Beach Archive

Atlanta-based Hotel Equities named Kristin Iversen as the general manager and Angie Lee as the director of sales for SpringHill Suites by Marriott Navarre located on Navarre Beach.

Cig the green sea turtle creation “swam” his way to the Navarre Beach Sea Turtle Conservation Center (NBSTCC) Friday joining the center’s resident loggerhead sea turtle Gigi.

Tourism Development Director Julie Morgan revealed plans for fiscal year 2018 including the addition of a new “social liaison” staff member and the creation of a traveling visitor’s center.

As the first wave of spring breakers take to Navarre Beach in March, lifeguards will once again patrol the shoreline.

Throughout the Navarre Beach Sea Turtle Conservation Center (NBSTCC), there is project after project made possible by a volunteer. From the paintings on the walls to the educational displays, much of what is in the center was donated, and many of those projects were completed by local scouts as their Eagle Scout project.

Finishing touches are underway at the Springhill Suites by Marriott on Navarre Beach as construction winds to a close.

Residents of Navarre and Gulf Breeze have been dumping pounds of plastic into the Gulf of Mexico for years without knowing it. Every time they go through their morning routine there is plastic slipping down the drain in the form of microbeads.

Though the nesting birds have long since left Navarre’s shores, a new flock of featherless birds have begun to arrive.

American kites have come a long way from diamond-shaped children’s toys. Kite flying has become a nationwide, thousand dollar hobby for many as kites continue to be built bigger, stronger and more beautifully.

“The Turtle Lady” leaves a legacy for Navarre

Navarre Beach lost one of its most dedicated conservationists and advocates for sea turtles early this year.