Opportunity Place

The Power of Hope: Opportunity Place Provides a Sanctuary for Families

By Michelle Ruschman Fiona Devenney, the Executive Director of Opportunity Place, knows that one of the best sources of energy in a community is this:...
Private music teacher giving piano lessons to little boy

The Heritage of Home Music Lessons

Home studio music lessons, a tradition that spans centuries, offer a personalized and immersive approach to musical education. This method of learning has been...
These are a Few of the Things that I Hate by Kenneth Books

Bay Life Writer Publishes Book

One of our very own Bay Life writers, Kenneth Books, has published a humorous, politically incorrect book. “These are a Few of the Things that...
Sean of the South: Becca at Sunrise

Sean of the South: Becca at Sunrise

By Sean Dietrich Sunrise on Lake Martin. I’m usually the first one awake. I rarely have any company in the mornings. I wake up with...
Walk to End Alzheimer’s

Emerald Coast Hospice Joins Alzheimer’s Association Walk to End Alzheimer’s

Emerald Coast Hospice will join the Alzheimer’s Association Central North Florida Chapter as a 2024 Walk to End Alzheimer’s® Local Presenting Sponsor for the...
Emerald Coast Theatre Company Camp Showtime

Pure Joy

By Anna Fisher, Associate Artistic Director, ECTC Emerald Coast Theatre Company is a vibrating ball of energy in the summertime, filled with many students from ages...
Sinfonia-Link-Up

Sinfonia Opens Registration for Music Education

Registration is now open for the 2024-2025 Music Education programs. As the only program affiliated with a professional orchestra in the Emerald Coast region,...
MKAF Artist Kelly Pierre

Kelly Pierre’s Nature-inspired Artwork is ‘Transcendent’

Santa Rosa Beach Artist Named 2024 Festival of the Arts Poster Contest Winner By Zandra Wolfgram Artist Kelly Pierre hails from South Louisiana’s vibrant culture, where...
fresh garden vegetables

The Dirty Dozen

By Kay Leaman, Health Architect, HealthyDay HealthyLife It sounds like a western. However, these don’t carry guns, ride horses or fight outlaws. These dirty dozen...
Sacred Heart Emerald Coast

Ascension Sacred Heart Emerald Coast Family Birth Place Recognized Nationally

For the fourth year in a row, Ascension Sacred Heart Emerald Coast is on Newsweek’s list of America’s Best Maternity Care Hospitals at the...