The Top 10 Surfer Movies of All Time

The Top 10 Surfer Movies of All Time

In the mood for a movie featuring waves and a lifestyle so carefree it makes you want to pack up…

5 Tips for Moving to the Beach

5 Tips for Moving to the Beach

So, you’ve been dreaming of moving to South Walton for years, and now you’re finally getting to take that plunge.…

Julie Cumby Talks Boarding, Biking, Blue Skies & Beachy Mornings!

Julie Cumby Talks Boarding, Biking, Blue Skies & Beachy Mornings!

Julie Kerwin Cumby shares some of her favorite tips to experiencing 30A like a local. 1. Where do you go…

7 Cocktails You MUST Try on 30A

7 Cocktails You MUST Try on 30A

Truly great beach cocktails are not hard to find along Scenic Highway 30A, but we’ve hand-selected seven of the best…

Grayt Grounds is All Kinds of Great

Gear up for the 30A Songwriters Fest ― Jan 17-20

The headliners for the next 30A Songwriter’s Festival have been announced. Brian Wilson, John Prine, Indigo Girls, Tanya Tucker, Don…

Alys Beach Completes Installation of 18-Year-Old Live Oak

Alys Beach Completes Installation of 18-Year-Old Live Oak

Alys Beach, Florida, an EBSCO Industries New Urbanist development in northwest Florida, recently installed a substantial live oak as the…

Shore Stories: Film Series Brings Attention to Offshore Drilling

Are dolphins and sharks really sworn enemies?

As humans, we’ve been conditioned to think that dolphins and sharks are arch enemies. In our mind’s eye dolphins are…

Shore Stories: Film Series Brings Attention to Offshore Drilling

Are dolphins and sharks really sworn enemies?

As humans, we’ve been conditioned to think that dolphins and sharks are arch enemies. In our mind’s eye dolphins are…

Five Wildly Different Beaches You’ll Find in the U.S.

Five Wildly Different Beaches You’ll Find in the U.S.

Think of a beach and you probably picture a big expanse of golden sand lapped by gentle aquamarine waves, tipped…

Why is Our Water so Clear?

Why is Our Water so Clear?

By Jessica Roberts Maps designate water with the color blue, and most would answer that the oceans are blue. But…

Kick Off the New Year with a Polar Bear Plunge!

Kick Off the New Year with a Polar Bear Plunge!

If you haven’t gotten in on this fun tradition, now’s your chance. Kick the year off right with the South Walton…

30A’s Guide to New Year Festivities

30A’s Guide to New Year Festivities

Check out our list of fun things to do this weekend as we say goodbye to 2019: 1. Rock till…

Healing Waters Brings Fly Fishing to Injured Vets

Healing Waters Brings Fly Fishing to Injured Vets

Tying a fly, casting a line out into the open water and just taking in your surroundings at a slow…

Tickets Now Out for Sandestin Wine Fest – Apr 16-19, 2020

Tickets Now Out for Sandestin Wine Fest – Apr 16-19, 2020

The 34th Annual Sandestin Wine Festival will take place April 16-19, 2020. The Sandestin Wine Festival has been named the “Best…

Work Begins on Active Adult Community, Latitude Margaritaville Watersound

Work Begins on Active Adult Community, Latitude Margaritaville Watersound

Minto Communities USA, global lifestyle brand Margaritaville Holdings and The St. Joe Company recently announced the commencement of land development…

Sunsets, Sushi & More ‒ Kara Whatley Spills the Tea on 30A’s Best-Kept Secrets

Sunsets, Sushi & More ‒ Kara Whatley Spills the Tea on 30A’s Best-Kept Secrets

Kara Whatley, Marketing & Events Director, Old Florida Fish House What’s your favorite local event? There are just so many…

Ten Big Facts About the North Atlantic Right Whale

Ten Big Facts About the North Atlantic Right Whale

Like any savvy sea-loving tourist, the North Atlanta Right Whale is one of the oceans’ most rare and endangered beauties.…

Unit­ed Air­lines Launches Non-stop Flights to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport for Spring 2020

Unit­ed Air­lines Launches Non-stop Flights to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport for Spring 2020

North­west Flori­da Beach­es Inter­na­tion­al Air­port (ECP) and Unit­ed Air­lines recently announced new non­stop ser­vice for Spring 2020 at ECP. Unit­ed…

It’s time to ‘Plant Some Love, 30A’!

It’s time to ‘Plant Some Love, 30A’!

What happens when a father of two active young kids with a bachelor’s degree in plant sciences decides to piddle…

Two Easy (Yes, Easy!) Shrimp Recipes To Feed Your Beach Vibe

Two Easy (Yes, Easy!) Shrimp Recipes To Feed Your Beach Vibe

Nothing can kill the end-of-day beach energy faster than being forced to deal with dinner. We all know the story…it’s…

Benchmark 30A

Benchmark 30A

Specializing in vacation rental properties along 30A. Choose from gulf front condos to extra-large vacation homes. We offer superlative accommodations…

Ashton Burks on Porchin’, Beach Lovin’ & Holiday Merry Makin’

Ashton Burks on Porchin’, Beach Lovin’ & Holiday Merry Makin’

Ashton Burks, Sales & Events Manager, The Pearl Hotel What’s your favorite way to stay fit on 30A? One of…

6 of the Hippest New Restaurants & Bars on the 30A Grub Scene

6 of the Hippest New Restaurants & Bars on the 30A Grub Scene 

Our eclectic beach community is known for some amazing culinary hotspots that satisfy both that beastly hunger growl and the…

What Are the Best Local Fish to Eat? We Asked the Experts!

What Are the Best Local Fish to Eat? We Asked the Experts!

By Caroline Giddis Salty, meaty, flaky, mild. These are some of the characteristics of the favorite fish of executive chefs,…

8 Reasons Why You Should Wake Up Early at the Beach

8 Reasons Why You Should Wake Up Early at the Beach

By Lindsey Rogers Getting up early is not everyone’s cup of tea. But, if you want to get the most…

Beach Wheelchairs and Accessibility: What You Should Know

Beach Wheelchairs and Accessibility: What You Should Know

In Okaloosa and Walton counties about 58,800 children over the age of 5 and 57,700 adults have some kind of…

Ultimate Guide to 30A Charities and “Voluntourism” Opportunities

Ultimate Guide to 30A Charities and “Voluntourism” Opportunities

Here along Florida’s Scenic Highway 30A, we take pride in being part of a community that generously gives back with…

Sip, Shop & Eat at Rosemary Beach Pop-up Shopping Event – Dec 14

Sip, Shop & Eat at Rosemary Beach Pop-up Shopping Event – Dec 14

The Merchants of Rosemary Beach are kicking off the festive season at their pop up shopping event, Holiday Happenings, 1-5…

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