Mar 23, 2022
Navarre Beach Fire Rescue recognizes three firefighters with lifesaving award
On Mar. 16, Navarre Beach Fire Rescue honored three of their firefighters for their efforts in saving a man’s life.
Mar 16, 2022
New Navarre Beach Manager brings passion and expertise
Navarre Beach recently got a new beach manager, and his experience speaks for itself.
Mar 2, 2022
Concert series moves to Marine Park
The Tunes by the Dunes concert series is back, and this time not only in Summer.
The Spring concert series will kick off Thurs., Mar. 10 with Rachel Clearman performing.
Feb 21, 2022
Thousands turn out for 36th annual Mardi Gras parade on Navarre Beach
Sunshine and tens of thousands of people filled Gulf Boulevard on Navarre Beach island for the 36th annual Navarre Beach Mardi Gras Parade Feb 19. There were 60 parade entries this year, from krewes to businesses to community groups.
Feb 16, 2022
Navarre Beach to host 36th Annual Mardi Gras Parade this Saturday
Celebrating 36 years of family-friendly fun, floats and beads, the Navarre Beach Mardi Gras Parade is set to roll rain or shine Saturday, Feb. 19 at 1 p.m. along Gulf Boulevard.
The parade starts at Indiana Street and Gulf Boulevard, and continues east on the boulevard, ending at the Navarre Beach Causeway. The event typically attracts tens of thousands of people – locals and tourists alike.
Feb 8, 2022
Navarre Beach has ‘big parking problem’
Events sponsored by nonprofit groups on Navarre Beach, especially during the high season, came under fire at last week’s Tourist Development Council meeting. Specifically, concerns were expressed about these events taking up parking spaces, a particularly valuable commodity now that tourism has increased threefold in the last half-dozen years.
Feb 7, 2022
Researcher: Local bottlenose dolphins have complex social patterns
For nearly three years, Christina Toms studied the behavior of bottlenose dolphins in local waters. She and other team members crossed back and forth across waterways including the Santa Rosa Sound, East Bay, Escambia Bay and Blackwater Bay.
Feb 2, 2022
Science station students need funding for trip to help coral reefs
Each year, students from the Navarre Beach Marine Science Station take a working/educational field trip to Key Largo at the Coral Restoration Foundation (more info at https://www.coralrestoration.org/)!
Jan 14, 2022
Beach bird? Not really
In his years of living on the 16th floor of Beach Colony Resort on Navarre Beach, Hardin McLean has seen a lot of seagulls, pelicans and ospreys.
Saturday, he saw something new.
Jan 11, 2022
Tunes by the Dunes adds spring series, calls for bands
The Navarre Beach Area Chamber of Commerce is now accepting applications from bands that are interested in performing in the 2022 Tunes by the Dunes Free Summer Concert Series on Thursdays (June 23-July 28, 2022).