From a very current posting to The Pensacola News Journal forums, dated April 27th through 30th, 2005: VISITED PCOLA BCH AROUND 1PM TODAY. STILL A LOT OF...
From The Pensacola News Journal, April 24, 2005, in an article entitled "Beachgoers Toss Caution To The Sand" ---- Santa Rosa Island's director of public...
From an article in the May 6, 2005 edition of Southern Voice: The lingering effects of Hurricane Ivan will impact [Memorial Weekend]....and reduced lodging on...
Ok, my bf and I will be driving over from Central Louisiana to Pensacola this weekend and we will take digital pics of everything and we will also check on...
From a recent article in the Pensacola daily newspaper: Parking spaces along area beaches will be more difficult to find than unbroken sand dollars this...
From a report in the Miami Herald from Sunday, May 8, 2005: Eight months after Hurricane Ivan struck the Panhandle on Sept. 16, 2004, the most crippling damage...
Ok, we got up at 6 am on Sunday and drove to Pensacola from Central Louisiana and returned last night. It looks pretty dismal over there. We saw many...
From a 5/8/2005 article on SouthFlorida.com ..... Nearly eight months after the first of four hurricanes slammed into the state, it might take more than a good...
A selection of very recent postings to the Pensacola Beach news forums sponsored by the Pensacola News Journal, regarding the upcoming Memorial Weekend...
I think from a logistical standpoint it's going to be an absolute nightmare trying to get on and off the island. A regular weekend is bad enough from what...
From the Sunday, May 15, 2005 lead story in Pensacola's daily newspaper, the Pensacola News Journal: Beach visitors already are confronting a myriad of...
The beach is an area that is trying to recover from the worse destruction ever. There are still a lot of beach residents and local visitors that are not ready...
Reports from management is that the damage to Emerald City was so extensive, and that the repairs are taking much more time than anticipated, with the likely...
Pensacola News Journal forum posting, 5-16-2005: THINK IF U HAVE BEEN READING MOSTS POST REGARDING THE BEACH U WILL FIND THAT THE BEACH IS NOT REALLY READY FOR...
Can anyone tell me for sure if the beaches are open for the memorial day big event? With guests coming in from out of town, I would really like to know. Thanks...
OK ..... OK ...... Enough of this "rose-colored-glasses" propaganda from tourism-related interests that everything is normal with P'cola and the beaches ........
From the National Park Service website, updated 5/11/2005: SANTA ROSA: Access to the area is by boat only. The development at Opal Beach remains closed to...
From an article in the Sunday, May 22, 2005 edition of the Pensacola News Journal: Crowds this year are expected to be down because Hurricane Ivan's...
Quoting management of the gay bar Emerald City, the Pensacola News Journal on 5/22/2005 reports that there is only a "1 percent chance that Emerald City will...
From the daily forums: [the core beach] IS OK AND ON A SOMEWHAT NORMAL WEEKEND WITH ALL HOTELS, CONDOS, HOUSES AND RENTALS AVAILABLE WITH FULL ACCESS TO THE...
From the Pensacola News Journal, Thursday May 26, 2005: Beach gets first big post-Ivan test Memorial Day weekend is the first big test since of the ability of...
As posted in Pensacola News Journal forums on 5/26/2005: Anyone who has not been to the beach since Ivan WILL be in for quite a shock. It will definately be a...
From Pensacola News Journal, Saturday 5/28/2005 -- Pensacola Beach's four-day Memorial Day celebration started with little more than a sputter on Friday. A...
From 2theadvocate.com, posted Sunday, May 29th What's behind the beaches may make a difference in whether people go on vacation along the Alabama and Florida...
From a Pensacola News Journal story, Sunday May 29, 2005: The Memorial Day weekend crowd might be the smallest that Pensacola Beach officials have seen in...
Hi there. Just joined this group after returning from Pensacola (and after recovering from all the parties!) and was hoping to relive the memories here. Did...
Susan, The crowds were the smallest I have ever seen and I can't imagine how bad the porta potties would have been on the beach front had there been many...
From All Headline News: According to local reports, utilities are reporting widespread power outages in the region, after Hurricane Dennis made landfall. At...
