St. Ann Discovery School student Lindsey Adams, 3, recently underwent surgery for bilateral retinoblastoma, a rare disease of the eye. To receive treatment, she had to travel to Bascom Palmer Eye Institute in Miami to Dr. Timothy Murray, a specialist in this disease. More...

Another year without a hurricane provided an opportunity for more recovery on Pensacola Beach, Buck Lee, Executive Director of the Santa Rosa Island Authority told the board at its Jan. 9 meeting. However, some hotels, including the Clarion, Beachside, Five Flags and the Holiday Inn, are still not operational although demand for hotel rooms is rebounding. More...

"National Treasure: Book of Secrets" Running Time: 124 minutes MPAA rating: PG I must confess, I avoided the first "National Treasure" movie because I thought it looked like a lame rip-off of "The Da Vinci Code." Which is saying a lot, because "The Da Vinci Code" is one of the worst books I've ever read and an even lousier movie. More...

Jan. 17 Girls S vs. Navarre in District 1-4A semifinals at Brosnaham Park, 7:30 p.m. Boys S vs. Pace (JV 5:30 p.m., Var. 7:30) BKB vs. Navarre (JV boys 4:30 p.m., Var. girls 6, Var. boys 7:30) Jan. 18 WR at Florida Panhandle Championships at Crestview, 9 a.m. BKB at Navarre (Ninth grade girls 4 p.m. More...

GBUMC announces upcoming events A new Footprints Writing Workshop will begin on January 21 on the Main Campus of the Gulf Breeze United Methodist Church, located at 75 Fairpoint Drive in Gulf Breeze. Footprints is a written guide to help participants record their memories so they will not be washed away. Cost of the sixweek class is $15 for materials. More...

Thursday, Jan. 17 Gulf Breeze Hospital Auxiliary Uniform Sale, 7 a.m. to 4 p.m., Gulf Breeze Hospital, 1110 Gulf Breeze Parkway Education Task Force Meeting, 11:30 a.m. More...

Reports from my family up North keep me informed about the unusual weather up there. When cold weather sets in here, I comfort myself with remembering some of the miserable days we had to deal with out in the woods where we lived in Pennsylvania. More...

If you make a New Year's resolution, and you don't follow through on it, what are the consequences? It all depends. If you vow to learn French, but you never get past "Oui, mademoiselle," your life will probably go on pretty much as before (unless, of course, you're now living in France). More...

Nationwide, 12,400 children and teens are newly diagnosed each year with cancer and start their journey to fight this disease. Nemours Children's Clinic of Pensacola has teamed with the Foundation for Children with Cancer (FCC) to implement the Beaded Journey Program for newly diagnosed children with cancer in the Northwest Florida community. More...

A brand new exercise facility is open in Gulf Breeze. Fit for Women is a 30-minute circuit training facility located in the Quietwater Business Park, convenient to both Gulf Breeze and Pensacola Beach. More...

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