Category Archives: Alys Beach News

Frommer’s, a popular source of online and print travel guides, named the Florida Panhandle Beaches as one of its 12 top destinations for 2010 — in the world. In fact, we’re very eexcited to announce that this year’s list of top destinations not only includes the beaches of 30A – but it’s the only destination listed […]

Florida Trend Magazine just announced the best new restaurants in Florida, and our very own Caliza landed on the 2009 list! This means that Caliza is listed in Florida’s most prestigious business publication this month, and on their website. (Check out http://www.floridatrend.com/restguide_bestnew.asp) Here’s what they had to say: “Panhandle New Urbanists get cool white glam in a poolside Mediterranean […]

Our very own Marieanne Khoury-Vogt & Erik Vogt (Town Architects, or the “TAs” as we call them around here) were recently recognized yet again for their extraordinary work here at Alys Beach. The 29th Annual Builder’s Choice Design & Planning Awards committee awarded Khoury & Vogt Architects with a Merit Award for their work on the Alys Beach home known as […]

The colorful cover of the new Thirty-A Reviewmagazine features Alys Beach residents and restaurateurs, George and Ann Hartley. George and Ann own at least three local restaurants (at last count), including Seagrove Village Market Cafe, George’s at Alys Beach and the new La Cocina Mexican Bar & Grill in Seacrest. The new issue also features an article about Studio B in Alys Beach, and […]

Colleen Duffley’s Studio B was featured on NYDailyNews.com last week. Here’s a quick excerpt: By the soft light of her patio pool and within the pristine, white-washed walls of her gallery and kitchen, (Colleen’s) attracting “creatives” from the fields of design, art, literature, food, wine and photography. Her roster of past and upcoming talent on the “B List:” India Hicks, […]

The 2009 Honor & Design Awardwinners have been selected by the American Institute of Architects (AIA), and our ownMarieanne Khoury-Vogt & Erik Vogt (full-time residents and Town Architects here at Alys Beach) won an award for Caliza’s stunning design. “The Honor & Design Award Program is the time of year that we can truly celebrate the best in […]

Island Living guru, writer, designer and supermodel India Hicks recently shared her family’s vacation experience this summer at Alys Beach with readers of Ocean Drive magazine. Ocean Drive is a high-fashion and design magazine based in Miami. “I am blessed with having seen a great deal of the world,” wrote India. “But few places are easily within reach and far from the […]

Fabulous news!!! In a very exciting development for our region, Southwest Airlines announced today that they will offer flights into our new Bay County International Airport — which is under construction just 14 miles from Alys Beach! Starting in May 2010, Southwest will operate eight flights a day to and from four cities with a daily […]

An image captured by photographer Tommy Crow was featured on Womansday.com this week. The image was taken during the Digital Graffiti festival in Alys Beach in June. The photo captured awe-inspiring outdoor projection artwork by Yugoslavian artist Zlatko Cosic. Cosic originally screened his experimental short silent film in 2008 for Light Works, organized by The Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts in St. Louis. It […]

Well, Alys Beach’s unique sense of style is frequently a topic on various architecture and interior design blogs, so we can’t possibly share them all. But we thought this particular coveting was pretty well done: http://www.casasugar.com/5496230 Have you seen Alys Beach mentioned somewhere across the Blogosphere? Please let us know! You can just email a link to info@alysbeach.com.