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Diving into Diversity: Q&A with Trans Filmmaker Jake Graf

By Dakota Parks for Inweekly Internationally acclaimed director, writer, actor and transgender rights advocate Jake Graf is a force to be...

Stamped Film Festival: Where LGBTQ+ Stories Find Their Voice

By Dakota Parks for Inweekly Since its inception in 2012, Stamped Film Festival has become a cultural cornerstone in Pensacola that...

Holding Space with 'Feminist Spaces'

By Dakota Parks for Inweekly Amid a political landscape marked by persistent threats to women’s and LGBTQ+ rights and the suppression of...

Lady Fest's Legacy: 10 Years of Music, Diversity and Cookies and Cake

By Dakota Parks for Inweekly Like many iconic staples in the Pensacola music scene, Cookies and Cake was born out of the creative and...

The Labor of Fun: With “Hotsy-Totsy-Vrooom-O-Rama” creators Joseph Herring and Amy Ruddick

By Dakota Parks for Inweekly Artists and longtime creative collaborators, Joseph Herring and Amy Ruddick, are on a mission to infuse fun...

The Art of Pride: PensaPride Highlights LGBTQ+ Creativity and Resistance

By Dakota Parks for Inweekly Pride is more than just a celebration. For many, it is a place of refuge, a time to honor the rich history...

Songs Not Soundscapes

By Dakota Parks for Inweekly Armed with his electric guitar and loop pedal, local cinematographer and musician Doug Stanford has made a...

Explore Pensacola Beyond the Beach

By Dakota Parks for Tampa Bay Times and Bay Magazine At the western end of Florida’s Panhandle, the Pensacola Bay area is known for its...

Resilience and Resistance: Empowering Local Pride

By Dakota Parks for Inweekly While June commemorates the official start of Pride month, the celebrations in Pensacola always begin...

Celebrating Queer Art and Community at Gallery Night

By Dakota Parks for Inweekly With Pride Month just around the corner, Pensacola’s vibrant art scene is gearing up for a celebration of...

Pensacola Activists Grapple with Abortion Ban

By Dakota Parks for Inweekly In the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade last summer, Pensacola abortion rights...

Accessible Florida Airports: Pensacola International Airport (PNS)

By Dakota Parks for Visit Florida Known as the “Gateway to the Gulf Coast,” Pensacola International Airport (PNS) is a small hub airport,...

Accessible Florida Airports: Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport (Panama City Beach ECP)

By Dakota Parks for Visit Florida Located just 20 minutes from the sugar-white sands of Panama City Beach, the Northwest Florida Beaches...

Your Family’s Gotta Try This: Seacrest Wolf Preserve

By Dakota Parks for Visit Florida From the moment you step outside your car at Seacrest Wolf Preserve in Chipley, Florida, you can hear...

Riding The Maximalist Wave

By Dakota Parks for Inweekly It started with an inside joke—a pilgrimage to Medieval Times dinner theater and an available garage to...