Sun Belt Brings Big-Time Basketball—and a Little Chaos—to Pensacola

The Sun Belt Conference Basketball Tournament rolled into Pensacola Bay Center this week, and if Day 2 was any indication, this city is ready for…

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Sun Belt Tournament Rolls Into Day 2 with Upsets, Full Houses, and Baby Crawls

The 2026 Sun Belt Basketball Championship is off to a roaring start at the Pensacola Bay Center, with Day 1 delivering tight games, surprising upsets,…

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Sun Belt Basketball Tournament Opens 11:30 AM

The Sun Belt Conference Men’s Basketball wrapped up its regular season with one team at 12–6 and six more at 11–7. Six. For two straight…

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Papantonio’s “A Death in Arcadia” Debuts Today

Papantonio’s New Thriller Hits Home — And Close to Home— Mike Papantonio has written legal thrillers ripped from the headlines before—the opioid crisis, cartel money…

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Psst, Don’t Tell Zack Smith. WSRE’s StudioAmped Returns March 5

The 16th season of WSRE’s “StudioAmped” music series premieres on March 5, featuring the first of six concerts recorded in the Jean & Paul Amos…

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Sun Belt Tournament Tips Off March 3 — And the Field Has Never Been More Wide Open

The Sun Belt Conference Basketball Tournament tips off March 3 at the Pensacola Bay Center, and if you think you know who’s going to win…

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Pensacola Sports Hall of Fame Could Get a Building

Two weeks ago, I reported Blue Wahoos owners Quint and Rishy Studer have formally asked the City of Pensacola to lease — or potentially lease…

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How to Park, Navigate & Survive Mardi Gras on Friday, Saturday

The Downtown Improvement Board and the City of Pensacola want to help you figure out how to park and navigate through downtown on Friday and…

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Foo Foo Fest Announces $500,000 Grant Pool

Letters of Intent to Apply for a 2026 Foo Foo Festival Grant Due March 6— Today, the Pensacola Foo Foo Festival Committee officially announced its…

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UWF Brings Noir Classics to Life

The University of West Florida is turning classic crime fiction into community experiences this spring with two free events that promise to transport audiences back…

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Foo Foo Festival Holding Kickoff Meeting Feb. 9

WHAT: The Pensacola Foo Foo Festival Committee announces the return of its thirteenth iteration in 2026. On Monday, February 9, 2026, at 10 a.m., the…

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UWF Women’s Basketball Charging Toward Tournament Play

Argos Sitting at 10-4, Tied for Second in Highly Competitive Conference — The University of West Florida women’s basketball team has reached the midpoint of…

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A New Mardi Gras Tradition Steps Off Tonight

Pensacola Mardi Gras is bringing authentic New Orleans energy to downtown with the inaugural Second Line Tuesday, debuting tonight outside Old Hickory Whiskey Bar on…

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2026 Pensacola Gallery Night Schedule

Gallery Night Pensacola has released its 2026 construction-period event map, confirming that the monthly downtown event will continue during the planned Palafox Street construction with…

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Pensacola Mardi Gras Kicks Off 2026 Season This Saturday

Downtown Pensacola transforms into Mardi Gras central this Saturday, Jan. 3, as Pensacola Mardi Gras hosts its 15th annual Kick-Off Celebration, officially launching the 2026…

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From Newsroom to West Texas: Jim Nesbitt’s Journey Writing Damaged Heroes

When award-winning crime novelist Jim Nesbitt describes his protagonist Ed Earl Birch, he doesn’t mince words: “He’s a magnificent train wreck of a guy.” In…

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Hangout 2026 Cancelled, Gulf Shores Insisted on Country Music

Gulf Shores’ marquee music festival—Hangout Fest that was rebranded last year as Morgan Wallen’s Sand in My Boots Festival— will skip 2026. City officials and…

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Racing Royalty Returns: Five Flags Speedway Gears Up for 58th Annual Snowball Derby

Five Flags Speedway will host the Fifty-Eighth Annual Snowball Derby presented by Flo Sports from Wednesday, December 3rd through Sunday, December 7th, bringing together the…

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Pensacola Mardi Gras Announces New Parade Route

—Also, Tuesday Night Processionals to Support Downtown During Construction— Pensacola Mardi Gras is adapting to downtown’s “Reimagine Palafox” construction project with a temporary parade route…

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Inweekly: Let Us Help With Your Shopping

This week, we cover how you can shop for your holiday gifts far, far away from the big box stores and national chains. We have…

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