Category: Featured Writing
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Longleaf Pine A Southern Revival
Pensacola Magazine | Cover story | 2024 | print and digital By Kelly Oden Centuries ago, the majestic longleaf pine forest covered an estimated 92 million acres of the southeastern United States—running from Virginia to Florida and along the Gulf Coast as far west as Texas. With one of the most diverse ecosystems in the world, the longleaf pine, with its long…
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Shop Talk: Stores We Adore
Susan Campbell JewelryJCK Magazine | National trade publication | 2015 | print and digital By Kelly Oden In the 455 years since Spanish conquistador Don Tristán de Luna y Arellano set anchor in its bay, Pensacola, aka the City of Five Flags, has fallen under various rules: Spanish, British, French, Confederate and U.S. That cultural…
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Pensacola Renaissance
Latitudes (American Eagle In-Flight Magazine) | Feature story | 2015 | print and digital By Kelly Oden Known affectionately as the city of five flags, Pensacola has been claimed, at different times, by Spain, France, Britain, the Confederacy and the United States. With well-preserved military forts, a historic village and a number of significant shipwrecks off…