“Slow Ride” scheduled in Pensacola for Saturday
Bike Pensacola has set its next monthly Slow Ride event for Saturday, September 23. The Slow Ride event provides an opportunity for cyclists to explore the quiet, scenic streets of Pensacola’s many...
View ArticlePensacola hopes to attract 30,000 visitors with inaugural Tall Ships Challenge
Built in 1877 in Scotland, at the beginning of the age of steam, the tall ship Elissa is one of the last of her kind — a 205-foot, three-masted, iron-hulled mighty sailing ship. In 1886, the Elissa was...
View ArticleConceptual renderings of proposed arena development in downtown Pensacola...
The developers behind a proposal to build a new arena, field house, and hotel development in downtown Pensacola that could cost $70-$100 million have revealed conceptual renderings and updated plans...
View ArticleNew Pensacola culinary event to highlight Scotch, farm-raised oysters
Peat & Pearls, Nov. 5-6, will feature chefs, farmers from across Gulf the Coast, and will benefit oyster reef restoration efforts Life is hard for Gulf Coast oysters and those whose livelihoods...
View ArticleUmbrella Sky will rise over downtown Pensacola
Hundreds of colorful umbrellas will float high above Intendencia Street in downtown Pensacola beginning Nov. 3 The Umbrella Sky Project, a “floating canvas” of hundreds of colorful umbrellas, will...
View ArticleArtists announced for CUBED public art project in downtown Pensacola
Sixteen finalists have been selected to participate in CUBED Gulf Coast, a public art project planned for downtown Pensacola as part of the 2017 Foo Foo Festival. The brainchild of Pensacola-based...
View ArticleWahlburgers restaurant now open in Foley
The Gulf Coast’s first Wahlburgers restaurant has opened its doors at OWA, the 14-acre amusement park and entertainment district located in Foley, Alabama. Established in 2011, the Boston-based burger...
View ArticleUmbrella Sky project showers downtown Pensacola with color
Hundreds of colorful umbrellas will float high above Intendencia Street in downtown Pensacola beginning Nov. 3 On Monday, hundreds of brightly-colored umbrellas were lifted up over Intendencia Street...
View ArticleVPS to launch nonstop service to Washington D.C.
American Airlines will begin nonstop daily service between Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport (VPS) and Reagan National Airport (DCA) in Washington, D.C. beginning on May 4, 2018. The flights will be...
View ArticleKillers, Chainsmokers, Kendrick Lamar top 2018 Hangout lineup
Rock giants The Killers, electropop duo The Chainsmokers, and superstar rapper Kendrick Lamar will headline the 2018 Hangout Music Festival, officials announced Tuesday. The popular oceanfront...
View ArticleBuilt upon history, Perfect Plain Brewing opens this week in downtown Pensacola
In the early months of 1821, Andrew Jackson boarded a steamboat with his wife Rachel and traveled down the Mississippi River to New Orleans. From the Crescent City, the incoming governor of the newly...
View ArticleFirst City’s Hot Glass, Cold Brew and Ugly Sweater Party set for Dec. 8
First City Art Center’s popular “Hot Glass, Cold Brew” series is coming back next month with a special holiday and ugly sweater party on Friday, December 8. If you’re never been before, here’s how it...
View ArticleLast Pensacola “Slow Ride” of 2017 set for Dec. 2
Bike Pensacola’s monthly “Slow Ride” series will wrap up its 2017 schedule on Saturday, Dec. 2 with a ride through some of the city’s west-side neighborhoods. The popular event series provides an...
View ArticleSMG counters proposal for new downtown Pensacola arena
A new arena in downtown Pensacola isn’t necessary to host a proposed NBA G League team, according to SMG, the company which manages the Pensacola Bay Center. Instead, a “limited investment” in the...
View ArticleCleanup at Carpenter Creek headwaters set for Dec. 9
Emerald Coastkeeper and Escambia County will host a “groundbreaking” and cleanup event at the headwaters of Carpenter Creek on Saturday, Dec. 9. The four-mile-long creek rises in north Pensacola and...
View ArticlePensacola to kick off Mardi Gras season Friday
The annual Carnival season, spanning from the first week of January until Mardi Gras (Feb. 13 this year), packs the social calendars of Pensacolians, Mobilians, and New Orleanians with parades, balls,...
View ArticleTickets now on sale for inaugural Pensacola Tall Ships Challenge
Leading up to a historic event that will bring a fleet of historic tall ships to Pensacola this spring, Visit Pensacola has announced that tickets for the Pensacola Tall Ships Challenge are now on...
View ArticleFirst City’s Hot Glass, Cold Brew set for Jan. 26
Pensacola’s First City Art Center is starting off the new year with their “Hot Glass, Cold Brew” series on Friday, January 26. If you’ve never been before, here’s how it works: for the price of...
View ArticleUWF to host Bob Graham during inaugural lecture series
The University of West Florida College of Arts, Social Sciences, and Humanities will host Sen. Bob Graham on Jan 16. from 1 to 2:30 p.m. for the inaugural Seligman First Amendment Lecture Series. Dr....
View ArticleDecision on G League basketball delayed as county debates Bay Center’s future
Escambia County’s indecision on the Pensacola Bay Center’s future has delayed the New Orleans Pelicans’ decision on whether or not to bring NBA G League basketball to Pensacola, a team official said...
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