Local Pulse Pensacola

12/19/2025

How did the calendar flip that fast? One minute it’s early December, the next it’s THIS week, the one where the lists are not quite finished, and I’m hoping inspiration magically appears.

If you’ve ever wandered into DUH for Garden and Home over the past 25 years, you already know the feeling. It’s the place you go when you want shopping to slow down.

Find my top picks for the week of Christmas shopping at the link below.

Lisa Long Lyter, Editor in Chief

How did the calendar flip that fast? One minute it’s early December, the next it’s THIS week, the one where the lists are not quite finished, and I’m hoping inspiration magically appears. If you’ve ever wandered into Duh for Garden & Home over the past 25 years, you already know the feeling....

12/18/2025

This year, Pensacola Eggfest, presented by KIA Autosport officially crossed the $1 million mark in giving to local charities.

It’s the 13th year of the barbecue foodie fest, and funds raised from the EggFest event in November and other fundraising efforts throughout the year helped organizers reach this new summit.

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This year, Pensacola EggFest officially crossed the $1 million mark in giving to local charities. It’s the 13th year of the barbeque foodie fest, and funds raised from the EggFest event in November and other fundraising efforts throughout the year helped organizers reach this new summit. “Th

12/18/2025

🚨PSA! It’s the last weekend before Christmas! 🎄

Now that you’re done with all that shopping (or at least we hope you are) it’s time to go have some fun this weekend!

Thank you to The Dog House for making sure we never have to ask “What are we going to do this weekend?”

Its the last weekend before Christmas! So you know what that means? You have one more weekend to enjoys all the Christmas events this beautiful city has to offer. WAHOOS NIGHT IN LIGHTS (Grinch Movie Night Sunday) As part of our “Wahoos Winter Nights” walk-through light display, Blue Wahoos S

12/17/2025

Pace Center for Girls Escambia-Santa Rosa will host its 2nd Annual Masquerade Soirée: Unmasking Girls’ Potential at The Sanctuary.

Read about how you can be involved with the link below.

Pace Center for Girls Escambia-Santa Rosa will host its 2nd Annual Masquerade Soirée: Unmasking Girls’ Potential at The Sanctuary. This elegant evening brings together community members to celebrate and support Pace’s mission of empowering girls through education, counseling, and life skills de...

12/17/2025

Official Pensacola Mardi Gras business…which somehow frequently involves baked goods. 🍪

J’s Bakery is that place — king cake legends and Christmas cookie pros. J’s is also the Official King Cake Sponsor for Pensacola Mardi Gras.

Friendly reminder: Christmas cookie orders are due Saturday, December 20th on website.

Don’t be the person who forgot!

PS — keep following to watch more very official Mardi Gras King Cake content coming very soon. 😉

12/17/2025

When you sit down with Chef Alex McPhail, the driving force behind Restaurant Iron in downtown Pensacola, you meet a man whose culinary journey is as rich and layered as the dishes he creates.

Read about his incredible career below.

When you sit down with Chef Alex McPhail, the driving force behind Iron in downtown Pensacola, you meet a man whose culinary journey is as rich and layered as the dishes he creates. His story is one of persistence, mentorship, Gulf Coast pride, and the kind of hard-earned skill that only develops un

12/17/2025

Pensacola Little Theatre invites audiences to step behind the polished veneer of 1950s suburbia in Perfect Arrangement, a bold and witty play by acclaimed playwright Topher Payne.

Find out more by clicking the link below.

Pensacola Little Theatre (PLT) invites audiences to step behind the polished veneer of 1950s suburbia in Perfect Arrangement, a bold and witty play by acclaimed playwright Topher Payne, running Friday, January 30 at 7:30 p.m. through Sunday, February 8 at 2:30 p.m. in the intimate Studio 400 space.

12/17/2025

If I could sit down with my younger self, I’d start with a hug—and a reminder that you don’t have to have it all figured out to be doing it right.

Some lessons arrive later, and I’ve learned to be grateful for that timing.

Wellness, for me, has become less about perfection and more about presence, compassion, and growing gently into who I am meant to be. 🩷

-Melanie Luna, Health & Wellness Columist
Local Pulse Pensacola

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If I could sit across from my younger self—maybe over espresso, maybe after a long day—I don’t think I’d rush to give advice. I think I’d start with a hug. Because what I know now about health and wellness isn’t something I could have fully understood back then. It had to be lived. I’d...

12/16/2025

As Pensacola Mardi Gras celebrates 25 years of tradition, joy, and community, this season also marks a moment of thoughtful adaptation. With Reimagine Palafox underway, Pensacola Mardi Gras has introduced Second Line Tuesdays as a way to keep the heart of Mardi Gras beating right on Palafox during the temporary parade route changes.

These sponsorships aren’t just about logos or brand placement; they’re about showing up for the businesses that make Palafox what it is.

More details and sponsorship information below!

https://localpulse.com/2025/12/pensacola-mardi-gras-second-line-tuesday-sponsorships-supporting-palafox/k

As Pensacola Mardi Gras celebrates 25 years of tradition, joy, and community, this season also marks a moment of thoughtful adaptation. With Reimagine Palafox underway, Pensacola Mardi Gras has introduced Second Line Tuesdays as a way to keep the heart of Mardi Gras beating right on Palafox during t

12/16/2025

The University of West Florida’s Aylstock, Witkin, Kreis & Overholtz Center for Leadership will host the 12th annual Women in Leadership Conference on March 12, 2026. The conference will be offered both in person at the UWF Conference Center on the University’s Pensacola campus and virtually.

This conference is designed to support women as they navigate pathways to higher-level leadership roles.

The University of West Florida’s Aylstock, Witkin, Kreis & Overholtz Center for Leadership will host the 12th annual Women in Leadership Conference on March 12, 2026. The conference will be offered both in person at the UWF Conference Center on the University’s Pensacola campus and virtually.

12/16/2025

Mountainfilm on Tour brings a selection of culturally rich, adventure-packed and incredibly inspiring documentary films curated from the Mountainfilm festival in Telluride, Colorado.

The tour will visit Pensacola at the Pensacola Little Theatre on Saturday January 17 with films that explore themes connected to Mountainfilm’s mission of using the power of film, art and ideas to inspire audiences to create a better world.

Mountainfilm on Tour brings a selection of culturally rich, adventure-packed and incredibly inspiring documentary films curated from the Mountainfilm festival in Telluride, Colorado. The tour will visit Pensacola at the Pensacola Little Theatre on Saturday January 17 with films that explore themes c

12/15/2025

On Friday, December 19, 2025, the Pensacola Children’s Chorus will bring holiday cheer to travelers as they perform a festive “pop-up” concert across various locations inside the Pensacola International Airport from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. 

Festivities will include a visit from Santa and our Pup Patrol, offering families, children, and travelers a joyful holiday experience on their way through the terminal.

On Friday, December 19, 2025, the Pensacola Children’s Chorus will bring holiday cheer to travelers as they perform a festive “pop-up” concert across various locations inside the Pensacola International Airport from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. Festivities will include a visit from Santa and our Pup Patr...