Aug 24, 2017
Nests devastated by tropical storm
For the second year in a row, shorebird nesting season has produced fewer chicks than initially anticipated, impacting at-risk species such as least terns and black skimmers.
Aug 17, 2017
Andy Velo debuts first music video at Juana’s
A few months after filming his first music video at Juana’s with the locals, Andy Velo returned to Navarre Aug. 11 to host a free concert and unveil that video. Nearly 1,500 people were on the property for the live concert on the beach that preceded the video debut.
Aug 17, 2017
Aug 3, 2017
Reef expansion set to begin
Navarre Beach’s gulf side artificial snorkel reef will triple in size by as early as September.
Aug 3, 2017
Volunteers press on with Great Scallop Search
While severe weather conditions have canceled parts of this year’s Great Scallop Search in Santa Rosa Sound, volunteers with the UF/IFAS Florida Sea Grant Extension Santa Rosa County office will take to the surf again Saturday in hopes of finding seagrass-dwelling bay scallops.
Jul 27, 2017
Teen expands her thriving rental business
Sage Paddle Co. opened its first official surf shop this month, and business founder and owner Sage Offutt, 15, said she could not be more excited.
Jul 27, 2017
The Thing hits Navarre Beach
Visitors to the newly opened Sage Paddle Company store will soon be greeted by a rarity, a classic ‘70s “beach car.”
Jul 20, 2017
Goodbye Gigi
The Navarre Beach Sea Turtle Conservation Center (NBSTCC) staff and visitors alike are mourning the loss of their resident loggerhead sea turtle Gigi. She was humanely euthanized Monday due to chronic medical conditions.
Jul 13, 2017
New deal may be imminent for beach restaurant
Tentative plans for local restauranteur Bob Benaquis to sublease the vacant restaurant site on Navarre Beach may have fallen through, but that hasn’t stopped property leaseholder Sylvia Martin from closing in on her goal to find a tenant.
Jul 13, 2017
Commissioners dismiss beach vendor proposals
Gourmet lemonade and homemade popsicles were on the chopping block Monday as the Board of County Commissioners unanimously squashed an attempt to change beach vendor regulations.