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Alys Beach Named Third Most 
Beautiful Small Town In America

Architectural Digest, an esteemed 

international design publication featuring the 
work of top architects and designers, as well 
as the best in style, culture, and travel, ranked 
Alys Beach third on its recent list of “The 50 
Most Beautiful Small Towns in America.” 
The list specifi cally calls attention to the 
nation’s most visually stunning towns of less 
than 10,000 residents from coast to coast.

 “When developing this list, we looked at 

easy access to nature, the presence of historic 
or design districts, and topography that’s 
appealing in its own right—whether it’s a 
beach or mountains, or maybe a riverside 
perch,” the publication states.

Architectural Digest highlights Alys 

Beach’s iconic architectural elements, 
including the white stucco buildings and 
Bermuda-inspired details.

 “We are so grateful and proud to be a part 

of Alys Beach’s formation since the beginning 
and see it recognized in the magazine’s list of 
the most beautiful small towns in America,” 
says Alys Beach Town Architects Marieanne 
Khoury-Vogt and Erik Vogt. “Town building 
is a communal effort that spans centuries – to 
be included on such a list after only little more 
than a decade of existence is truly an honor.”

For more information, please visit 

alysbeach.com.

Area Businesses Golf Help Raise 
$42,000 for Children in Crisis

Thanks to Tuscany Italian Bistro, Tommy 

Bahama and other area restaurants and 
businesses the 11th Annual Sugar Sands 

Charity Golf Classic benefi ting Children in 
Crisis, raised over $42,000.  100% of the funds 
will be used to give a home to local foster 
children.  The support will help feed, clothe 
and care for the over 100 at-risk children that 
will call the CIC Neighborhood home each 
year.

The tournament was held at Kelly 

Plantation and golfers from all around the 
panhandle came to enjoy the awesome 
event.  The day began with a barbeque lunch 
followed by the Florida Scramble shot-
gun start. The tournament cumulated with 
over 150 golfers and supporters enjoying a 
delicious Italian family-style dinner hosted by 
Tuscany Italian Bistro located in Destin. 

According to Ken Hair, CIC President 

and CEO, “We opened the Children’s 
Neighborhood in 2008 and since then we’ve 
given a home to over 850 children and kept 
all of the brother and sister sibling groups 
together.

To learn more about CIC, visit www.

childrenincrisisfl .org, or call 850-864-4242.

Photo:  Ken Hair CIC President & CEO, (right) presents 

the winning prize to the 11th Annual Sugar Sands Charity 

Golf Classic winning team of Chris Poate, Michael Jones, 

Greg Lunday and Antonia Poate.

Cox Communications Funds Tech 
Center for Boys & Girls Club of the 
Emerald Coast Ensuring Tech-Savvy 
Workforce for the Future 

Cox Communications and The James M. 

Cox Foundation awarded a grant to the Boys 
and Girls Club of Fort Walton Beach, to fund 
an upgrade to the club’s technology center 
located at 923 Denton Blvd, behind Choctaw 
High School.  Cox and the Boys & Girls Club 
hosted a ribbon cutting today to celebrate 
these gifts of technology and the impact this 
program will have on Club youth.  

The donation is part of a $150,000 grant 

Cox Communications and The James M. 
Cox Foundation provided to create and 
enhance seven Cox Technology Centers 
across the nation. The technology centers are 
the centerpiece of the Boys & Girls Clubs of 
America Club Tech program, which provides 
students access to curriculum to advance their 
computer literacy skills. These technology 
centers also help bridge the digital divide for 
children who have no access to a computer or 
Internet connection at home.  

Cox is also working to bridge the digital 

divide through Connect2Compete, a program 
that offers discounted Internet service 
to families with children who qualify for 
government assistance. In addition to offering 
Essential Cox High Speed Internet service to 
eligible families for the signifi cantly reduced 
fee, Cox includes free installation and modem 
rental.

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