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THE SHARKED ACT 🦈 CHAMBER EVENTS AUGUST 2025 🗓️ ESCAMBIA COUNTY STUDENTS FREE & REDUCED PROGRAMS 🚌 PENSACOLA PUPS FOR ADOPTION 🐾

August 04, 2025

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Good morning, Pensacola!

Brace yourself! An August week in the 80’s ☀️ in P’COLA is nothing short of an amazing event! It’s also the final week of summer for our school kids; classes start the 11th! Here’s the calendar to reference Escambia County EDU dates.

Local chatter: Pensacola Police are increasing patrols to crack down on loud music and cars in the downtown area keeping noise pollution under control.

National chatter: The SHARKED ACT passed a vote in the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation last week aiming to address shark depredation (sharks taking hooked fish). Sharks partially or completely removing hooked fish from fishing lines, is a growing problem in the Gulf of Mexico, affecting both recreational and commercial fishermen.

Just Another Day in Paradise a.k.a FLORIDA: They call them “Hero’s with No Shell”, AKA Flagler Firefighters who recently rescued baby turtle hatchlings from a storm drain.

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DISCOVER ☀️  P’COLA Editorial Staff

HAPPY MONDAY!

NATIONAL SERVICE DOG DAY

🗓️ AUGUST 4th, 2025

These dogs help people with disabilities or illnesses to navigate through life.

THE DIGEST

THIS WEEKS 🗓️ LINE UP:  

MONDAY:  

  • Dog Run Club at Perfect Plain Brewery followed by beer deals and tacos at El Camino Tacos / Monday 6 PM.

  • Tai Chi with Friends (18+) Sanders Beach-Corinne Jones Resource Center / Monday 12:30 PM

TUESDAY

  • Bands on the Beach: Gulfside Pavilion / Tuesday 7 PM 

  • Pensacola Yacht Club boat ride & marine exploration for teens Tuesday 9 AM

THURSDAY

  • Abby Holliday Concert at Handlebar Thursday 6 PM.

FRIDAY

  • Pensacola Library August String Art Workshop Friday 3:30 PM

  • WSB @ Seville Quarter Live music Frida 5:30 PM

  • Pensacola Latin Dance Summer Weekender Friday 8 PM

  • DEMOLITION DERBY NIGHT 5 FLAGS

SATURDAY/SUNDAY

  • Party in the Park BBQ & Skate Expo E.S. Cobb Resource Center Saturday 12 PM

  • SANDSTOCK Flora-Bama Bar Saturday

  • Jessie Ritter Concert Live music Portofino Island Resort

    Saturday 4 PM (resort guests only).

  • Grizz Cll with Vick Vapors Concert at Handlebar Sunday 7 PM

  • Spirits of Seville Quarter Ghost Tour and Luncheon Sunday 6 PM

  • Painting with a Twist Sunday 2 PM

THE SHARKED ACT 🦈

The SHARKED ACT (Supporting the Health of Aquatic Systems through Research, Knowledge, and Enhanced Dialogue Act), aiming to address shark depredation (sharks taking hooked fish), passed a vote in the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation on July 30, 2025. The bill had previously passed the U.S. House of Representatives in January. It now moves on to the full Senate for consideration. 

If passed, the SHARKED Act would create a task force to study shark behavior, enhance collaboration among those involved in fisheries management and research, and develop approaches to deal with shark depredation.

  • The sportfishing community supports the bill.

  • Wildlife advocacy organizations have concerns for potential shark culling or population reduction as a remedy.

ESCAMBIA COUNTY FREE & REDUCED PROGRAMS 🚌

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PENSACOLA PUPS FOR ADOPTION 🐾

With news of The SHARKED Act, we thought we’d mix it up and search for pups with Sea Shore names; Fin, Shark, Jellyfish, Surf, Sand Crab, Pelican, Bluefish, Sandy, Salty, Grouper, Tuna, Oyster, Barnacle…. no such luck. But we did find CORAL, REEF, and SALTWATER.

NOTE TO SELF: don’t name the pup “Shark” if you live at the beach……”Shark! Shark! …Whistle…, Shark!”

Please say hello to our Sea Shore Trio:

CORAL located at PAWS in FWB. A cheerful 3 yr old girl, always in a good mood and loves people!

SALTWATER located at PAWS (c/o Foster home) Sweet and gentle girl with a tender heart with one blue eye!

REEF located at The Mylo Foundation in Milton. Reef likes to play with the ball, he’s dog friendly and kid friendly - the sweetest boy with a cute little personality.

If you have a home and the heart 💙 to adopt, maybe you can give CORAL, SALTWATER or REEF🐾 the love and care they deserve. Looking for a smaller, fatter, older, taller, furrier, pup? Follow this link for more PUPS IN P’COLA that are in need a forever home 💙. If you do choose to adopt CORAL, SALTWATER or REEF🐾  and you would like to send photos to @discover.pcola we will proudly showcase this most awesome and wonderful day and thank you profusely for offering a home within your home. 🐾

💙 Thank you to all who donate, adopt and volunteer.

CHAMBER EVENTS AUGUST 2025 🗓️

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CIVIL, PARK & BUSINESS NEWS

CITY EVENTS - CALENDAR 

  • 11 AUG - FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL

  • Sanitation Pickup Changes: Residents are reminded of recent changes to sanitation pickup days as the city restarts its Opt-In Recycling program.

  • Fricker Resource Center: Public meeting scheduled for July 31st to gather input on the future of the Fricker Resource Center.

  • Hurricane Preparedness: Mayor Reeves joined Senator Rick Scott in urging residents to be prepared for the ongoing hurricane season.

  • Pensacola Motor Lodge: The city plans to sell the Pensacola Motor Lodge, with a provision that it be developed into affordable housing, or ownership reverts to the city.

  • HALLOVINE FEST 2025 Call for Vendors!

FESTIVALS, PARADES & EVENTS

LIVE MUSIC LOWDOWN 

5 Aug – Vibe Irie
12 Aug – Yard Lights
19 Aug – String Farm
26 Aug – Shenanigans

🎶 MORE LIVE MUSIC

🎶 EVEN MORE LIVE MUSIC

  • GULL POINT PICKERS 1st and the 3rd Thursday of the month at the GULL POINT RESOURCE CENTER. Bring your guitar or other musical instrument and play along, share a song or listen.

SPORTS

PLAY PENSACOLA- Calendar

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