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Welcome to LIVIN · 30A
If you're reading this, you're either in 30A or thinking about it. Either way: hi. I'm Anthony. I cover the sixteen miles from Inlet to Dune Allen. This is the city thread. Ask anything — schools, listings, where to eat in May, how 30A actually splits between locals and second-home owners, what the build cycle looks like, anything. I read everything. If you're visiting in the next ninety days, drop your dates and I'll match you with the cohort member already there that week.
Thomas' Donuts: The Panama City Beach Breakfast Stop Worth the Wait
At Thomas' Donuts in Panama City Beach, the line can wrap around the block — and nobody seems to mind. Here's why this open-air institution keeps drawing the crowd.
Spring inventory read · 30A
Quick pulse from the desk: Watercolor is moving in days, Rosemary the same, and the under-$2M corridor in Seacrest is the tightest I've seen it in eighteen months. If you're circling 30A, the window is now → August. After that, school-cycle relocators take over. If you want a specific neighborhood read, drop the name below.
New on 30A? Drop a hello here.
If you're reading this and you've been here less than a year — or you're thinking about a move — drop an intro below. Where are you coming from, which sub-community caught your eye, and what's the one thing you're still trying to figure out about life here? I'll respond to every one, and the long-time locals in this community will too. The hardest part of moving here is the first six months. Skip the learning curve.
Hurricane season is here. What's your prep list look like?
June 1 through November 30. Most years we get lucky. The years we don't are why year-round residents take it seriously. I keep a permanent list: water, batteries, generator fuel, propane, important docs scanned and in the cloud, two filled prescriptions ahead. Insurance policy and contact numbers printed and in the car. What's on your list that's saved you? What did you learn the hard way? This is the thread to compare notes before the season gets going.
The 30A bike path — your tips, your hazards, your favorite stretch.
The 19-mile timber-bordered bike path is the single best amenity on 30A and possibly the most underrated piece of public infrastructure in Florida. I ride it most mornings. The stretch between Grayton and Blue Mountain at sunrise — when the canopy closes over you and the Gulf is just a flicker through the pines — is religious. Where's your favorite stretch? What's the hazard you wish someone had warned you about (looking at you, golf-cart-blind-corner near Seacrest)? Where do you stop for coffee? Let's build the locals' guide newcomers need.
What's your favorite sunset spot on 30A?
Twenty-four miles of beach and somehow everyone has a hill they'll die on for theirs. Mine: the dune walkover at Western Lake in Grayton, mid-October, no humidity. The light hits the lake first then the Gulf. Tell me yours — bonus points for the one you never tell tourists about.