Get Bushwacked!
Pensacola Beach celebrates its cool, frothy signature drink with two events
      Three things evoke the feel of Pensacola Beach: 1. Sand in your flip flops. 2. Suntan lines. 3. The Bushwacker, a magical mixture of rum, ice cream, kahlua and other ingredients. This weekend, Pensacola Beach pays homage to the Bushwacker with festive fun on the boardwalk, featuring live music at Capt'n Funs.
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Beach Optimists aim to stop childhood cancer
BY MARY CLAUS Special to Gulf Breeze News news@gulfbreezenews.com
      The beach optimists are currently accepting entry forms and photos for the 2008 Island Fun Photo Contest, to help Optimist International fight childhood cancer around the world.
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Colors and textures
      As the sun dips farther down into the atmosphere, the rough texture of a pier is accentuated in the shadows.
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This week on Pensacola Beach
      Friday, August 1 Free Friday Flicks, Gulfside Pavilion starting at dusk. To find out this week's show, call 850-994-9074. Saturday, August 2 Bushwacker 5K begins at 7:30 a.m. at the Gulf Breeze Rec Center.
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SRIA gets an earful of noise complaints
"I'm not sure what 70 (dB) really is, and I don't know that anybody really does." - Beverly Boswell Sandshaker Lounge
BY LISA NEWELL Gulf Breeze News lisa@gulfbreezenews.com
      Santa Rosa Island Authority board members heard resident after resident complain about the increased noise on the beach. "It's getting louder and louder every weekend," said Verandas resident Bill Gibson, who said music from the nearby Sandbar, is becoming unbearable. The Sandbar, which is located next to the Verandas on Pensacola Beach Blvd.
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