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Good morning, Pensacola.

Laughter saves the soul today! Be sure to get in a Good Laugh today for National Let's Laugh Day! However, Escambia County's huge need for 👶🏻 childcare is No laughing matter. So, why not start your own and attend a Home-Based ChildCare Workshop? And, don't forget, today is P'COLA PUPS🐾 Adoption Day - meet Angus the purebred Mastiff. Give me one reason why you wouldn't adopt this big ole handsome boy! He has love and support to offer and a lifetime of reasons to belly laugh!

This is DISCOVER 🦈 P’COLA! Be in the know for where to go with the local news, events, and things to do.

In this issue:

• THE DIGEST

👶🏻 HOME BASED CHILDCARE BUSINESS WORKSHOP

🏪 BUSINESS STARTUP WORKSHOP

🐾 PUPS IN P’COLA / Adoptable Dog of the Week

• THE WEATHER

• CIVIL, PARK & BUSINESS NEWS

• FESTIVALS, PARADES & EVENTS

• HAPPENIN’ THINGS TO DO

• LIVE MUSIC LOWDOWN

• SPORTS

Cheers!

 DISCOVER 🦈 P’COLA’s Editorial Staff

THE DIGEST

LAUNCHING A HOME BASED CHILD CARE BUSINESS 👶🏻

 📆 SAVE THE DATE: 20 Mar

The demand for childcare services is high! Have a love for small human beings with sticky fingers and cheeky smiles? Did you ever dream of running a business? Here’s an opportunity to do both and to learn a bit more with the aid of a Florida SBDC Business Consultant. Florida SBDC at UWF Presents "Launching a Home-Based Childcare Business" with lunch provided. Compassion + Entrepreneurship + addressing a critical need for childcare in Escambia County. All good stuff!

START UP YOUR BUSINESS HERE 🏪

Ok, so, a home-based childcare business was not on the list for potential start ups. No worry! SBDC at UWF is also presenting a "Starting a Business” workshop. This is a three hour workshop taking a deep dive into the many aspects of start up. After the work shop, they will provide a SBDC Consultant to guide you through business plan development.

🐾 PUPS IN P’COLA / Adoptable Dog of the Week

PURE BRED MASTIFF!! Meet Angus🐾, 110 lbs of love. Big Baby Angus is a 2 yr. old purebred young Mastiff with a shiny black coat, warm gentle eyes and kind disposition. Here’s the long list of Angus🐾 attributes: Good with Dogs, Good with Cats, Good with Older/Considerate Kids Only, Good in the Car, Leash trained, Plays fetch, Likes to play with toys, Protective, Playful, Affectionate, Goofy. He is house trained, neutered, current on all shots, and microchipped. Someone out there’s gonna love this big boy!

If you have a home and the heart 💙 to adopt, please reach out through ADOPTAPET if you think you can give ANGUS 🐾 the love and care he deserves please contact ANIMAL ALLIES FLORIDA 🐾.

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 ANGUS🐾 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. 🐾

DISCOVER PCOLA is Sponsored by Haiden Shemer, Realtor at Lokation Real Estate

P’COLA WEATHER 

5 Day Forecast powered by HomeStretch TC ~ Saving Home Buyers & Sellers $1000’s. HomestretchTC.com 

• Today's Pensacola Beach sea temperature is a refreshing 66 °F.

• Wind: SSE 13 mph 💨

• Sunrise: 6:53am ☀️ Sunset: 7:00pm 🌜

• Day’s length: 12h. 54m. ⌛️

• Fishing Guide: 🐟

• Tides: 🔼 1:59pm

• Looking Ahead: ✨29 Mar Partial Solar Eclipse of the Moon ✨

CIVIL, PARK & BUSINESS NEWS

18 Mar 📆 Parks and Recreation Board Meeting

18 Mar 📆 Code Enforcement Authority Meeting

19 Mar 📆 Zoning Board of Adjustments Meeting

20 Mar 📆 Architectural Review Board Meeting

20 Mar🌜BUSINESS AFTER HOURS Pensacola Chamber

25 Mar 🏪 STARTING A BUSINESS WORK SHOP by UWF

29 Mar 🚮 Mayor’s Neighborhood Cleanup North of East Hill 

UPCOMING

3 May TOAST on the COAST Pensacola Beach Elementary Fundraiser

FESTIVALS, PARADES & EVENTS

22-23 Mar 🔫 GUN SHOW

25 Mar 🧵 PENSACOLA’s QUILTER GUILD 

28 Mar 🐂 The Pensacola Bull Bash 

29 Mar 📙 BOOKS By The BAY FESTIVAL

UPCOMING

12 Apr 🐋 Gulf Coast Whale Festival

10 May🍷🎨 ART & WINE FESTIVAL 

9-12 JUL ✈ BLUE ANGELS Pensacola Beach Air Show

17-8 Nov ✈ BLUE ANGELS NAS Homecoming Air Showh Air Show

HAPPENIN’ THINGS TO DO 

19 Mar 🎤 Dr. Jordan B. Peterson: An Evening to Transform Your Life 

28-30 Mar ⛸️ Disney on Ice - Mickey’s Search Party

UPCOMING

4 Apr 🤣 Angelah Johnson Reyes Stand up Comedian

5 Apr 🏴‍☠️ Fiesta Pensacola Treasure Hunt

5 Apr 🤣 Kathleen Madigan Stand up Comedian

19 April 💃🏻 Arabian Nights & Ale Gary’s Biergarten 

23 Apr 🤣 Brad WIlliams Stand up Comedian

25 Apr 🦞 Fiesta Pensacola 40th Annual Crawfish Festival 2025

25-27 Apr 🐠 🏖️ MULLET TOSS & Greatest Beach Party

LIVE MUSIC LOWDOWN  

19 Mar🎵 HADESTOWN the Musical Saenger Theatre

21 Mar 🎵 CANDLELIGHT: A Tribute to QUEEN 1st United Methodist Church

26 Mar🎵 GET THE LED OUT Saenger Theatre

27 Mar 🎵 The STEELDRIVERS Vinyl Music Hall

31 Mar 🎵 DUO BEAUX COncert Pianists

UPCOMING

3 Apr🎵 LARRY FLEET Vinyl Music Hall

12 Apr 🎵 Brantley Gilbert Tattoo Tour

12 Apr 🎸Pensacola Guitar Ensemble Spring Recital

SPORTS

2025 🏒 ICE FLYERS Schedule  Pensacola Bay Center  

2025 ⚾️ BLUE WAHOOS April - let the games begin!

COLLEGE SCHEDULES

2025 ⚾️ PENSACOLA STATE Baseball 

2025 ⚾️ UWF Baseball 

2025 🥎 PENSACOLA STATE Softball 

2025 🥎 UWF Softball 

MORE SPORTS

20 Mar🏃🏻‍♂️RUNNING RAGGID Mainly Marathons; 5k,10k, 50k

29 Mar 🏃🏻‍♂️ Bayou Hills Run 5k/10k

29 Mar 🏸 Pickleball Tournament Pensacola Athletic Center

29 Mar 🏃🏻‍♂️ MUDDY DASH Adventures Unlimited

6 Apr 🏃🏻‍♂️ Gulf Coast Half Marathon & Quentin Cooper 5k Pensacola Beach

18 Apr 🥊 ISLAND FIGHTS

29 Jun 🏃🏻‍♂️🏃🏿‍♀️ FIRECRACKER 5K Ronald McDonald House Charities

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