The Flavors of Belmont-DeVilliers
Visit Pensacola | 10.2.2019
Go Native on Pensacola Beach
Visit Pensacola | 10.1.2019
Pensacola’s Gulf to Table Movement is Off the Chain
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Celebrating the Pensacola Bay Area
Nature’s Paradise in Perdido Key
They named it the “lost island.”
Oysters: How to Eat and Cook This Slimy Delight
Unfamiliar with oysters? Just think of them as chicken livers of the sea.
5 Best Places to See Dolphins
Spotting wild dolphins is on the top of many people’s “sand-bucket” list. These captivating marine mammals are so adored and celebrated that even the locals are always on the lookout for them.
Pensacola’s IRIS selected for Microsoft’s new AI for Health grant program
A Pensacola-based health technology company was selected by Microsoft to participate in a new grant program to help expand the company's work using retina imaging to detect disease.
Find Your Own Seashells by the Seashore on Pensacola Beach
Pensacola Beach in winter is a beachcomber’s heaven, providing a unique experience unlike any other time of the year.
UWF and IHMC to offer intelligent systems and robotics Ph.D.
The University of West Florida has partnered with the Institute for Human and Machine Cognition located in downtown Pensacola to develop a doctoral program in intelligent systems and robotics. The program will be the first of its kind in Florida and one of only a few in the nation.
Pensacola Area’s great birding trails offer prime winter bird-spotting
Grab a pair of binoculars and a camera with a zoom lens to enjoy viewing some of Pensacola’s most beautiful winter visitors, which we locals love to call our original snowbirds.
Cheers! Pensacola Breweries Tap into a Thriving Beer Culture
Can there really be too much of a good thing? Nope. Not when we’re talking about locally brewed beer.
Biodiversity in Our Bay
The term biodiversity has multiple meanings. Some look at it in terms of genetics, others ecosystems, but most look at it in terms of species. Simply put, biodiversity is the variety of life within a system.The system could be on a small scale, such as a pond, or on a much larger one, like an ocean.
Five Historic and Unique Spaces Around Downtown Pensacola
Pensacola’s History Written in Architecture
Step Back in Time at Historic Pensacola Village – No Flux Capacitor Needed
Here in Pensacola, we are so fortunate to have people who are committed to preserving our unique history. But when you are the oldest European settlement in the country with more than 450 years’ worth of history to protect, that task can be daunting.
Pensacola Forts Stand Witness to History
Pensacola’s importance as a military town stretches back much further than today’s Navy bases. Right here in Pensacola, we have the remnants of forts that date to the Revolutionary War
Five Historic Pensacola Bars
Some people want to experience a new culture. Others like to see historic landmarks. And some of us just want to party. Here’s a tour that can satisfy all three – but mainly that last group.
Uptown Pensacola – Where Locals Live, Eat & Play
Uptown/Central Pensacola features all of the nuts and bolts of modern life, including Cordova Mall and University Town Plaza, major shopping centers with well-known national retailers and specialty shops; dozens of restaurants; the main campus ofPensacola State College; and countless opportunities to be entertained and stay busy – all within a few square miles.
Ride and Taste the Local Life in East Pensacola
Pensacola’s beautiful beaches and historic downtown make it a destination, but you’ll find the locals in East Pensacola.
North Pensacola: Outward and Onward
North of Interstate 10, much of the Pensacola area takes on a more relaxed and natural vibe.
Downtown Pensacola: Rated E for Everyone
If Downtown Pensacola was assigned a film rating, the result would be “Rated E for everyone.”
Pensacola State Ranks Among Nation’s Best Colleges
Pensacola State has been ranked as one of the best colleges ─ regionally and nationally ─ by U.S. News and World Report.
Discover Century, The Gateway to Northwest Florida
Welcome to Century, the “northern gate to the Sunshine state.”
Memorial Day is LGBT’s Pensacola weekend to remember
Each Memorial Day lesbians, gay men, bisexuals and transgender people descend on Pensacola Beach for a weekend of revelry, comradery and frivolity.
Six Pensacola Events Named Top 20 in the Southeast by the Southeast Tourism Society
These awards are a reflection of the incredible community that we have in the Pensacola Bay Area. If you haven’t attended one of these events, they’re a must-see that you should add to your list.
UWF showcases cybersecurity initiatives at NATO conference
Breaking barriers as the first U.S. academic institution to participate in the NATO Cyber Defence project, the University of West Florida showcased its cybersecurity initiatives this month on the international stage at the 5th NATO Cyber Defence Smart Defence Projects Conference.
Five Fun Facts About Mardi Gras in Pensacola
If you’ve never experienced Pensacola’s Mardi Gras celebration, you’re in for a treat. Nobody does Mardi Gras quite like we do.
Take a Stroll Through Palafox Market
Palafox Market draws an eclectic crowd every Saturday to the heart of downtown Pensacola. It’s the place to get seasonal vegetables, flowers, art, treats and more — and to get a peak into diverse lives of some of the people from around the area.
Celebrate Who You Are in Pensacola
We know that the LGBTQ+ community is welcome on Pensacola Beach for Memorial Day weekend, but did you know Pensacola offers something for every letter in LGBTQ+ the rest of the year as well?
Yep… Those Are Bald Eagles You Are Seeing in Pensacola
Florida has the highest density of southern Bald Eagle breeding populations in the lower 48 states.
Palafox Street is one of the 10 Great Streets in America
Palafox Street in downtown Pensacola was designated by the American Planning Association as one of ten Great Streets in America.
Geronimo — Pensacola’s First Major Tourist Attraction
Unlike most visitors to our shores, Geronimo did not come to Pensacola for it’s beautiful, sugar-white beaches.
Laissez Le Bon Temps Roulez at Pensacola’s Mardi Gras Celebrations
The Pensacola Mardi Gras Grand Parade is one of the biggest Mardi Gras celebrations on the Gulf Coast with up to 100,000 people attending.
The Kingdom of West Pensacola
Typically, and predictably, and maybe a little bit lazily, we tend to define the Pensacola region by its King and Queen - Pensacola Beach and Perdido Key. The Duke of Hipness - Historic Downtown Pensacola - also earns copious kudos.
Must-See Murals around Pensacola
Murals are all the rage right now. Locally, some are on a massive scale. Others are smaller and more obscure. All bring a new energy and engagement to our eclectic community, making it more vibrant and alive.
What is Twelfth Night? And Why Do We Celebrate it in Pensacola?
Jan. 5 marks the end of one holiday season in Pensacola, and the beginning of another.