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PENSACOLA, Fla., Nov. 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The 28(th) Annual Frank Brown International Songwriters' Festival will feature over 200 nationally acclaimed songwriters in venues along the Florida/Alabama Gulf Coast from November 8-18, 2012. The festival is an opportunity for seasoned and aspiring songwriters and musicians from all over the world to have their songs heard and for the public to learn the stories behind the lyrics that only the song's author can express. During this...

PENSACOLA, Fla., Sept. 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Flora-Bama, the ageless Honky Tonk, located on the Gulf of Mexico, felt fortunate in having a better than average Labor Day weekend by narrowly escaping Hurricane Isaac's direct path. In 2004, the Flora-Bama wasn't so lucky and took the brunt of Hurricane Ivan's wrath. In the meantime, our neighbors to the west immediately offered the Flora-Bama musicians a refuge to play at the then popular Papa Joe's on Bourbon Street....

PENSACOLA, Fla., April 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Flora-Bama, the "Last Great American Roadhouse", on the Florida/Alabama state line, proudly presents the 28th Annual Interstate Mullet Toss and Gulf Coast's Greatest Beach Party®, April 27-29, 2012. This iconic Mullet Toss consists of individuals on the beach throwing a mullet, from a 10-foot circle in Alabama across the state line into Florida. It's also a great excuse to throw a weeklong party. This year's events kicked off with...

PENSACOLA, Fla., April 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- April 2012 will be an unprecedented month for the Flora-Bama as this famous "Last Great American Roadhouse" on the Florida/Alabama state line has completed renovations to this 48-year old Gulf Coast lounge. Restorations to this iconic establishment include rebuilding the original Main Room previously destroyed by Hurricane Ivan. Re-opening this very special part of the Flora-Bama and celebrating its rebirth is an important part of local...

PERDIDO KEY, Fla., Jan. 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Ideally located between Pensacola, Fla. and Orange Beach, Ala., Perdido Key is home to sugar-white sand, turquoise water and miles of untouched shoreline. Add to that some of travelers' consistently top-rated events and you've got the makings of a perfect spring family getaway. Book now and Perdido Key Visitors Center will give you a free $50 gas card for staying at least two days between Feb. 1 and Apr. 30, 2012. A number...

PENSACOLA, Fla., Jan. 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- 2012 will be an unprecedented year for the Flora-Bama as this "last great American roadhouse" will complete 10,000 square feet of renovations including rebuilding the original bar of this 40-year old world renowned roadhouse on the Florida/Alabama state line. In celebration of this restoration and expansion, the Flora-Bama will host radio broadcasts from around the U.S. and beyond Spring Break through Labor Day Weekend 2012. This season...

PERDIDO KEY, Fla., Oct. 11, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The Perdido Key Chamber and Visitor Center has announced Wonderful Wacky Women (WWW) Week October 23-29. The week will bring artist and writer Suzy Toronto, along with guests from across the country, to the beaches of Perdido Key, Fla., for a week of events designed to raise awareness and funds for Ovarian Cancer research. Toronto founded the Wonderful Wacky Women organization ten years ago. The Redneck Riviera chapter, founded in 2009 in...

PENSACOLA, Fla., June 29, 2011 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- The Flora-Bama Lounge, Package, & Oyster Bar will be hosting their annual event, The Miss Firecracker Bikini Contest, this Saturday, July 2nd, beginning at 3PM. The contest will take place under the Tent Stage and will have two special guests, Cherish Lombard of FOX News 10 as the event's MC, and 97.5 WABB DJ Q-Tip as the guest judge. This year's top place prizes are as follows: 1st Place receives $5000 cash and prizes, 2nd Place...

Something fishy at the Flora~Bama is expected to have thousands of tourists, spectators and contestants alike enjoying one of the busiest weekends of the year for the Orange Beach, Gulf Shores and Perdido Key resort area. Pensacola, FL (PRWEB) April 29, 2011 This spring celebration, known as the Gulf Coast's Greatest Beach Party, attracts party goers from all over the country to watch participants line up to throw dead mullet as far as possible from Florida across the sandy state line...

PERDIDO KEY, Fla., April 13 /PRNewswire/ -- You've probably seen a horsefly, a dragonfly and even a housefly. But have you ever seen a mullet fly? That's right. Mullets fly between Florida and Alabama by the hundreds every April. This marks the 25th year of the Interstate Mullet Toss at the legendary Flora-Bama Lounge and Package that straddles the Florida-Alabama state line. "It's become one of the biggest weekends of the year on our beach," says lounge owner Joe Gilchrist. "We've...