What’s up with Dickey’s
Dickey’s Barbecue is still coming to Navarre. The opening is just taking longer than expected. There have been a few holdups due to Hurricane Sally and sorting out logistics with the landlord. Managing partner Karen Edwards said they have made some progress on the structural repairs in the kitchen, but still have to work on other parts of the restaurant before it will be ready for the grand opening in the spring of 2021.
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.
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.
‘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 […]
Lemonade stand gives kids a taste of entrepreneurship
Local resident Terry Light got her first lesson in business management as a child in a small town in Wyoming.
Black Skimmer Grille easing toward opening
May 1 might have been a little too ambitious a goal for opening a new restaurant at Hidden Creek Golf Course, but the new tenants say progress is being made.
Chambers set to “stuff the bus” for local students
Since United Way of Santa Rosa County has been dissolved, many community organizations are picking up the slack for the needs United Way filled.
Floridians urged to buy flood insurance
Floridians are less than 30 days from the start of the 2019 Atlantic hurricane season, and state officials are reminding residents to start preparing now.
Navarre Chamber announces new potential home, tourism programming
The Navarre Beach Area Chamber of Commerce is eyeing a new forever home, and with that new space comes new programming targeted at Navarre’s largest economic sector: tourism.
Lawmakers OK property insurance overhaul
After several years and several iterations, legislation to curb rising property insurance costs and stop the alleged abuse of the Assignment of Benefits (AOB) system passed both chambers of the Florida Legislature April 24.














