Beach Archive

The Santa Rosa County Commission is currently considering incentives requested by developers planning to rebuild a nationally affiliated hotel on the site of the former Navarre Beach Holiday Inn. One of the requests, to forgive roughly $2.9 million in property taxes owed on the parcel, has been called unfair by some local residents. Ultimately, however, that request might not even be allowable.

The Navarre Beach Marine Science Station is used to having plenty of guests – human and marine life – each day. However, last week was a little different when the NBMSS and Northwest Florida Marine Education and Discovery of Gulf Ecosystems, Inc. (EDGE) teamed up with the Gulf Coast Citizen Diplomacy Council to host a group of Russian visitors , who came to the U.S. as part of the Department of State’s International Ecotourism and Environmental Outreach program.

Retired Navy veteran Michael Schwartz and his brother Steve pedaled through Navarre Monday on their mission to raise money for wounded veterans and their families through the nonprofit Cycling for Warriors organization.

Hundreds of new anglers will be born on October 12 when the 5th Annual Take a Kid Fishing event rolls onto the Navarre Beach Pier.

Armed with their imagination and the sugar-white sand of Navarre Beach as their canvas, international master sand sculptors crafted masterpieces while thousands upon thousands of visitors gazed in amazement last weekend.

Just as the temperatures might start dropping in October, the fishing in the Gulf of Mexico could start heating up as red snapper recreational harvest season will begin on Tuesday, October 1 in state and federal waters of the Gulf.

Although Santa Rosa County authorized consultant Coastal Tech to seek permitting for Navarre Beach restoration at the beginning of 2013, it remains unclear how commissioners will actually pay for the projected $10-12 million project, which could start next year.

Navarre residents Stephanie and Chris Kadletz are using their experience in marine and zoological sciences to help bring their clients’ aquarium ideas to life.

Navarre Beach was the host site of a homecoming of sorts last week. Aaliyah, a juvenile green turtle, was released into the Santa Rosa Sound near Opal Beach after spending the last few weeks at the Gulfarium recovering from injuries.

Florida is getting four additional license-free fishing days, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission announced Monday.