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Curbing Community Food Insecurity
By Dakota Parks for Pensacola Magazine As the nation copes with COVID-19 economic instability, massive layoffs and evictions, food...
Nov 1, 20205 min read


A Garden Oasis: The Garden at Palafox & Main Opens
By Dakota Parks for Business Climate When Michael Carro first opened the Al Fresco food court seven years ago, he set out to bring...
Oct 16, 20205 min read


The Art of Staying Free
By Dakota Parks for Downtown Crowd Known by many as a creative pillar in the Brownsville neighborhood determined to help uplift and...
Oct 1, 20204 min read


5 Tips From Quint Studer
By Dakota Parks for Northwest Florida's Business Climate Many people may know Quint Studer as a business leader, a property developer, a...
Oct 1, 20204 min read


Pensacola Grapples with Housing Affordability Crisis
By Dakota Parks for Northwest Florida's Business Climate Stagnating wages, increasing rent and homeownership costs, rising construction...
Oct 1, 20206 min read


AMR to Build Pensacola’s First Tiny Home Community
By Dakota Parks for Northwest Florida's Business Climate In the aftermath of the 2008 housing market crash, tiny homes built on mobile...
Oct 1, 20204 min read


Donate, Shop & Save at Pensacola Habitat for Humanity ReStore
By Dakota Parks for Pensacola Magazine Tucked onto the corner of Creighton Road and North 9th Avenue is a treasure house for DIY...
Oct 1, 20203 min read


Little Free Libraries: Grassroots Community Literacy
By Dakota Parks for Downtown Crowd In 2009, the national nonprofit organization Little Free Libraries (LFL) was formed to showcase...
Sep 1, 20204 min read


5 Questions With Creatives: Emily Bailly
By Dakota Parks for Downtown Crowd Armed with her controller and a friend on lookout for birds and power lines, Emily Bailly, a local...
Sep 1, 20203 min read


Glamping Acrossthe Panhandle
By Dakota Parks for Pensacola Magazine In our fast-paced world, sometimes it’s hard to find the time to breathe, disconnect from our...
Sep 1, 20204 min read


Hope & Healing: A Campaign to Support Gulf Coast Kid’s House
By Dakota Parks for Downtown Crowd Between the closures, cancellations and social distancing, COVID-19 has been tough on everyone— child...
Sep 1, 20203 min read


Binoculars and Chick-A-Booms: Protecting State-Threatened Coastal Birds
By Dakota Parks for Pensacola Magazine The love for nature runs deep in all wildlife and environment conservationists. For Rebekah...
Aug 1, 20204 min read


Diversify Your Circle: Support POC-Owned Businesses
By Dakota Parks and Gina Castro for Downtown Crowd Introduction By Dakota Parks From restaurants to grocery stores, hair salons, barbers,...
Aug 1, 202022 min read


Building an LGBT+ Inclusive Community
By Dakota Parks for Downtown Crowd “But the child who is born on Sunday is bonnie and blithe, and good and gay,” reads the nursery rhyme...
Aug 1, 20204 min read


Pensacola Blue Wahoo's Airbnb Hits a Home Run
By Dakota Parks for Northwest Florida's Business Climate Facing the uncertainty of the major and minor league baseball seasons due to the...
Jul 1, 20203 min read
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