Nov 12, 2020
Potential grocery store mired in complications
The entrance to Santander Estates welcomes residents and visitors under a canopy of oak trees. A sidewalk runs along the shoulder of the road, complete with a bench, doggy potty station and Little Free Library stand.
Resident Lorraine Nagy lives with her family in the first house on the left. They walk their rescue dogs along the sidewalk each day.
Nov 12, 2020
Baptist opens Navarre urgent care/ER
Navarre’s first emergency room opened Nov. 5. Baptist Health Care’s new combined urgent care/ER opened its doors to patients.
Nov 5, 2020
‘BargeOween’: Event brings business back to Gulf Breeze
BargeOween, a trick or treat style event family friendly event at the Gulf Breeze High School stadium, drew a large crowd on Halloween night. The event was organized by the City of Gulf Breeze to promote and support small businesses located in Gulf Breeze and Pensacola Beach that were impacted by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic […]
Apr 18, 2019
Santa Rosa tourists here for friends, stay for events
County Commissioners and Tourist Development Council (TDC) members gained insight into the impact of tourism in the county last week as the University of West Florida Haas Center unveiled the Tourism Market Economic Impact Study.
Jun 21, 2018
Successful financial planning starts young
High schoolers who have a credit card will graduate with an average debt of $1,585, according to research by student loan provider Sallie Mae. The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development found that 60 percent of 15-year-old Americans are not financially literate on the basics of handling money.
Jun 14, 2018
Santa Rosa explores business incubator possibilities
Three Florida State University graduate students with training in economics and a problem to solve have set their sights on Santa Rosa County with one goal in mind: Diversify the economy.
Jun 7, 2018
Cybercrime expert: Small businesses are ‘sitting ducks’
Of the thousands of attempted and successful cyberattacks on businesses in the U.S. in 2016, 43 percent targeted businesses with fewer than 250 employees, according to online security company Symantec’s 2016 Internet Security Threat Report.
May 31, 2018
Home-sales boom cuts inventory, boosts median price
Potential home buyers with smaller wallets may be getting squeezed out of the market in Santa Rosa County, according to the latest data.
May 24, 2018
Tourism Development Council creates annual sponsorship opportunity
The Santa Rosa County Tourism Development Board took a hardline approach to grant funding for the second year in a row during their May 17 budget workshop meeting, but even with the cutbacks, many events that did not receive the grant may still count this year’s budget a victory.
May 24, 2018
Navarre Chamber to host Money Matters Expo
The Navarre Beach Area Chamber of Commerce will host an expo June 9 to help people improve their financial literacy on topics from homebuying to investing to life insurance and more.