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This weekend in Gulf and Franklin
This holiday weekend will be rainy, but there will still be a lot to…
Savoring blackberries from Panther Swamp
I grew up a few hundred feet from a swamp, specifically, from Panther Swamp. Our home was on St. Joe Beach, just off Georgia Avenue, and when we moved there in 1978, no one lived on the swamp side of …
Chamber of commerce prepares to host Scallop Festival
The annual Scallop, Music and Arts Festival will kick off this Saturday at George Core Park for the 25th time.
Hosted by the Gulf County Chamber of Commerce since year,
Remembering a passion for drive-ins
Just a mile-and-a-half from the house in Norfolk, Virginia, where I grew up was Wilder’s Drive-In Theater. The place had opened in 1948, when I was 3 years old, just as drive-ins were beginning …
‘Sweet Tea at the B&B’ offers hilarious take on Apalachicola’s past
“Sweet Tea at the B&B,” which debuted at the Chapman Theater Friday night, is outstandingly funny – with well written jokes, successful casting and strong set and costume …
‘Accidentally Wealthy’ played abundantly
The whodunnit “Accidentally Wealthy,” now at the Chapman Theater through Sunday afternoon, is not accidentally a success.
It was an intentional work of comic theater, both by the …
The skillet Gulf County humidity couldn’t destroy
It’s always interesting how an inanimate object can become an important representation to us of someone we loved, whether a friend or family member. For me, many of those kinds of special …
What Southern Folks Eat: My Christmas time machine
Christmas memories are among the most deeply ingrained in my mind because my parents always did their best to create magic for us each year. My sister and I grew up in the ‘70s and ‘80s, …
What Southern Folks Eat: Captain Anderson’s and the importance of Thanksgiving leftovers
Thanksgiving leftovers may be the main thing that some people look forward to after…
What Southern Folks Eat: Three must-haves For Thanksgiving
“Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace…