Auto + Marine

A New Benchmark:

The 2027 GMC Sierra 1500 Brings Luxury, Power and More Tech Article by Will Estell If you know anything about the evolution of the full-size pickup truck, you know that today’s buyer expects serious capability, luxury car comfort, impressive technology, and enough style to look equally at home pulling a 32-foot center console, hauling building materials to a jobsite or parked downtown at your favorite Pensacola restaurant. For 2027, GMC appears determined to deliver it all with the redesigned...

Food + Beverage

FROM OUR FIELDS TO THE PENSACOLA TABLE

Meet the farmers, growers and makers bringing Northwest Florida’s freshest flavors directly to our tables Article by Suzanne Pope MORE THAN A MEAL Pensacola is known for sugar-white beaches, sparkling water and seafood pulled fresh from the Gulf. But travel north, where city streets become country roads, and another part of our story begins to unfold. Here, the landscape is measured not by tides, but by planting seasons, afternoon rain and the quiet promise of the next harvest. Long before...

Food + Beverage

LIQUID ASSETS:

Why Investing in Wine Is Both a Passion and a Path to Wealth Article by Jaqua DeFries In a world where traditional investments dominate headlines, an increasingly sophisticated group of investors is quietly building wealth through something far more sensory: fine wine. Once viewed as the domain of collectors and connoisseurs, wine investing has evolved into a legitimate alternative asset class, blending lifestyle pleasure with long-term financial strategy. For those willing to learn its...

Food + Beverage

A Fall Cocktail for the Florida Coast

Patrick Rollins Cofounded Gulf Breeze's Rollins Distillery, Crafting Espirit de Krewe Rum and Vodka From 100% Florida Molasses Article and Photography by Patrick Rollins, Rollins Distillery If you know Florida, then you would know that the weather is nowhere near fireplace-cuddling-cold in October. Our fall, or autumn as some may call it, is comparable to rest of the country’s late-summer. You’re more than likely to find our toes in the sand and a tasty drink in our hands than to be cupping...

Local Services

The Space Between Ideas

Cowork Annex proves the best ideas happen between people Article by Suzanne Pope | Photography by Provided by Cowork Annex For many entrepreneurs, success begins at a kitchen table. It's where business plans are written,  first clients are won, and dreams begin to take shape. Eventually, many business owners discover something is missing. Working from home offers flexibility, but it can also become isolating,  making the conversations and collaboration that fuel growth harder to find.  That...

Home + Design

A Signature Style

For Mint Decor founder Ardie Pearce, beautiful design begins with trust and reflects the people who make a house home. Article by Suzanne Pope | Photography by Addie J Photography & Mint Decor Long before Ardie Pearce opened Mint Decor, design was already part of her language. Her mother was an interior designer, her father was a builder, and Ardie jokes that she crawled across wallpaper books as a baby. Still, she never assumed she would follow the same path. “I always thought that was my...

Style + Beauty

Suit Yourself, Pensacola

Johnny Lee turns clothing into confidence, creating pieces as unforgettable as the people wearing them Article by Suzanne Pope | Photography by Addie J Photography & Johnny Lee Before Johnny Lee takes a single measurement, he is already studying the person in front of him—the hand tugging at a collar, the sleeves that never sit quite right, the flash of a treasured watch. By night, he reads a different room, performing music downtown and finding the song someone needs to hear. To Lee...

Life + Culture

Life On Call

Two Doctors. Two Boys. One Beautiful, Complicated, Intentional Life Article by Suzanne Pope | Photography by Addie J Photography Ashwin was eight months old the first time he landed in India. His parents wanted him to know where he came from before he was old enough to remember the flight. That instinct to root their children deeply while opening the world to them is the thread that runs through everything the Parikh family does. For Dr. Kati Parikh, a trauma surgeon at Ascension Sacred...

Wellness

Jayla's Voice

A Family's Heartbreak Became a Mission to Educate, Advocate and Save Lives Article by Suzanne Pope | Photography by Lakesha Davis "We were so ready to see what she would become." For Lakesha Davis, those words capture the deepest heartbreak of losing her daughter, Jayla Michelle. Not because Jayla lacked ambition or potential. Quite the opposite. The oldest of seven children, Jayla was a singer, writer, athlete, Disney enthusiast, JROTC cadet, and aspiring OBGYN. She was fiercely...

Life + Culture

Pet Adoption Changes Lives

Across Pensacola and Northwest Florida, Families and Pets Benefit From the Beauty of This Awareness Article by Will Estell | Photography by Stephanie Hardin There is something special about the moment a shelter pet realizes it has finally found a home. You can see it in their eyes, in their actions, and in the sense of security and trust that continues to build as your new pet becomes acclimated to his or her adopted family. Some may call it nature. Some may call it nurture. But, after seeing...