Alaqua Animal Refuge’s inaugural Animoré weekend was truly a festival to celebrate the love of animals. The 6th Annual 100 Point and Cult Wine Dinner and the first-ever Barn Jam took place October 18 and 19 in Freeport, Florida, and raised over $1,100,000 to support Alaqua’s Capital Campaign, “Second Chances Start Here."

One year later, citizens of Mexico Beach and the surrounding areas of the Florida Panhandle are still dealing with massive cleanup endeavors, rebuilding homes and reopening businesses, waiting for insurance claims to go through, and working hard to get area schools ready to resume—but they have hope for the future.

In wake of Hurricane Dorian’s devastating impact on the Bahamas, Ocean Key Resort & Spa will host a free benefit concert featuring country music singer Billy Currington on Saturday, September 14, 2019 at Sunset Pier in Key West.

Move over summer heat, the SoWal Craft Beer and Spirits Festival is back! The 2nd Annual event, benefitting Lucky Puppy Rescue, will be held on August 2, 2019 from 4-8PM at Shades Bar & Grill in Inlet Beach, FL.

It was a rousing long weekend full of fun, great food, philanthropy, and togetherness! The thirteenth annual Chi Chi Miguel Weekend took place April 4–6, 2019, at various locations throughout Santa Rosa Beach and Miramar Beach, Florida, and raised over $1 million for Gulf Coast charities.

The Sacred Heart Foundation is rolling out the green carpet for the inaugural Emerald Ball on Saturday, May 18 at the Hilton Sandestin Beach Golf Resort & Spa. The black-tie gala will benefit the Comprehensive Spine Program at Sacred Heart Hospital on the Emerald Coast.

Thousands of people gathered Sunday, February 17, 2019, at Grayton Beer Company to show their support for The Red Bar and its 100+ employees who are rebounding after an early morning fire destroyed the Grayton Beach restaurant on Wednesday, February 13, 2019. The Red Bar Employee Benefit Concert raised a total of $27,590.56.

A traveling celebration of people and place and the origins of good food, Outstanding in the Field is the pioneer of table-to-farm dinners set between the earth and sky in the places where the food on the plate was grown and harvested.

’Tis the season for giving—and for holiday parties! The VIE magazine and The Idea Boutique team decided to celebrate both, along with our neighbors, with the first-ever Logan Lane Holiday Block Party fund-raiser event on December 6, 2018.

Artist Tyler Loftis was joined by celebrities and art collectors alike at New York City's Bowery Nov. 14, 2018, for the inaugural Portraits for Purpose featuring paintings of Alex Guarnaschelli, Francoise Gilot, Alex Katz, Deepak Chopra, and Jojo Mayer, to name a few.

The 30A 10K Thanksgiving Day Races feature a 10K, 5K, and one-mile run on November 22, 2018, starting and finishing in downtown Rosemary Beach, Florida.

As the Florida panhandle begins the rebuilding and recovery process from one of the most devastating storms to hit on record, The Alys Foundation, a non- profit entity of Alys Beach and EBSCO Industries, has pledged $250,000 in donations for immediate relief efforts.