Here’s where you can pick a pumpkin in and around the Pensacola area during the coronavirus pandemic. (Rick Uldricks/Patch) Halloween is almost upon us in Pensacola, and there’s still time to get in some seasonal fun. Even in the time of coronavirus, the region’s pumpkin patches are open — […]
UFO’s mini-golf course on Florida beach is nod to local history of sightings
A new mini-golf course in Florida was designed to be an out-of-this-world experience as a nod to Gulf Breeze’s history with a string of alleged UFO sightings. Pensacola Beach’s new mini-golf course was designed to be an out-of-this-world experience as a nod to Gulf Breeze’s history with a string […]
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 Pensacola MESS Hall open with a new exhibit!
 After temporarily closing its doors in […]
New graduation tradition: Gulf Breeze High seniors paint 7-ton slab of old Pensacola Bay Bridge
 Gulf Breeze High School senior Britton Landrum crouched beside his classmates Friday and painted his name across a seven-ton section of the old Pensacola Bay Bridge now perched atop Lookout Point at Shoreline Park. When he painted his name in Navy blue, one of the two school colors, Landrum […]
Free summer program will help 500 Escambia County kids start kindergarten on right foot
 Up to 500 Escambia County children will receive free pre-kindergarten education this summer after Achieve Escambia partnered with a national nonprofit to offer the program. The program is called Waterford Upstart Summer Learning Path and it’s meant to prepare children to attend kindergarten in the fall. It will provide […]
Sam’s Fun City Reopening on May 22, 2020
 Sam’s Fun City Reopening Scheduled for May 22, 2020 “It takes as much energy to wish as it does to plan” ~ Eleanor Roosevelt Thousands of small businesses have been negatively impacted waiting for the “all clear” horn to sound allowing us to reopen responsibly in […]
Pensacola recreation: Parks, playgrounds and courts reopen
 Photos: Pensacola parks and playgrounds reopen after coronavirus shutdown Parks superintendent Bill KImball replaces a basketball goal at Corinne Jones Community Park as city parks reopen after the coronavirus shutdown in Pensacola on Friday, May 1, 2020. All city of Pensacola park playgrounds, city basketball courts, Roger Scott Tennis […]
Pensacola chalk art festival ‘Let’s Chalk About It!’ goes virtual
 The chalk art festival “Let’s Chalk About It” has moved online this year, but it still offers an opportunity for Pensacola area artists of all stripes to show their stuff. Let’s Chalk About It! brings the community together for a virtual, fun-filled week of activities and a celebration of […]
Five Things We Miss: Pensacola exercise and outdoors
 City playgrounds including those at Bayview Park are closed due to the coronavirus pandemic in Pensacola on Monday, April 6, 2020. (Photo: Gregg Pachkowski, gregg@pnj.com) The smell of a freshly opened can of tennis balls. The sound of a basketball ripping through a net. The rush of a wave […]
Pensacola pride: Virtual museum tours, beach webcams you can enjoy from home
 We’re all looking for new avenues of entertainment and ways to exhibit our Pensacola pride right about now. That’s why it’s good news that Pensacola’s most iconic institutions and landmarks are acclimating to the times and announcing new virtual opportunities. From the history museum to the beach to the […]