An Apalachicola man has a novel idea for bringing people together to build a boat, and he’s organizing an open meeting to introduce it. Duncan Blair, a researcher, educator and photographer of traditional sailing, is inviting the community to an open meeting at Belle’s Winery and Saloon, at 252 Water St across from the Apalachicola…
Sometimes, theater is just about having fun. Nothing deep, nothing moving, nothing profound, just fun. That was the case last weekend at the Chapman Theatre in Apalachicola, as the Panhandle Players opened their 2024-25 season with a performance of George A. Romero’s Night of the Living Dead Live, a comedic tribute to the historic 1968…
The Apalachicola Margaret Key Public Library will open its annual pumpkin patch on Monday, Oct. 7 with one hundred percent of all profits going to help Hurricane Helene victims. The proceeds from the pumpkins, for sale at $10 each, will be donated to the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office Charity Fund for Hurricane Helene Relief. The…
Porch Fest Apalach is coming back for its fifth year of good times and great music! This year brings 29 musical acts, 16 porches, and three stages to downtown Apalachicola. The grassroots roaming music festival — where porches are stages, yards are venues, and good vibes rule the day – is from 11 a.m. to…
Hi Y’all, we are sadly awaiting the outcome of another hurricane hurting us and our neighbors. Our part of Florida was fortunate while our neighbors further south were devastated and who would have thought that the north of us would be destroyed in some cases? My thoughts and prayers are with those who have lost…
The Florida Association of Chamber Professionals installed its 2024-25 board of directors during the board meeting at their annual conference Sept. 24-25 at the Marriott Boca Raton at the Boca Center, Boca Raton. John Solomon of the Apalachicola Bay Chamber of Commerce was selected to serve his second term on the board, which is the…
For the most part, Hurricane Helene’s winds spared the Forgotten Coast, but her rains were not so forgiving. People heeded the warnings, and boarded up their homes and buildings, and mainly got the heck out of Dodge. But the aftermath was a lot of soggy ground, and flooded first floors. Here is a sampling of…
Volunteers across Franklin County removed over two tons of trash and debris from the shorelines and landscape on Saturday, Sept. 21. The 220 volunteers of the annual International Coastal Clean Up, fanned out across 14 sites from Bald Point State Park to Apalachicola’s Seafood Landing Park, removed litter and debris, including cigarette butts, cans, vape…
The show must go on, and the Panhandle Players are living up to that showbiz adage. Despite a hiccough with Hurricane Helene, the Players’ “Night of the Living Dead Live” will be staged Thursday through Sunday, Oct. 3 to 6 at the Chapman Theatre in Apalachicola. George A. Romero’s “Night of the Living Dead Live”…
In a stretch of the Lanark area that has often seen minor flooding, Hurricane Helene capped off a wet month by completely inundating a large portion of Kentucky Avenue. A wet September had caused flooding to the property of Barbara and Paul Rohrs but not to the extent that engulfed it last week. Across the…
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