PANAMA CITY — Those “Wild-Eyed Southern Boys” will be rocking downtown Panama City on the waterside this weekend. Scamp Entertainment, the promotion company behind the “Survivors” concerts of the past two years, will bring music legend .38 Special to the natural amphitheater at 300 Luverne Ave., using a stage specially designed for the venue.
PANAMA CITY Fla. (WMBB) — After years of planning, The City of Panama City and The St. Joe Company held a groundbreaking for the marina hotel and restaurant. Leaders from across Bay County came to celebrate the launch of “Hotel Indigo” and the economic boost it will bring to downtown.
Fodor’s Travel – Walking into the old Florida-style building known as Hunt’s Seafood and Oyster Bar, the first thing you see is an aluminum-covered bar with a young man grinning as he shucks oysters at preternatural speed. His name is Honor Allen and he is just 26 years old but has already captured three consecutive Florida Seafood Festival and U.S. Oyster Festival titles as the fastest oyster shucker around, an entry requirement for the International Oyster Cup.
PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WMBB) – One professional bass fisherman from Panama City was featured on the cover Bassmaster Magazine this week. Drew Benton is in his sixth year on the Bassmaster Elite Series and was named the 2016 Rookie of the Year.
PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WMBB) — Local businesses partnered up for the first Shrimp and Grits Fest in Panama City. Residents came out to support local charities while sampling different shrimp and grits dishes. Multiple businesses came together with their own spin on the southern recipe and attendees said they’re happy to be getting back to some normalcy.
PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) – On Saturday, Bay Arts Alliance hosted its first Florida Luxe Arts Festival or “FLLuxe” for short. The free event welcomed families and friends to check out chalk artwork covering the sidewalks in Downtown Panama City. Huge 3D anamorphic murals done by award-winning artists were on display.
PANAMA CITY — The Bay Arts Alliance mural program continues to colorize downtown buildings, as the first of eight artists began work on the district’s “Welcome Wall” this week. Four as-yet-unnamed artists will collaborate with Christon Anderson, Heather Clements, Joyful Enriquez and Jayson Kretzer on this mural project, which is going on the side of Ocean Oriental Market facing the intersection of sixth Street and Harrison Avenue.
PANAMA CITY Fla. (WMBB) — Today the House of Henry was covered in shamrocks and green as they held their first St. Patrick’s Day celebration. Customers started the day at six a.m. with kegs and eggs, and the festivities just kept coming. People could enjoy the music from the bagpipes, watch Irish dancing, ax throwing and of course drink green beer.
PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) – In 1920, George Mortimer West and his wife Lillian Carlisle West built the first brick building in St. Andrews, which soon became the Panama City Publishing Company. Today, the building is now partially a museum. For the month of March, it’s showcasing the West’s unique love story in the form of letters.
PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) – For some students, art is just another class on the schedule. But for others, art is a way of holding onto memories. “In India, back in my country, I just want to capture all the stuff so I could look back and see my culture,” Bay High School senior Dona Patel said. And for some, art is an outlet to express themselves.
PANAMA CITY Fla. (WMBB) — Much needed changes will be coming to McKenzie Park in the coming months. The City of Panama City has big plans to renovate the landscaping of the park and make it a place everyone will want to visit.
PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) – Every other month, Minority PC hosts the Panama City Afro Market to highlight local African American businesses. Saturday, folks were invited to shop from more than 20 different vendors. There was everything from cupcakes to clothing, and even a few kid-entrepreneurs selling hand-crafted goodies.
PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) – St. Andrews is making a comeback following Hurricane Michael. “It symbolizes, at least to me, a lot of the regrowth and things coming back together after that,” said Chad Gainey, a local sculptor. After the category 5 storm took down many of the trees in Oaks by the Bay Park, a new initiative is bringing the beauty back.
PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) – For local musicians, the COVID-19 pandemic has presented them with challenges. Many of their concerts and events have been canceled throughout the past year. NewsChannel 7′s Sam Martello was live from Destination Panama City to tell us about how this organization has found a way to help.
PANAMA CITY — Every (salty) dog has his day, so they say. Salty Dog Day in St. Andrews will be Saturday, Feb. 27, starting with the weekly Market at St. Andrews along Beck Avenue from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. This dog-friendly event will be an extension of The Market with proceeds benefiting Operation Spay Bay.