Contents Play to learn
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6 YA Summer REads
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Invest in the Future: mentoring Gulf Coast Kids
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Summer tune up
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Celebrating Galvez
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Refreshing Recipes
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InBloom
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A HANGOUT to remember
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New downtown playground teaches Pensacola’s past.
Rediscover the joys of Young Adult Fiction.
Resources for local mentoring opportunities. Steps to Ensure a Successful School Year for Your Special Needs Child A new monument is unveiled honoring Bernardo de Galvez.
Fresh and light recipes for the spring season.
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Pensacola Market presents their first ever spring maker’s market, bringing in craftsmen, artisans and makers from around the region to showcase their goods.
Hangout Fest returns to Orange Beach, and this year is set to be the biggest one yet. Check out what to expect at the biggest beach party around!
a day at the museum
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2018 Summer Camps
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Have fun and learn a little something at one of these world class Pensacola museums. Our annual list of the best summer camps in Pensacola and beyond.
In Every Issue Editor’s Letter 6 Pensacola Scene 13 Play/Live/Give 51 Our Storied Past 56
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Special Sections Business Climate On the Market
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On the cover
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Hand Lettering by Veronique Zayas of HatchMark Studio. Cover model Oliver Zayas. Photo by Bara’ah Jaraiseh. Skateboard and clothes courtesy of Waterboyz.