In between the Women’s and Men’s Basketball games on the 12th, the school celebrated the inauguration of this year’s Homecoming Court. The ceremony was the culmination of three days of events to celebrate Pensacola State College, its students, and faculty. Among these activities were cookouts, meet and greets, and a scavenger hunt. The celebration was a fun diversion from the rigors of academic life.
From White Sands to White Snow: Pensacola’s Record-Breaking Snow Day
Pensacola is known for its white sand beaches, but this past month snow covered the ground instead. On January 21, Pensacola experienced a record-breaking snowfall of 8.9 inches
Medieval Magic: The 24th Annual Gulf Coast Renaissance Faire
The Gulf Coast's 24th Annual Renaissance Faire once again brought whimsy to Pensacola over the weekends of Feb. 22nd to 23rd and Mar. 1st to 2nd. Established by Steve Melei, the faire encourages costumes but does not require them which makes those who do participate in the Medieval garb more novel.
Forks and Frames: A Pensacola Native’s First Gallery Night
In 1991, Executive Director of the Arts Council, Andy Witt, met with a few local business owners to discuss holding an event in downtown Pensacola dedicated to spreading culture and art awareness. This is where the nonprofit organization, known as Gallery Night, was born. Every third Friday from five to nine p.m., Palafox Street is transformed into an exhibition for local artists to showcase their work. This month, the city of Pensacola held what was dubbed, “Forks and Frames, a Foodie Gallery Night,” and I decided to attend the event.
Medieval Magic: The 24th Annual Gulf Coast Renaissance Faire
The Gulf Coast's 24th Annual Renaissance Faire once again brought whimsy to Pensacola over the weekends of Feb. 22nd to 23rd and Mar. 1st to 2nd. Established by Steve Melei, the faire encourages costumes but does not require them which makes those who do participate in the Medieval garb more novel.
Recent Death of Homeless Man Part of Wider History
On February 19th ECSO deputies arrived outside the Alfred Washburn Center to “clean up” Murphy lane. To do this, they threatened to arrest the homeless people who were waiting outside the center unless they left so the street could be cleaned.
Graphic Design Students Improve the Library’s Walls with their Projects Mike
Joseph Bradford’s Graphic Design II class was given the task of redesigning the covers of a book. The project was simple; choose a book you have read or had personal experience with, then redesign the cover to something of their liking. In all 13 posters created, each student chose a fictional book. Now, their completed projects decorate the walls of the library.
Dartin’ Good Times by Elizabeth Quarles Mike
Wednesday nights in Pensacola are all fun and games. These nights, teams get together in different bars throughout Pensacola to laugh, joke, drink, and throw darts. Currently there are about 10 teams in the dart league, and they all play out of different bars in the area all throughout Pensacola. The Ticket 2 location is currently the “home” bar for the team named FTK, and they are as unique a group as their name.
Staff Picks: Best Local Places for Food
Some of our staff were asked what their favorite places to get food were here in Pensacola. Here are some of their answers.
The Forgotten Victims of Domestic Violence MIKE
FavorHouse of Northwest Florida hosted Paws for a Cause on Oct. 5th at Corinne Jones Park to raise awareness of animal cruelty in abusive relationships.