South Walton is a food lover's paradise, and the SoWal crew takes advantage daily. Nearing lunchtime last Tuesday we had just visited Amy Huff of Fashionably Late. After a quick interview and photos at her new boutique at Uptown Grayton, we were starving and our creative juices were flowing. We did the usual, “Where do y’all want to go for lunch?” It's an easy decision when you're so close to "downtown" Grayton and The Red Bar.
Food For Thought Outreach expects to serve over 1,200 students each week through its backpack program during the 2015-2016 school year - a significant 56% increase from last school year’s 770 students enrolled in the program. Every month, Food For Thought sends over 50,000 food items out to help battle food insecurity in Okaloosa and Walton counties. Add the year-to-year growth to the increased demand for assistance from Food For Thought’s summer outreach programs, and that can empty a warehouse very quickly.
The latest real estate report for June 2015 includes statistics for single family homes in Walton County, Florida. It was an impressive month for real estate in South Walton. Closed sales for single family homes county-wide were up a whopping 28% over the same month last year!
I've been a SoWal local for 11 years and have lived in the same house for eight years. One day my husband Mark and I faced the fact that our cute cottage was in desperate need of an outdoor makeover. The landscaping was a mess and we knew just who to call.
Amy Huff has been changing outfits four times a day since she was four. These days the owner of Fashionably Late, an upscale women’s boutique located in Uptown Grayton, still looks cute, only she makes sure everyone else shopping in her store does, too.
When you walk through the double doors at McCaskill & Company the first word that comes to mind is elegance. The gallery’s open floor plan is dotted with glass cases encapsulating fine gemstones and precious metals with the lighting aimed just right to make them sparkle. Fresh cut flowers bring the relaxed seating area in front of the fireplace to life while large pewter-framed mirrors afford frequent glimpses of your reflection adorned with fine jewels.
Frank and Julie Kovach opened their Furniture South showcase in October 2012 and have more than 30 years of combined experience in the interior design and furnishings business. Representing more than 60 different furniture lines including Ashley and Sealy, Furniture South is the exclusive provider for Ashley and Sealy within the SoWal zip code.
The latest real estate report for May 2015 includes statistics for single family homes in Walton County, Florida. It's been an impressive 2015 for real estate in South Walton. Closed sales for single family homes county-wide were up 19% over the same month last year. New pending sales of single family homes are up 31%!
Everyone likes to take a walk on the beach, but some of us have a real need to walk on the beach. We crave a connection with nature and feel the beach is a great place to do it. We don't just look at a dune and see a pretty sight. We see something that touches our souls. That's true of Russ Gilbert. He moved here over 20 years ago from nearby Chipley and hasn't regretted it for a second.
It was the summer of 1986 when David and Susan Lowery visited South Walton for the first time. Traveling from Dallas, with little money to spare, they remember it as the first family vacation they could afford.
While staying in Sandestin, they saw an advertisement for Bud and Alley’s and found their way to the restaurant on Scenic 30A. One visit was all it took and they began staying in Seaside as often as possible.
