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Firewise communities: Protecting your home from summer wildfires

Over the past fifty years, more and more Floridians have moved out of our cities to build homes and businesses in outlying fringe areas known as the wildland/urban interface (WUI). More...

UFO trolley tours now appearing in Gulf Breeze and Pensacola Beach

Looking for the perfect evening jaunt to enjoy with friends and family? Join Captain Kirk, Scotty, and aliens of various shades and shapes as we lift off from our Pensacola home base. More...

God of Time among celestial bodies visible in month of July

Get ready for the first summer full moon on July 7. This full moon is the Hay or Thunder moon, depending on the culture. The last three weeks of July will be good times for deep sky observing, with no moon or a waxing crescent. More...

TOP 10 MOVIES

1. Up (PG) animated 2. The Hangover (R) Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms 3. Land of the Lost (PG-13) Will Ferrell, Anna Friel 4. Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (PG) Ben Stiller, Amy Adams 5. More...

Will old favorite return to Beverly Hills 90210?

Q: Now that "Terminator: The Sarah Conner Chronicles" has been canceled, is it possible that Brian Austin Green could return to "90210"? — Pamela S., White Plains, N.Y. More...

Help bring hockey back to Pensacola

If you are a salesperson, you have probably told yourself, at some point in time, that you are so good, "…you could sell ice to Eskimo's". More...

Pensacola Lighthouse offers full moon ghost tours beginning this month

The Pensacola Lighthouse Association will be holding full moon ghost tours once a month until the end of their tour season in October. The dates are as follows: July 7, Aug. 6, Sept. 4 and Oct. 4. More...

Fort Pickens area summer programs under way

After nearly five years of post-hurricane clean-up, the Fort Pickens Area of the Gulf Island National Seashore finally re-opened near the end of May. "Everybody's been really happy to be out here," Park Ranger David Ogden said. More...

Author explains what created all of the 'March Madness'

The mega event known as March Madness in men's college basketball had a seminal moment (other than the rise of office bracket pools) that helps explain why it now attracts such a rabid following among sports fans. More...

DVD releases on its twentieth anniversary

PICKS OF THE WEEK "Do The Right Thing" — Spike Lee's powerful and amazing film about race relations and prejudice turns 20 this year. More...

Mole Patrol will be on beach for Blue Angels weekend

More than 1 million cases of skin cancer will be diagnosed this year, but you don't have to be one of them. More...

Keep your precious head above water this summer

Your family's health could sink or swim, depending on where you choose to spend the summer. But a few very basic precautions can greatly reduce your risk of trouble. More...