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Bubba Watson Donates $1.6 Million to Studer Family Children’s Hospital
Reading Time: 2 minutesProfessional golfer and Pensacola-area native Bubba Watson has made a $1.6 million donation to The Studer Family Children’s Hospital at Sacred Heart. Sacred Heart Health System officials joined Watson to make the announcement on Friday afternoon on the hospital’s campus in Pensacola. Pro golfer Bubba Watson hits a golf ball Friday near the Studer Family […]
Trump Rips Sound Technician During Pensacola Rally
Reading Time: 2 minutesMost of Donald Trump’s campaign speeches are riddled with insults, and Trump’s stop in Pensacola on Wednesday was no exception. The Republican frontrunner targeted everyone from the media, to his opponents, to the unfortunate technician responsible for the microphone at his podium. After tearing into President Obama’s foreign trade policy, Trump abruptly shifted his attention […]
Pensacola’s First Post-Prohibition Brewery Opened 81 Years Ago
Reading Time: 3 minutesBeing a bustling harbor city and under five flags at various times, Pensacola has “wet the whistle” of many throughout its history. Today, the City of Five Flags has an ever-growing appetite for craft beer and libations, but that wasn’t always the case. Pensacola first got its taste for brews at the turn of the […]
PSC Receives $1.3 Million Grant for Veterans Upward Bound Program
Reading Time: 2 minutesPensacola State College has received a $1.3 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education to renew its Veterans Upward Bound (VUB) program for the next five years. The program assists 130 veterans per year as they gain the skills needed to enter college and become successful students. The program at Pensacola State is currently […]
The Story Behind the Viral “Donald Trump Jam”
Reading Time: 2 minutesDonald Trump may have been the headliner at his Pensacola rally this week, but the opening act is getting a lot of attention in their own right. Trump was welcomed to the stage with an unsettling, lip-synched musical tribute from the “USA Freedom Kids” — an upstart girl group comprised of very patriotic preteen performers. […]
Historic Train Stations of the Gulf Coast
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe heyday of railway travel may long be gone, but the nostalgic allure of architecturally inspiring infrastructure and traveling the country by rail has ensured we’ll never tire of seeing the grandeur and timelessness of our historic station buildings. With the recent publicity of an admitted long-shot effort to bring Amtrak’s Sunset Limited back to […]
First Look: Proposals Unveiled for New $130M Escambia County Jail
Reading Time: 2 minutesConceptual designs for a new Escambia County Jail were unveiled on Tuesday, with two finalists for the nearly $130 million contract making presentations to county commissioners. The new facility will be built adjacent to, and will connect with, the existing 1980s-era jail, which has become severely overcrowded following a 2014 gas explosion that destroyed the […]
Gaetz the Lone Vote Against Human Trafficking Bill in Congress
Reading Time: < 1 minuteNorthwest Florida congressman Matt Gaetz on Wednesday cast the lone vote in the U.S. House of Representatives against a bill aimed at combating human trafficking. The bill, S.1536 — also referred to as the “Combating Human Trafficking in Commercial Vehicles Act” — tasks the U.S. Department of Transportation with designating an official to coordinate human […]
The Hurricane That Doomed America’s First Settlement
Reading Time: 3 minutesOnce again, hurricane season is upon us. As a yearly ritual, residents along the Gulf Coast use this current time of calm for preparation…and a little history. Some of the most famous storms in the chronicles of hurricane history made landfall in Florida. The Sunshine State — and notably, the Gulf Coast — is certainly […]
Raytheon to Hire Over 140 Employees in Pensacola Under $1 Billion Cyber Contract
Reading Time: < 1 minuteRaytheon to hire more than 140 in Pensacola as part of $1 billion cyber contract Drew BuchananDrew BuchananJune 17, 2016BusinessMetro PensacolaMilitary & DefensePolitics & Government Special to The Pulse 0ShareTweetEmailPrint After recently being awarded a $1 billion contract to protect the networks of dozens of federal agencies from cyber threats, Raytheon plans to hire more […]
A Living Record of the Gulf Coast
Pulse Gulf Coast has long served as a record of life along one of the most complex and historically rich regions in the United States. The Gulf Coast is shaped not by a single city or narrative, but by overlapping histories — indigenous settlements, colonial outposts, maritime trade, military presence, tourism, and modern urban growth.
From the earliest reporting on local civic issues to in-depth features on forgotten landmarks and regional turning points, the site has consistently focused on how people interact with place. Local politics, environmental pressures, economic development, and cultural memory have always been treated not as isolated topics, but as interconnected forces shaping everyday life.
As cities along the Gulf Coast continue to evolve, the need for context-driven journalism becomes more important. Infrastructure projects reshape neighborhoods, environmental debates influence policy decisions, and historical events resurface in contemporary discussions. Understanding these changes requires more than headlines — it requires continuity, memory, and regional awareness.
The current iteration of Pulse Gulf Coast reflects this approach. While the presentation has been updated, the editorial focus remains rooted in regional storytelling. Articles explore how urban transformation affects communities, how political decisions ripple through local life, and how historical narratives continue to influence present-day identity.
By bridging past and present, Pulse Gulf Coast offers readers a space to engage with the Gulf Coast beyond breaking news. It is a platform for reflection, analysis, and documentation — preserving the stories that define the region while examining the forces that will shape its future.