The long-awaited debut of a new Navarre Beach pier restaurant began at 530 p.m. Friday, May 23. The restaurant, dubbed Benaq Shaq Cafe, received a turnout higher than expected.
Volunteer Florida and the Florida Department of Emergency Management annually sponsor workshops that are designed to help residents better understand what they can do to make their homes a tougher target for wind damage. The workshop, held May 1, seemed timely with the Atlantic hurricane season only a month away.
More than 150 people attended the annual Memorial Day remembrance ceremony May 26 in Navarre Park. The event included the presentation of wreaths by veteran and community organizations and remarks from retired Chief Master Sgt. Richard T. “Taco” Sanchez.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) May 22 issued its 2014 Atlantic hurricane season outlook and is forecasting a near-normal or below-normal season for tropical activity. However, Daniel Hahn from Santa Rosa Emergency Management urges residents to be prepared.
The Gulf Breeze City Council approved its “Most Livable City Plan” in September 2013, and now the city is heading down the road toward implementing it. The Master Plan Steering Committee met May 22 to review Comprehensive Plan Amendments that are designed to align with the master plan.
“Here come de auditor,” might have been the words of the day at military bases across the globe when Jeff Vanlieshout, an auditor with the Department of Defense Army Audit Agency pulled up to the gate.
“Your voice is very soft, quiet, so you’ll need to speak up, so I can hear you, sweetheart,” I urged Carol before asking her to pronounce and spell her name;
Two Fort Walton Beach interior designers decided that for their first major project, they would donate their services to spruce up a home for a low-income owner.
The boardwalk along the Santa Rosa Sound at Navarre Park is set for demolition by the county public works department in the near future. Crews would have already started tearing down the structure but recent unprecedented rainfall has kept them busy with road work and drainage issues. It is undetermined if the boardwalk will be reconstructed.
