Business Archive

If you’ve visited the Gulf Breeze Zoo or driven past it recently, you may have noticed a construction activity happening next door.

The activity is part of a development project to create a neighborhood of townhomes. According to Santa Rosa County Planning and Zoning Director Shawn Ward, the single-family residential development is called Soundview Cove Estates.

Devon Trimble started his baked goods business, Flavorful Indulgences, for something more than money.

Trimble’s girlfriend, Sapphire Policiano-Knutson, and their daughter, Serenity, both have mitochondrial diseases. Policiano-Knutson is from Navarre.

The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) announced the closure of a leased shellfish harvesting area in Santa Rosa County.

According to a recent agency release, the state closed the conditionally approved No. 0232 East Bay sites in the Pensacola Bay Shellfish Harvesting Area. The closure went into effect at sunset Monday, Aug. 3.

Baristas at the Starbucks Coffee near Elevate Navarre voted Monday, July 27, to join Starbucks Workers United, a union representing employees of the popular coffee chain.

The move is part of a growing trend of Starbucks baristas organizing. According to Starbucks Worker United, Workers have won, on average, a union election every other day since the campaign began in late 2021.

The Santa Rosa County Commission voted not to allow a coffee shop to conduct business at the entrance of Bahia Drive on Navarre Beach.

Espresso Lane owner Susan Bradshaw went before the board Thursday, July 23, to request that a vacant commercial property be rezoned to remove a single-use restriction on the property. Thomas Greene owns the parcel, which is listed as vacant commercial property.

The Betty J. Pullum YMCA has reopened its newly renovated wellness area, giving members a new space and new equipment to work out.

Completed over a three-month period, the renovations included a 2,122-square-foot expansion of the wellness area. During the renovations, some gym equipment was moved into the multipurpose room, where basketball and volleyball are played.

A distribution company in Milton is looking to expand its footprint in Northwest Florida.

Goldring Gulf Distributing, which currently operates out of 192,000 square foot facility, is looking to build a 76,400 square foot expansion onto their facility in Santa Rosa Industrial Park in East Milton.

A ‘family complex’ is in the works in Tiger Point.

Developers with B&A Architectural Group Inc. have submitted plans to Santa Rosa County Development Services to build 3,825 square foot building, along with green space, amenities and parking to a couple of parcels on Country Club Road.

Located in a strip mall on the north side of Highway 98 in Midway, Slidsters Tap House grew from owner Scott Day’s love of the American food staple.

Slidsters Tap House, which opened March 25, 2025, celebrated its first anniversary a few months ago and continues to grow, even as other restaurants struggle with the ebbs and flows of the economy.

This month, dozens of pet owners have reported on social media that their dogs became ill after staying at ZOOMIES Pet Hotel in Navarre, prompting complaints to state regulators and questions about whether the illnesses are connected.

The most commonly reported illness is kennel cough, a highly contagious respiratory disease caused by bacteria and viruses, including Bordetella. Symptoms include coughing or wheezing, sneezing, nasal or eye discharge, lethargy and decreased appetite.