by Kerri Parker | Jul 31, 2025 | Podcast
In this episode we connect you with Christian Wagley, a science-rooted environmental advocate working with Healthy Gulf organization. Christian brings a deeply personal connection to this work, sharing a childhood memory fishing with his grandfather —when he first witnessed the loss of a thriving yellow perch population to pollution. That early experience ignited a lifelong commitment to protecting water and communities. In this conversation, we explore what it means to pursue science-driven advocacy and how that expertise is rooted in place.
by Kerri Parker | May 26, 2025 | Businesses, Communities, DeFuniak Springs, Podcast, Walton & Beyond
What if the most profound detour of your beach vacation… was a perfect circle? Not metaphorically. A literal, spring-fed, mathematically rare, perfectly round lake…hidden just off HWY 331.
by Kerri Parker | Apr 14, 2025 | Businesses, Communities, Podcast, Walton & Beyond
This episode is all about the power of coming together—about what can happen when business owners stop seeing each other as competition and start seeing each other as community. At the heart of that mission in Freeport, Florida, is the Freeport Merchant Association—and at the heart of that is today’s guest, William “Bill” Blanken.
by Kerri Parker | Mar 3, 2025 | Businesses, Communities, DeFuniak Springs, Events, Podcast, Walton & Beyond
Some say the South is all sweet tea and front porch stories, but if you’ve read F. Diane Pickett’s work, you know better. Her novels don’t just whisper Southern history—they grab you by the collar and drag you through the grit, grace, and downright fight of strong-willed women who refuse to be tamed. Today, we sit down with the legendary storyteller, preservationist, and force of nature herself—Diane Pickett. Diane is a woman who doesn’t just tell history—she shapes it.
by Kerri Parker | Feb 9, 2025 | Businesses, Communities, Culinary Scene, Events, Podcast, Walton & Beyond
In this episode we’re talking about one of our absolute favorite traditions—the Seaside Race Weekend—and kicking it off with one of the best culinary events in Walton County, The Taste of the Race!
by Kerri Parker | Jan 31, 2025 | Businesses, Communities, Events, Podcast, Walton & Beyond
In this episode we dive deep into the Walton County music scene’s roots with two key players from this legendary band—John Reinlie and Bill Garrett. Learn about the reunion on February 9th to include Duke Bardwell, Case Cooper and many others at The Red Bar 30th Anniversary Super Bowl Party.
