn't regretted it for a second.

It was the summer of 1986 when David and Susan Lowery visited South Walton for the first time. Traveling from Dallas, with little money to spare, they remember it as the first family vacation they could afford.

While staying in Sandestin, they saw an advertisement for Bud and Alley’s and found their way to the restaurant on Scenic 30A. One visit was all it took and they began staying in Seaside as often as possible.

Father and daughter team Rick and Christy Spell are the new faces behind La Cocina Mexican Grill and Bar. Hailing from Memphis, the dynamic duo ventured further south in search of a great restaurant to buy.

The dynamic trio of Steve Dixon, Jon Kazek, and Chris Morrison seem to have nailed the formula for successful home building. Equal partners in Dixon Kazek Morrison Custom Home Designs (DKM), all are Florida-certified general contractors and their home-building territory stretches from Rosemary Beach to Shalimar.

“You probably need to put on about 3,000 miles to find all of this in Europe,” said Dom Damiano, owner of Mama Clemenza’s European Breakfast. 

I sat staring in awe at the Pastry Platter piled with high with the best things in life - carbs. Gracing the platter: a blueberry muffin made with pancake batter; sfogliatelle; chocolate and butter croissants; cranberry and chocolate goat-cheese medallions; and shaved prosciutto and parmesan.
 

What do you need after a day of swimming and drinking and sunning and playing on the beach? Meat. You need meat. And like manna from heaven, Moe’s Original Bar B Que spreads the love with Alabama home cooking right in the middle of the strip in Panama City Beach.
 

Stinky’s Bait Shack has a name that belies its great selection of beach and water fare. It is the kind of place you sometimes stumble upon that is completely unexpected. The guys and gals of Stinky’s know how to do it right. Owner and chef, Jim Richard, along with Bait Shack manager, Kelli Younkin, have put a ton of thought, backed by experience, into exactly what their shop should offer.