Posts from February 2022
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Boatyard Abuzz as Charter Fleet Gets Ready for Season
The Fisherman's Boatyard in Freeport was abuzz with sanders on Wednesday as about 18 boats from the Destin fishing fleet were on blocks and undergoing basic maintenance.
"It's too pretty of a day not to be smearing something," said deckhand Danny Brennan as he prepared a mixture of paint to go on the bottom of the Special K.
The sun was out and the temperature was in the mid-60s by mid-morning. Deckhands and captains were already starting to shed their jackets as they sanded, painted and buffed.
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PCB Food Truck and Craft Beer Festival
Food Truck Festivals of America is bringing the 5th Annual Panama City Beach Food Truck & Craft Beer Festival back to Aaron Bessant Park Saturday, Feb 5th, and Sunday, Feb 6th from Noon to 5 PM (VIP hour 11 AM to Noon).
Thirty of Florida's most popular food trucks will dish out fan favorites while 50+ national, regional and local craft beers will be available to wash it all down. This 2022 festival will be a weekend of craft beer, great food, lawn games, music, and fun for the whole family. The trucks will be serving everything from fall-off-the-bone BBQ to wood-fired pizza to spicy Korean to gooey mac & cheese and so much more!
Activities:
- Enjoy outdoo...
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Perfect in South Walton 2022 Winners Announced
Visit South Walton has announced the 2022 Perfect in South Walton award winners. The annual awards, now in its eighth
year, are nominated and voted upon by visitors and residents alike and recognizes local restaurants, businesses and events in a variety of categories.
"The Perfect in South Walton awards are a great opportunity for us to celebrate local businesses, to help them feel a little love from locals and visitors who have made great memories thanks to the people working hard to create a special experience for them," says Visit South Walton Director of Communications Matt Algarin. "It's one of the ways we support those businesses an...
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Rosemary Beach Foundation Presents 17th Annual Girls Getaway in February
The 17th Annual Girls Getaway will be held Feb. 10-13 in Rosemary Beach.
Festivities include Thursday welcome bonfire, workshops (fashion and wine), yoga, tour of homes, tour of outdoor sculpture exhibition, Saturday evening bash with dinner, dancing, silent auction, Sunday brunch and more.
Tickets www.rbfgirlsgetaway.com and more information and schedule of events is available at https://www.rosemarybeachfoundation.org/girls-getaway.
The 17th Annual Girls Getaway benefits the Rosemary Beach Foundation and their charitable partner, Ascension Sacred Heart Emerald Coast Hospital's new pediatric emergency room. The new pediatric cen...
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Gardening: Don't Prune Just Yet. Cold-Injured Plants May Surprise You
Our winter temperatures go back and forth all season here in North Florida – one week it's winter, the next week we may think spring has arrived. This back and forth with cold and mild temperatures throughout winter is typical in North Florida.
As a result of the freezing periods, the less cold-hardy tropical and subtropical landscape plants can be injured. For example, it's normal for popular landscape plants such as oleander, hibiscus, bottlebrush and philodendron to suffer some cold damage. Then, the first impulse for many gardeners is to c...