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.

In a message to leaseholders from Navarre Beach Fire Rescue District Chief Jonathan Kanzigg, the newly confirmed permanent chief, outlined the financial crisis the department is in.

“Unfortunately, I must share difficult news,” Kanzigg said in the message. He said the former chief, Danny Fureigh, was not forthcoming about the department’s financial condition. Kanzigg told leaseholders the reserve funds were moved to cover recurring expenses. The board learned of the emergency last week.

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.

Navarre Beach isn’t the normal stomping grounds of Pine Terrace Baptist Church, but it was the site of the church’s recent student beach worship night.

The Milton church brought more than 30 youth members to the beach Wednesday, July 15, for an event filled with fellowship and summer fun.

A crowd of a few dozen people brought their paddleboards, surfboards and love for John Starrett to Navarre Beach for a memorial paddle out Sunday, July 19.

On Sunday, July 12, East Bay Church announced Stacy Clearman, who has pastored the church since fall 2020, will be stepping down.

According to the church, Clearman and his wife, Heidi, are stepping aside to “take a season of rest & pause from pastoral ministry responsibilities.”

This summer, the United States celebrated its 250th anniversary. To commemorate the milestone, Pensacola State College’s Anna Switzer Gallery has been showcasing an exhibit of 50 paintings depicting America’s military history.

George Wilson, the artist behind the paintings, is a Gulf Breeze-area resident.

While “Jaws” might have scared people away from the beach, sharks drew people to the Navarre Beach Sea Turtle Conservation Center on Tuesday, July 14.

The center held a Shark Awareness Day event highlighting a predator found just off the Emerald Coast.

A group of teenagers in Baker are spreading the Gospel during lunchtime and summertime.

Aszariah Fredericks, 15, and Dalton Jacobs, 14, created a group called Truth and Testimony, hoping to encourage more of their peers to follow Jesus Christ.

Navarre residents John Starrett and Coby Thompson were full of love and life.

That is how nearly every friend and family member the Navarre Press spoke with described the couple, who died the night of July 2 in a motorcycle crash in Pensacola. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the crash occurred at mile marker 1 on Interstate 110 near the Pensacola Bay Center.