People of Pensacon: Jake Busy
By Dakota Parks for Downtown Crowd Known far and wide for his roles in Starship Troopers and Frighteners, Busey got his start in the...
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Feb 1, 20204 min
People of Pensacon: Bret Iwan, the Voice of Mickey Mouse
By Dakota Parks for Downtown Crowd There is no character quite as nostalgic as Mickey Mouse. He is not only an American icon, but his...
Feb 1, 20203 min
Repeat After Me: Becoming A Wedding Officiant
By Dakota Parks for Pensacola Magazine Perhaps the two phrases associated with every rom-com marriage scene or romance movie are “repeat...
Feb 1, 20203 min
5 Questions With Creatives: Vy Nguyen
By Dakota Parks for Downtown Crowd When people think of art, images of white canvases covered in complimenting hues and hands-off museum...
Jan 1, 20204 min
Mountain Town Meets Beach Town: Telluride Film Festival Coming to Downtown Pensacola
By Dakota Parks for Pensacola Magazine Freshly popped popcorn, a cool, crisp evening and a big white screen are perhaps the three best...
Jan 1, 20204 min
Not Your Conventional Running Club
By Dakota Parks for Downtown Crowd Knee-high socks, plaid kilt skirts, vests covered in patches, handmade necklaces that double as name...
Jan 1, 20203 min
Fighting Hackers and Online Criminals: New Strides in UWF Cybersecurity Program
By Dakota Parks for Northwest Florida's Business Climate As recent as December 2019, Pensacola was under a cybersecurity attack. The...
Dec 1, 20195 min
Plants for Pain: Medical Marijuana
By Dakota Parks for Coming of Age Magazine Over the last hundred years, cannabis has gotten a bad reputation. Crackdowns on the plant...
Dec 1, 20193 min
Repurposing and Recycling for Artificial Reefs
By Dakota Parks for Northwest Florida's Business Climate Pensacola is home to some of the most beautiful beaches in the country,...
Dec 1, 20193 min
Brewing Up Cozy Community Vibes
By Dakota Parks for Downtown Crowd According to the market research company C+R Research, Pensacola ranks number nine in the country on a...
Dec 1, 20194 min
Winter Queerstice: Pensacola's All-Inclusive Holiday Celebration
By Dakota Parks for Downtown Crowd When people think of the holidays, they often picture food, family and friends. For the LGBT+...
Nov 1, 201910 min
Big Shoes to Fill: Big Brothers Big Sisters NWFL
By Dakota Parks for Pensacola Magazine A countless number of children grow up in homes with strained family relations, absent, busy or...
Nov 1, 20193 min
Inside the Glass: A look into UWF's new Laboratory Science Annex
By Dakota Parks for Northwest Florida's Business Climate Through its 56-year history as a university, the University of West Florida has...
Nov 1, 20197 min
Home is Where I Park It: Why I Chose an RV over a Dorm or College Apartment
Personal Essay by Dakota Parks for The Argonautica When I first decided on moving 14 hours away from my home in Illinois to study English...
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