Kronfuss earns top honors, inducted into ERA Leader’s Circle
Longtime Navarre real estate agent Annemarie Kronfuss was the recipient of four top awards from ERA American Realty, based on 2012 sales.
State’s largest insurer considering rate hikes
MIAMI — Florida’s largest property insurer, already under fire for everything from recent business deals to how much it pays its executives, is readying another round of rate hikes for homeowners.
Eco-friendly beach restaurant to open this summer
The first ever “green” restaurant on Pensacola Beach will be opening this summer, and is ironically named Red Fish Blue Fish. The restaurant is currently under construction near the Soundside Market on Via de Luna Drive. The property management company Innisfree Hotels owns the restaurant. CEO Julian MacQueen also owns and operates the Hilton and Holiday Inn Resort on Pensacola Beach, as well as other properties across the southeast.
Former county inspector: Unpermitted work has skyrocketed post-Ivan
Besides wrecking homes and lives, Hurricane Ivan had another effect on the area: eased restrictions immediately following the storm has created some misconceptions about work requiring a permit.
New home sales soaring in Navarre
After a soft showing in recent years, new homes are suddenly hot properties in Navarre.
“We’re selling them as fast as we can build them,” said builder Samuel Stevens of Stevens & Associates, of newly built houses in the Navarre area.Panhandle Counties plan to spend oil spill funds
PENSACOLA — Three years after the massive Gulf oil spill fouled Florida Panhandle beaches, millions of dollars in restitution are being used to build new piers and boat ramps and restore sand dunes.
7 years without storms but Fla. rates keep rising
TALLAHASSEE — It’s been nearly eight years since Hurricane Wilma raked the southern end of Florida and caused billions in damages, the last of eight hurricanes to hit the state in 2004 and 2005.
Handcrafted clothing honors seamstress, fits children
When Amanda Sansom couldn’t find clothing for her 4-pound premie, she decided to create her own. Soon after, she found herself making clothes to sell online – and Ella Louise Clothing was born.
Embattled Scott trumpets drop in Fla. jobless rate
Florida Governor Rick Scott — who has made his handling of the state’s economy the main thrust of his re-election campaign — got more to boast about last week.
Leadership Class Tourism Day
The Santa Rosa County Chamber of Commerce Leadership Santa Rosa program held their annual Tourism Day May 16 and focused on the Navarre area, which rakes in over half of all bed tax dollars brought in by Santa Rosa County. This year’s group, Class 27, spent an entire work day visiting Navarre area attractions and learning about the important role tourism plays in the local economy.











