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The St. Joe Community Foundation 2021 Grants Top $4.4 Million
The St. Joe Community Foundation has approved grants totaling more than $4.4 million in 2021 to be paid to local non-profit organizations, the highest for a single year since its inception in 1999. Additionally, the Foundation created the No Ordinary JOE Scholarship program which will provide scholarships to three students from every Bay and Walton County public high school beginning in 2022.
The grants approved support local non-profit organizations working in the areas of education, environmental stewardship, healthcare and cultural arts with the goal of enriching the quality of life of the people who live, work and play in Northwest Florida.
"We are very proud to see this money go to work here in our local communities," said April Wil...
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The North Florida Gardening Calendar is Here
As we are about to move into a new year, I wanted to share with you a gardening resource that you can use throughout the year. It's the UF/IFAS Extension North Florida Gardening Calendar created by Sidney Park Brown, Associate Professor Emeritus with the UF/IFAS Department of Environmental Horticulture. For each month, there is a section on "What to plant" for that month and a section on "What to do" in our North Florida lawns, landscapes and gardens.
Here is the calendar for January. As you can see, there's much to do even in January here in North Florida. Each month follows a similar format.
What to plant
Annuals/Bedding plants: Cool-season annuals include pansy, viola, petunia, and snapdragon. See Annuals:
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Why Selling Your House with a Real Estate Professional Is Essential
Selling your house is no simple task. And when you sell on your own – known as a FSBO (or For Sale by Owner) – you're responsible for handling some of the more difficult aspects of the process without the expert guidance you need.
The 2021 Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers from the National Association of Realtors (NAR) surveys homeowners who recently sold their house on their own and asks what difficulties they faced. Those sellers say some of the biggest headaches are prepping their house for sale, pricing it right, and handling the required pap...
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Expert Insights on the 2022 Housing Market
As we move into 2022, both buyers and sellers are wondering, what's next? Will there be more homes available to buy? Will prices keep climbing? How high will mortgage rates go? For the answer to those questions and more, we turn to the experts. Here's a look at what they say we can expect in 2022.
Odeta Kushi, Deputy Chief Economist, First American:
"Consensus forecasts...
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30A Songwriters Festival Lineup - Tickets Still Available
The 30A Songwriters Festival returns to South Walton January 14-17, 2022, with a stellar group of artists on the schedule.
Headliners represent a range of music genres, including Brothers of a Feather featuring Chris & Rich Robinson of the Black Crowes, Emmylou Harris, Mavis Staples, Dawes, Jenny Lewis, and Rickie Lee Jones.
Current lineup of artists for the 2022 30A Songwriters Festival
Brothers of a Feather feat. Chris & Rich Robinson of the Black Crowes, Emmylou Harris, Mavis Staples, Dawes, Jenny Lewis, Rickie Lee Jones, Rodney Crowell, Amy Grant, Patty Griffin, Steve Earle, Madison Cunningham,...