The Voyager

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 Blue Angels may be grounded, but that doesn’t stop the spirit from flying through the air on Pensacola Beach. Bands on the Beach kicked off another season on April 2. Thousands of concert-goers joined the party around the Gulfside Pavilion as young and old music lovers danced to the free music of the band [...]

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Deborah Watts, co-founder and board president of the Emmett Till Legacy Foundation, led a discussion on inclusion and injustice following a showing of “Who Killed Emmett Till?” last Thursday evening in the Argonaut Athletic Club. Emmett Till was a 14-year-old African-American boy from Chicago who was murdered after allegedly whistling at and flirting with Carolyn [...]

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The University of West Florida introduced the MacQueen Hospitality, Recreation and Resort Management Program to the public at a press conference on Feb. 26. The announcement followed a $250,000 pledge to the program in January from Innisfree Hotels founders, Julian and Kim MacQueen. The partnership with Innisfree Hotels will give UWF students opportunities for onsite [...]

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Chief Master Sgt. Walter Richardson said he isn’t trying to reopen past wounds, only show how far things have come since he grew up in segregation-era Pensacola. On Saturday, March 16, Richardson, the recipient of the Congressional Gold Medal, spoke to the Pensacola Historical Society at the J. Earle Bowden Building downtown about growing up [...]

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The Bodacious Brew’s robust espresso, invigorating tea, mouthwatering gelato and health-conscious cuisine is bound to relieve coffee shop regulars of their daily grind. The Bodacious Brew of downtown Pensacola opened early this month. With experienced baristas, a diverse menu and a staff whose priority is customer service, the addition to downtown Pensacola was greatly anticipated. [...]

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Artists and art lovers converged at the 19th annual Gulf Breeze Celebrates the Art Festival on March 9 and 10 in Gulf Breeze. More than 150 participants from across the country showcased paintings, pottery and other creations at the event put on every year by Gulf Breeze Arts, Inc. Festival director Sherri Chambers has been [...]

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College students nationwide spend substantial amounts of money traveling during spring break in search of the breathtaking beaches, memorable entertainment and energetic nightlife that are conveniently surrounding Pensacola, but spring break on a budget isn’t impossible for local students. Pensacola students can dodge the bulky expenses with a jaunt to Destin. Roughly an hour away, [...]

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The Progressive Student Alliance hosted an event on Jan. 16 to raise awareness of the injustices occurring in the lives of farmworkers and the companies supporting them. They formed a picket at Publix Saturday to show the customers how the workers were being treated. “In many farming operations, the farmworkers are treated very badly as [...]

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A few lessons are learned the hard way—and in some cases, the expensive way. One University of West Florida student recently learned that, when it comes to money, it’s important to make careful decisions about whom you trust. According to the UWF Police Department, on Nov. 27 a student reported that he received two third-party [...]

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