College is worthwhile, but costly
I am proud that I graduated from the University of West Florida and earned a bachelor’s degree, not because it means I’m “smart” or because I had the socioeconomic status necessary to pursue higher education.
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Ditch the diploma
Written by Staff Reporters on . Posted in Letters to the Editor, Opinion.
Harry Truman didn’t need a college degree to end the Second World War.
Out and About
Written by Sandi Kemp on . Posted in Opinion, Out and About.
Santa Rosa Medical Center is hosting Talk with Doc on Tuesday, August 8th. The topic will be Skin Cancer. You can register for this free seminar at srmcfl.com/register.
Chamber location safe for now
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The Navarre Beach Area Chamber of Commerce will remain at the Navarre Beach Visitor Information Center for the time being.
Medical marijuana in Gulf Breeze squeeze
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The message from Gulf Breeze City Council to medical marijuana dispensaries: This town isn’t big enough for both of us.
Out and About
Written by Sandi Kemp on . Posted in Opinion, Out and About.
Earlier this week we sadly reported that our resident Loggerhead sea turtle, Gigi died. For those of you who may be visiting our area, Gigi’s home was the Navarre Beach Sea Turtle Conservation Center. You will see a beautiful tribute to her on our Beach page. The people at the center who cared for her are going to miss her as will all of our Navarre residents. She had become the mascot of our area. I know they will begin the search for another sea turtle to care for soon. And I know their hearts are big enough to welcome another turtle in.
Courthouse quest requires money and momentum
Written by Staff Reporters on . Posted in News.
The proposed location for a new county courthouse on Avalon Boulevard is owned by a Pensacola businessman who is trying to roughly double his 2009 investment of $550,000 in the 19-acre site.
New deal may be imminent for beach restaurant
Written by Staff Reporters on . Posted in Beach.
Tentative plans for local restauranteur Bob Benaquis to sublease the vacant restaurant site on Navarre Beach may have fallen through, but that hasn’t stopped property leaseholder Sylvia Martin from closing in on her goal to find a tenant.
Feuding pier partners make peace and plans
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Before the partners in Coastal Concessions LLC began a legal war with each other in February, their lease from the county to run the Navarre Beach Pier seemed like a license to mint money.
Williamson slams Holley by the Sea over stormwater drainage
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At the first stop on his third annual listening tour, Board of County Commissioners Chairman Rob Williamson took the opportunity to chastise the Holley By the Sea homeowners association in Navarre for its lack of drainage infrastructure.