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By Lee Ann Leonard Panama City Beach is known for its beautiful beaches, but the destination is also home to a rare coastal dune lake. Lake Powell, which straddles Bay and Walton County on the beach’s west end, is one of only a few coastal dune lakes in the world....

By Ed Offley Just how dangerous is the water? Between January 1 and July 8, the city Beach Rescue service posted either single or double red warning flags on 116 days, marking 61 percent of the 190 days of that time span. Double red flags mandating closure of the Gulf of...

By Ed Offley Reacting to a spike in drowning incidents in the Gulf of Mexico during a four-day period in June, both Panama City Beach and the Bay County Tourist Development Council (TDC) have taken emergency action to shore up the city’s Beach Rescue program. Between June 20 and 23, six...

By Joe Moore, founder, 30A Sealife Discovery Center and Appleseed Expeditions Hello, my name is Joe Moore. I hold a master’s degree in Fishery Science from the University of West Florida and have extensive experience teaching marine biology in Hawaii, the Galapagos, California, and Florida. As the founder of the...

By Paul Bonnette For decades, Gulf World Marine Park has been an iconic staple of Panama City Beach. Offering unique educational experiences for guests to get up close with local marine life as well as rescuing, rehabilitating, and releasing animals back into natural habitats, Gulf World is flourishing under the...

Pier Park announced that the center will host its fifth annual Back-to-School Supply Drive from July 29 through August 11, 2024, to coincide with Florida’s Back-to-School Sales Tax Holiday. The drive will benefit the Boys & Girls Clubs of Bay County. Residents and visitors can purchase supplies at Pier Park...

By Lee Ann Leonard With all the major events it hosts and the millions of visitors it attracts, most locals know Pier Park as Panama City Beach’s unofficial downtown. What they may not know is how much their “happy place” serves the community. In March and April, Pier Park collaborated with...

By Alan Watson, President GOLF+, Dothan and PCB Golfers who frequent social media, YouTube, or golf periodicals are probably familiar with the explosion of DIY golf repair gurus who promise to help you fix your own equipment easily and for less, or maybe just for the satisfaction of doing it...

By Peter Fischetti Drive west on Front Beach Road just past Margaritaville and look to the left. History comes alive as you marvel at a half-mile of sand, dunes and foliage, creating a scene that looks pretty much as it did a hundred years ago. Nowhere in Panama City Beach...

By Ed Offley With the 2024 hurricane season underway, Florida Power & Light and the Bay County Council on Aging have ensured that several hundred seniors are prepared in event a storm disrupts their ability to obtain food. The utility and the seniors organization handed out over 2,200 emergency meal kits...