Mexico Beach eNewsletter | OCTOBER 2025

Mexico Beach eNewsletter | OCTOBER 2025

Photo by Jennifer Rhodes The Month of Sky Painting! October has brought a new set of sky paintings, better known as sunsets, here to the beach. The colors are rich in pinks, oranges, purples, and yellow hues. It is one of the better times to be on the beach, with the majestic colors, and you can often have the beach all to yourself. Between watching your team on the big screen and running errands, sometimes you just need to pause and take in the small, joyful moments between the busy ones. Our sunsets offer some great views to help remind you to enjoy life and that it’s OK to slow down.

And the Winner Is... Up for grabs last month was a gift certificate and beach bag from White Sands Salon & Boutique, and the lucky winner is Kim L. from Starkville, MS. Congrats, Kim!   OCTOBER GIVEAWAY This month’s giveaway is a T-shirt and hat from the Driftwood Inn. Located on our beautiful beach, the Driftwood Inn offers private balconies facing the Gulf from every room. With an ample event space and a small chapel on the grounds, the Driftwood Inn is also your ideal location for special events or wedding ceremonies in addition to much-needed getaway retreats. To place your name in the hat, send an email to Kathy at kathy@mexicobeach.com.

MEET MEXICO BEACH This month, we’re delighted to introduce Caribbean Coffee & Café. While they are not a new business, they do have two new, wonderful owners. Christopher and Susan recently purchased the coffee shop and have started incorporating some new features, while ensuring that the beloved favorites will stay—including their cinnamon rolls! With new menu items and the option to order online coming soon, we’re excited to have Christoper and Susan at the helm of our favorite coffee shop and café here in Mexico Beach. Next time you need a fresh, hot cup of joe or something savory, stop in and say hello.

For more information on weddings or vow renewal ceremonies on the beach, visit MexicoBeach.com/weddings.

GREG & SUSAN This month, we are delighted to introduce Greg and Susan, who traveled down from Cordele, Georgia, to say their wedding vows on our beach. It was a beautiful ceremony and the weather was perfect. Congratulations, Greg and Susan!

FARMERS & CRAFT MARKET OCTOBER 25  Come spend the morning from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the Mexico Beach Farmers & Craft Market at Parker Park, located at 2500 Highway 98. Vendors will include produce, fresh jellies, one-of-a-kind crafts, and much more. Each market is sure to have new vendors, so be sure to come every time. If you’d like to be a vendor, sign up now. This market is put on by the Special Events for Mexico Beach, Inc.

HALLOWEEN MUTT STRUT OCTOBER 25  Come one, come all to the 2nd Annual Mexico Beach Halloween Mutt Strut Dog Parade & Costume Contest from 4:00–5:30 PM at Under the Palms Park! Bring your dog in costume for a doggie parade with costume judging and activities for the kids. Please bring a donation to share with St. Joseph Bay Humane Society! For more information, contact Gloria Sanchez at (850) 527-7886 or visit St. Joseph Bay Humane Society.

THANKSGIVING TURKEY TROT NOVEMBER 27 Come kick off Thanksgiving Day with the Mexico Beach Turkey Trot 5K Fun Run! From walkers to runners and those joggers in between, we hope you’ll join the fun. The race will take place at Under the Palms Park on the morning of Thanksgiving Day. Registration is now open.

READ ABOUT ALL EVENTS HERE

A FRIENDLY REMINDER: Mexico Beach is a Leave No Trace community, and we appreciate your assistance in helping us keep our beaches clean. Any items left on the beach unattended from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. will be removed and disposed of by the City of Mexico Beach. Items include, but are not limited to, tents and tent frames, beach chairs, coolers, umbrellas, toys, etc. Also, please fill in any holes before you leave and please remain off the sand dunes and out of the sea oats to ensure their continued nourishment. There are boardwalks and walking paths that can be accessed to reach the beach. Your assistance with these requests will keep our beaches beautiful and pristine. For full details on this ordinance or questions, click here or contact City Hall at (850) 648-5700.

EASY SHRIMP AND CRAB PASTA We publish it with the compliments of the Mexico Beach Artificial Reef Association cookbook (MBARA.org). INGREDIENTS 8 oz angel hair pasta, cooked 6 oz can lump crabmeat, undrained 1/2 lb. shrimp, cooked and chopped 1 large onion, diced 4 cloves of garlic, pressed 2 Tbsp butter 1/2 tsp. oregano 1/2 tsp. basil 1 qt. half-and-half 1 1/2 Tbsp cornstarch Red pepper flakes to taste Salt and pepper to taste DIRECTIONS Sauté the onion and garlic in butter until the onion is nearly translucent. Add oregano, basil, red pepper flakes, and salt and pepper. Add half-and-half and bring to a boil. Mix cornstarch with enough water to dilute it, and then pour it into the boiling sauce until you achieve the desired consistency. Then stir in the crab and shrimp. Cook for a minute or so, then remove from the heat. Spoon it over cooked angel hair pasta.  Serve and enjoy!

RUNNING Here is some great wisdom about running and jogging. Enjoy! Run like you stole something. If the hill has a name, it’s going to be tough. Marathon runners with bad shoes suffer the agony of de feet. If God invented marathons to keep people from doing anything more stupid, the triathlon must have taken him completely by surprise. Slow runners make fast runners look good. Life is short. Running makes it seem longer. —Baron Hansen We can’t all be heroes because someone has to sit on the curb and clap as they go by. —Will Rogers I go running when I have to. Like when the ice cream truck is doing sixty. —Wendy Liebman My doctor told me that jogging could add years to my life. I think he was right; I feel ten years older already. —Milton Berle Running won’t solve all your problems. But then again, neither with housework.

GET SACKED This saying is often associated with the understanding that occurs when someone is either let go or fired from their job. The origin is not too far from this meaning. In the 17th and 18th centuries, men and women would move from job to job, carrying their own supplies in a sack. They would often leave the sack with the employer; however, when they were fired, the employer would hand them their sack back, thus “getting the sack,” meaning they were out of a job, and would have to collect their tools and find employment elsewhere.

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