By Dakota Parks for Inweekly Every Juneteenth has its own soundtrack, but there are always common threads: music spilling through public parks, families sharing stories over plates piled high with food, the slap of dominoes against card tables and laughter from children racing through the crowd. Rooted in the anniversary of June 19, 1865, when enslaved African Americans in Texas finally learned they were free two years after the Emancipation Proclamation, Juneteenth is the ce

for Inweekly Happy Pride Month to all who celebrate. We made this issue just for you. If your group chat has officially run out of ideas for how to make this month special, we’ve got you covered. Between drag events, dance parties, outdoor meetups, and, of course, PensaPride, June in Pensacola will be busy and queer as always. Whether you’re looking to find community or just figure out what’s worth leaving the air conditioning for, we rounded up our favorite ways to help you

By Dakota Parks for Inweekly In a time when so much of life happens online, Books By The Bay is bringing readers and writers back together the old-fashioned way: face to face, books in hand. What began as a modest idea for a community book fair has quickly grown into the largest literary event in Northwest Florida. This spring, Books By The Bay returns for its third year, drawing more than 150 authors, dozens of performances and hundreds of book lovers for a full day celebrat

By Dakota Parks for Inweekly If you think the library is just for borrowing books, you’re missing out. West Florida Public Libraries (WFPL) have become some of the most versatile public spaces in our community—part classroom, part creative studio, part community center, and yes, still a great place to find your next read. “Our vision is to be the heart of our diverse community, and we are proud to provide a welcoming and inviting space where everyone is welcome to learn, disc

A Community-Sourced Reading List for Pride Month

By Dakota Parks for Inweekly There’s a lot to be angry—and scared—about this Pride month. As corporate companies quietly abandon DEI...

By Dakota Parks for Inweekly When it comes to fighting for change, Angelique Godwin doesn’t take “no” for an answer. She just works...

By Dakota Parks for Inweekly Viewing the world through photographer Ben Depp’s lens can make the natural landscape feel alien and...

By Dakota Parks for Inweekly Caught in a relentless barrage of anti-trans legislation, sensationalized headlines and misinformation,...

By Dakota Parks for Inweekly If the state of the world ever makes you feel like a feral animal backed in a corner baring your teeth, then...

By Dakota Parks for Inweekly For the past 12 years, Stamped Film Festival has been a beacon of LGBTQ+ storytelling in the South, offering...

By Dakota Parks for Inweekly Making friends as an adult is challenging. Making friends as an adult who prefers the company of a good book...

By Dakota Parks for Inweekly “Poetry is the way we help give name to the nameless so it can be thought … And where that language does not...

By Dakota Parks for Inweekly Over the centuries, queer history has often dwelled in obscurity—marginalized, overlooked and literally...

By Dakota Parks for Inweekly Close your eyes for a moment and let the nostalgia of your childhood come rushing back. The school halls...