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Dine ‘Al Fresco’ downtown

There are several types of dining locations in downtown Pensacola. Now residents, visitors and downtown workers can enjoy even more variety because there is a new outdoor food court open for business. Al Fresco is a collection of four food trucks and one restaurant located in downtown Pensacola at Palafox and Main streets. There are [...]

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CAB After Dark provides students with a needed break before final exams

CAB After Dark drew a full house of students to enjoy food, rides and entertainment at the University of West Florida, Friday, April 19. The Campus Activity Board’s fourth annual CAB After Dark event started at 7 p.m. with a long line of attendees waiting to get arm bands with a number for the raffle [...]

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Pensacola celebrates Earth Day

The soft vocals of local performers blanketed over the sounds of children playing, dogs barking and vendors attempting to save the environment. The Earth Day Pensacola festival took place on Saturday in Bayview Park. The festival featured more than 40 vendors and organizations. Each booth had an environmental aspect to it. Some were selling their [...]

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The Flaming Lips reduced to hot coals on ‘The Terror’

Psychedelic rock’n’roll band The Flaming Lips released “The Terror,” their thirteenth studio album on April 16. The album represents a departure for the band, both in sound and disposition. Before “The Terror,” The Flaming Lips, led by the ever-positive singer Wayne Coyne, would bring their positive energy to both albums and exciting live shows, but [...]

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Kid Cudi’s ‘Indicud’ puts listeners to sleep

“Indicud,” Kid Cudi’s third studio album, is part “Man on the Moon: The End of the Day,” part “A Kid Named Cudi” and part “Man on the Moon II: The Legend of Mr. Rager,” but not necessarily as satisfying as any of these previous releases. Last summer, the Cleveland-based rapper tweeted that his new album, [...]

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Seeds of Hope spreads suicide awareness

On April 15 in the UC auditorium from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., The University of West Florida’s Students for Suicide Awareness group hosted their 5th annual Seeds of Hope Music and Art show to support suicide awareness and prevention on campus. Seeds of Hope Music and Art show was founded in 2009 by students [...]

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Nontraditional ‘Threepenny Opera’ offers a unique historical viewpoint on British poverty

Confusion, concubines and comedy are the order of the night as the University of West Florida theatre department stages Bertolt Brecht’s “The Threepenny Opera” at the UWF Mainstage Theater. The German pseudo-opera, translated into English by Marc Blitzstein, appears to be a dark and twisted spin on “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to [...]

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Local independent vinyl shops prepare for Record Store Day

If the smoke clears on April 20 and you are not too busy celebrating actor Crispin Glover’s birthday, do yourself a favor and buy some music from a small-business owner on Record Store Day. Since its creation by a handful of independent record store owners in 2007, Record Store Day has become a global event [...]

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Movie offers a “Silver Lining” on mental illness

A comedy on mental illness may be a debatable pitch for a film, but director David O. Russell nailed it. “Silver Linings Playbook” is riveting from start to finish. “Silver Linings Playbook” is based on a novel of the same name by Matthew Quick and will be released on DVD on April 30. During the [...]

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Estevanico Fest to celebrate Florida’s 500 years of history

Over 500 years ago, explorers set sail from Spain to find riches and land. Although their journey was long, they finally discovered an unmapped land mass. This land became known as America. The National Cultural Heritage Tourism Center and Perdido Key Chamber of Commerce are partnering to host the Estevanico International Festival at Plaza de [...]

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