Island residents brought their opinions to a meeting with the group selected as Master Planners for Pensacola Beach. Over 110 people attended the meeting which was held Oct. 28 at the Pensacola Beach Community Church and led by Paul Kissinger of Ed Stone and Associates,or EDSA. More...

Sunsets over Santa Rosa Sound are made even better when viewed from a boat and enjoyed by a group of friends. Capt. Jerry Andrews hosts such groups regularly aboard his 65-foot custom built navigator, The Entertainer. More...

The Great Gulfcoast Arts Festival is one of the most highly regarded and popular arts festivals in America. The Festival, a three-day, juried art show, comes to Pensacola’s historic Seville Square the first weekend in November. This year, the festival will run from Nov. 6-8. Festival hours are 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. on Sunday. More...

Felonies 10/27/2009 Kennedy, Christopher Daniel, W/M, 37, 2200 block of Paloma Street, Navarre, burglary, larceny and damage of property. Kennedy, Jason Chelsey, W/M, 33, 2100 block of Council Grove Drive, Navarre, battery. More...

Troy Lewis’ sign read ‘Leave No Doubt.’ The Lady Dolphin volleyball team did just that Thursday, with his daughter having a big hand in it. Sophomore Sarah Lewis had a career-high 14 kills and 16 digs, as Gulf Breeze won its first district volleyball championship in five years, beating Washington 25-23, 25-20, 25-8 Thursday at Pensacola High. More...

Tim Pernie, a Black Belt martial arts instructor for the U.S. Marine Corps, will be conducting a 90-minute selfdefense class at First Baptist Church Gulf Breeze on Tuesday, Nov. 24. The event, back by popular demand, will be from 6:30 to 8 p.m. on Nov. 24. Cost is $25, and participants must be age 13 or older. More...

Charles L. Burgess, 64, of Gulf Breeze died Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009. Burgess was born April 13, 1945. A memorial service was held Friday, Oct. 30 at Rose Lawn Funeral Home. Express condolences, share memories and sign the guestbook at www.roselawn-fh.com. More...

Retired U.S. Navy veteran Geoff Ross hopes to bring Fox News Channel commentator Glenn Beck to the Panhandle next March — if he can get enough pledges to cover the cost. Ross is planning the event to be held at the Emerald Coast Conference Center in Fort Walton Beach on March 20, 2010. He is billing it as his “Pro Capitalism Pro Democracy Rally.” More...

I had a strange experience the other day. As I made my daily walk around the neighborhood, I plucked a few flowers here and there on my rounds. (My neighbors are quite nice about it; they don’t seem to mind.) Suddenly, as I passed by, a woman called out to me from a nearby porch. “Hey, what’s the matter with me? Don’t you like me?” More...

In early 2010, Gulf Breeze residents will have a new dining opportunity along U.S. Highway 98. The Royal Palace buffet plans to open in February in the building that once housed Barnhill’s Buffet at the corner of Oriole Beach Road. Co-owners Gui Wang and Justin Chen, originally of Gulfport, Miss., say they plan to open around Valentine’s Day. More...

Nothing draws more attention in a neighborhood then a flowering century plant. With its soaring flower stalk and menacing looking foliage, these plants are show stoppers. The century plant is a type of succulent in the Agave genus. Gary Knox, Professor at the University of Florida, tells us more about this interesting group of plants. More...

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