Tag: Pensacola

In Pensacola, You Can Step Through City’s Vibrant History, Then Dig Your Toes Into Its Sugar White Sand

By Patti Nickell From Tribune News Service As a beach-loving traveler, I have seen a lot of sand in my time. The pearl-pink sands of Bermuda and the charcoal black sands of Hawaii. The dunes of Cape Cod and the golden stretches of the Cote d’Azur. But I can truthfully say that I have never…


Tropical Storm Fred Expected to Make Landfall in Florida on Monday

Tropical Storm Fred is expected to make landfall in eastern Florida on Monday before moving to Georgia on Tuesday. The storm, which has winds of up to nearly 60 mph, with higher gusts, is moving north close to 10 miles per hour, forecasters with the National Hurricane Center say. Landfall is expected in the eastern…


Pensacola: Centuries of History and Plenty of Family Fun

The westernmost city in Florida’s Panhandle, Pensacola is barely located within the Sunshine State—it’s hours from hotspots such as Disney World, South Beach, or the Florida Keys—but it’s a perfectly Floridian destination nonetheless. In fact, part of Pensacola’s appeal is the fact that it straddles the border of Alabama, part of Florida on paper, and…