PollOne group of students' spring break trip to Pensacola Beach ended in tragedy as one of the visitors drowned Saturday afternoon, March 15. According to The Athens Banner-Herald, the man has been identified as Bijal Patel, a 27-year-old doctoral student at the University of Georgia. More ... While Paddy O'Leary's Irish Pub served the crowds pints of tinted green beer and Guinness and hosted St. Patrick himself, other revelers on Pensacola Beach gathered for the traditional St. Patrick's Day Pub Crawl, moving from the Sabine Sandbar to Sidelines, Crab's, The Dock, Sandshaker, then back to the Sabine Sandbar and ending at the Elk's Lodge. More ... The only reason some people are alive is because it is against the law to kill them. On Key West North here in the heart of the Redneck Rivera, Santa Rosa Island is full of them. Last week I was at a new islander's house. He and his wife had moved from "up Nawth" and were meeting new people! More ... With Easter approaching, many parents contemplate purchasing mallard ducklings as gifts for their children. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) suggests buying your child the stuffed-animal version instead. More ... The Community Church on Pensacola Beach is marking holy week with special services. On Thursday, March 20: Maundy Thursday Church Service will be at 6:30 p.m. This is a short service that commemorates the last supper with communion. More ... There are some things that are beyond explanation - we just have to accept. Take, for example, the love between two people who have experienced something they can't explain - they just accept it. How is it that of all the people we meet in our lives, we find that one person who seems to fill all the emptiness in our individual lives! More ... |
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