Pensacola Beach, FL

The air chills, and the outdoors beckons      Halloween is over and we’re beginning to plan our Thanksgiving dinner. More ... Children awaiting adoption portraits on exhibit this month      A photo exhibit entitled “The Art of Adoption,” featuring moving portraits of local children waiting for adoptive families, will be on display at the Pensacola Cultural Center from November 17 22. More ... Holidays are a time for family By Aunt Matilda      Dear Aunt Matilda, I am a lifelong resident of Northwest Florida, born in Pensacola and raised in Santa Rosa County. For the past 25 years, except for college in Tallahassee, I’ve called Santa Rosa County home. My wife and I decided to raise our family in Gulf Breeze, in part because we know we wou More ... Irish golfing The best of the west By Elisabeth Ann O’Hearn Doehring Splash!      10 Tucked away along the famed and rugged Ring of Kerry lies the quiet coastal town of Waterville. Silent film star Charlie Chaplin made this hamlet his summer retreat. Links players, such as Club members Tiger Woods, Mark O’Meara, David Duvall, Ernie Els, and the late Payne Stewart have been drawn More ... Pensacola Beach water tower      Goodwill Easter Seals has introduced the seventh in a series of “Christmas On The Coast” collectible gold and brass Christmas ornaments into the Pensacola area. This year’s signature ornament, “The Pensacola Beach Water Tower” depicts artwork by local artist, Mitzi PresleyHolt. The City of Pensacola More ... PMA presents a Gallery Night Celebration      Under the Stars Join the Pensacola Museum of Art (PMA) on Gallery Night Friday, November 18 for a Celebration Under the Stars! More ... ‘Christmas on the Coast’ tickets on sale Nov. 1      The Pensacola Children’s Chorus’ annual production of “Christmas on the Coast” is one of Northwest Florida’s most popular holiday celebrations. Tickets for this year’s holiday extravaganza, which takes place Dec. 8, 9 & 10 at 7:30 p.m. in Pensacola’s Saenger Theatre, are $26, $23 and $12 and go on s More ... Standi ng Ou t Roscoe Danza fuses musical styles without losing the groove By Josh Kinser Splash!      On Oct. 2, DJ Radar and Raul Yanez brought their “Concerto For Turntable” to Carnegie hall and received a standing ovation. More ... Hike the Trails of Naval Live Oaks By Joshua Kinser Splash!      This is the perfect time of year to explore the wilderness of Northwest Florida. The temperature is cool and refreshing. The bugs are at bay. This is the perfect time for a walk in the woods. More ... This month, gaze at red planet Mars dominates sky      With Mars dominating the northeastern sky as the Sun sets currently, members of the Escambia Amateur Astronomers plan to host several public star gazes in the next several weeks for those interested in our closest view of the Red Planet until 2018. November Sky Charts and Calenders will be provided More ... Ocean explores relationships      Water is a universal theme as Loretta Cobb hits nothing but high marks in her debut collection, “The Ocean Was Salt.” This ten story anthology explores not only Mother Ocean, but also tenuous father-son and motherdaughter relationships as well as life on campus. More ...