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Community has a lot to be thankful for
My youngest child recently asked which holiday was my favorite. 'Hmm,' I pondered aloud, stuffing more Halloween candy into my mouth.
For those looking for a holiday celebration to call their own, the following groups are hosting community Thanksgiving celebrations on Thursday: n Traditionally the Flora-Bama Lounge and Package has provided complimentary potluck dinners during Thanksgiving and Christmas for locals and others displaced from their homes and families during the ...
Gulf Breeze gets money to spruce up
Christmas came early to the City of Gulf Breeze. The city has been awarded a $350,000 Highway Beautification Grant from the Florida Department of Transportation to enhance the public areas along Gulf Breeze Parkway.
3 Gulf Breeze students to march in Macy's parade
Gulf Breeze band players head to N.Y. Carmen Paige * cpaige@pnj.com * November 25, 2009 Three Gulf Breeze High School students will be among 250 of the nation's elite band students marching in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.
Every dog has its day at annual pet festival
Roxy, a 3-year-old Cantonment resident, stopped people in their tracks. The enormous English mastiff towered over most of the four-legged visitors - and a few two-legged ones - at the Gulf Breeze Pet Fest on Sunday.
Kimberly Blair: Grooming public servants, fundraising for foster kids
Gulf Breeze looks at grooming future public servants and shoring up Deadman's Island; Geronimo's on Pensacola Beach supports foster children Grooming future public servants The newest member of the Gulf Breeze City Council, Dana Morris, got a green light to have city staff look into creating a youth in municipal government program for high school ...
Bridge bust, vexing vote, good cause
Read this column and you may well take the pedal off the metal when you cross the bridge between Pensacola and Gulf Breeze.
Gulf Breeze students aid Honor Flight
Gulf Breeze Elementary School students have raised $531 for the Emerald Coast Honor Flight by making paper airplanes.
Gulf Breeze students to march in Macy's parade
Three Gulf Breeze High School band students have been selected to participate in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on Thursday in New York City.
Pet Fest in Gulf Breeze moved to Sunday
Due to possible severe weather, Pet Fest 2009 in Gulf Breeze has been rescheduled from Saturday to Sunday.
An enthusiastic crowd of about 300 people greeted Northwest Florida's newest Publix supermarket.
A day out with man's (and woman's) best friends
Ever ponder the origin of a word or phrase? My latest inquiry was 'doggone.' As the owner of a large dog, which at one time naturally was a mischievous puppy, I was pretty sure the phrase derived as the result of something some dog had done that prompted an owner or neighbor to shoo the animal away with a loud 'dog gone!' Having researched the ...
Three Gulf Breeze Elementary School students have won Jets for Vets, a paper airplane contest.
Six-car accident ties up traffic on U.S. Highway 98
An morning six-car accident on U.S. Highway 98 tied up traffic on the busy roadway, with some motorists reporting that it took hours to drive from Navarre to the Fort Walton Beach area.
Gulf Breezers competing for worthy cause
The City of Gulf Breeze is home to several impressive parks. Two of its outdoor recreational areas, the Naval Live Oaks Reservation and Shoreline Park, make up a large percentage of the city's 23.5 square miles.
Gulf Breeze signs two to Div. I scholarships
Gulf Breeze senior and star tennis player Jackie Kasler said she just had a feeling.
Accused kingpin pleads not guilty
A multi-millionaire Orlando businessman is scheduled for a Jan. 4 trial on cocaine conspiracy and money-laundering charges .
UPA to be county's 'eyes and ears'
Members of the United Peninsula Association want to be part of the solution in Santa Rosa County, starting with code violations.
South Santa Rosa soggy, but OK after Ida
Minor flooding and yards littered with small tree limbs, pine cones and needles was the only apparent damage Tropical Storm Ida left in its wake in Gulf Breeze and South Santa Rosa County 'It was a yawner,' said Ron Getkowski of Tiger Point.
Beach bingo, Holiday Inn construction, toll transponders
Pensacola Beach in holding pattern over the adult gaming center issue. The new Holiday Inn is progressing toward a 2011 opening.
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