Splash Pensacola Beach

Indoor Rock Climbing:

Tue, 01 May 2012 11:50:47 +0000

By Keely McKissack

If you’re ready to take a break from the sun, but still want something fun to do with your friends and family, indoor rock climbing is a great alternative! It’s a fun and challenging sport that will keep you in shape and open the door to a variety of climbing techniques and styles that you may come to love.

Springsteen’s less-commercial works show depth of genius

Tue, 01 May 2012 11:50:48 +0000

By Joe Culpepper

My admiration for rocker Bruce Springsteen began in 1975 with the release of the album ‘Born To Run.’ I worked as a disc jockey at a small Mississippi AM radio station and had no problem playing four or five songs a night off this blockbuster album.

White Sand Wedding

Tue, 01 May 2012 11:50:51 +0000

by Lisa Newell

The sandy white beach and the emerald green waters of the Gulf of Mexico are a beautiful sight and provide the perfect backdrop for a wedding ceremony, many couples are finding.

When Niki Underwood became engaged to Dan Gillespie, the couple decided Pensacola Beach’s natural beauty would be the site of their nuptials.

Anchor your mind to boating safety before hitting the water

Tue, 01 May 2012 11:50:52 +0000

May brings with it warmer weather, beckoning people along the Gulf coast to the water for boating and watersports. But before you get out on the water, it’s important to refresh your memory on critical boating safety tips.

OPERATION GRATITUDE

Tue, 01 May 2012 11:50:52 +0000

Fairways to Freedom Golf Tourney May 24

WOUNDED WARRIORS

Tue, 01 May 2012 11:50:52 +0000

By Vici Papajohn

When Gulf Breeze city leaders allocated $500,000 to fund the Andrews Institute Eagle Fund Warrior Continuum Project in late 2010, they hoped the project would prove a blessing to the 100 wounded soldiers to be included in the study.They knew that a positive outcome could result in funding for the elite class rehabilitation program for our nation’s highest trained personnel.

Let’s go camping!

Tue, 01 May 2012 11:50:54 +0000

By Gail Hagan Bowling

Photos by Scott Page/Splash!

Got a nasty case of Spring Fever? Well put away the thermometer and break out the sleeping bags. A little camping trip in the great outdoors is just what the doctor ordered!

Chalk It Up! 2012

Tue, 01 May 2012 11:50:56 +0000

Get excited for the 2nd Annual Chalk It Up! Pensacola Sidewalk Art Festival, happening Saturday May 12 at Commendencia Slip in downtown Pensacola on Palafox Street.

Artists are given a box of chalk, assigned a designated sidewalk art space, and allowed four hours to complete a sidewalk masterpiece.

May skies are full of action, but you might or might not be able to see it from here

Tue, 01 May 2012 11:50:56 +0000

By Dr. Wayne Wooten

Pensacola State College

Several great galactic occurrences are approaching, if only you’re able to see them.

Q: Cinco de Mayo,

Tue, 01 May 2012 11:50:56 +0000

A: Keely McKissack

A: Scott Page

Cinco de Mayo absolutely counts as a holiday. And, if you asked me what some of my favorite holidays are, Cinco de Mayo would be toward the top of my list.

Cartoon

Tue, 01 May 2012 11:50:58 +0000

Here’s to the moms who are real phenoms

Tue, 01 May 2012 11:50:58 +0000

By Scott Page

A few years ago in this very magazine, I penned a tribute to my mother for her resolve in raising three boys.

Pensacola Museum of Art

Tue, 01 May 2012 11:50:58 +0000

The Pensacola Museum of Art is pleased to welcome you to Art in the Park – a juried arts festival featuring over 120 local and national artists – May 12 and 13 at Seville Square. PMA continues its goal to provide Pensacola with unique selections of cultural and artistic experiences to explore, including this fun family event.

Make a difference with ‘Mozart and Margaritas’

Tue, 01 May 2012 11:50:59 +0000

Alzheimer’s Family Services presents the Eighth Annual Mozart and Margaritas, to be held from 5:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 10 at Sanders Beach-Corrine Jones Community Center, located at 913 South “I” Street in Pensacola.

May: Mental Health Awareness Month

Tue, 01 May 2012 11:50:59 +0000

For most of us, taking a “mental health day” simply means spending some time on the beach, hiking in the woods, kayaking, or just laying on the couch to get away from the everyday stress of work and life. For Americans who suffer from mental illness, however, dealing with mental health challenges is much more challenging.

People, try to live up to your car’s bumper sticker!

Tue, 01 May 2012 11:51:00 +0000

Many motorists don’t match their driving with the messages on their vehicles. There’s the SUV with a “Eagle Scout” emblem, yet the vehicle seems to leak litter – bottles, wrappers – every day. There’s the guy who blows through a red light so quickly you barely see his “Choose Life” license tag.