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Area Info
At one time, there was little to Florida except what is now called the Panhandle. The first area to be extensively developed (while much of the interior was considered useless swampland), the Panhandle now includes some of the most rural areas of the state. Close to the borders of Alabama and Georgia, the Panhandle is more like the rest of the Deep South than like the rest of Florida—but it shares with other regions an extensive coastline that includes estuaries rich in wildlife and long beaches of sugar-white sand that attract droves of vacationers and new residents.
Pensacola, the chief city of the Panhandle and once the chief city of the state, is a fascinating and beautiful small city with a rich history dating back to its founding by the Spanish in 1559. From Pensacola east to Panama City stretches the "Emerald Coast," one of the most popular tourist destinations in the Gulf South.
The Panhandle is also home to the state capital, Tallahassee.
Articles
Tallahassee and Panhandle News from The Tallahassee Democrat
House votes for a major rewrite of election laws
Mar 18, 2010 5:03 pm
The House voted 73-42 on Thursday for a major rewrite of election laws, a move that would allow millions of new special-interest dollars to pour into campaigns, but one that would also give the public...
FSU basketball star Monroe still coming to grips with loss of her father
Mar 18, 2010 2:30 pm
Three scripted letters ? Jay ? are accompanied by a heart and a cross across her left wrist. Her shooting hand.
Bob Gabordi's Blog: Mayor Marks, what is your League of Cities trying to hide?
Mar 18, 2010 2:09 pm
Read and comment on Tallahassee Democrat Executive Editor Bob Gabordi's latest blog.
Search for Danielle Brown moves north in Jefferson Co. and into Georgia
Mar 18, 2010 1:51 pm
The search for Danielle Brown will continue today in Jefferson and Thomas counties, according to the Leon County Sheriff's Office.
Mar 18, 2010 6:01 am
LEON COUNTY
St. Joe Co. moving headquarters: Company will remain committed to SouthWood, official says
Mar 18, 2010 6:00 am
Though it will move its headquarters and consolidate some of its outlying offices, an official with the St. Joe Co. said personnel dedicated to its SouthWood community in Tallahassee will remain even ...
St. Joe Co. moving headquarters: Company will remain committed to SouthWood, official says
Mar 18, 2010 6:00 am
Though it will move its headquarters and consolidate some of its outlying offices, an official with the St. Joe Co. said personnel dedicated to its SouthWood community in Tallahassee will remain even ...
Vendors to display goods, services at show tonight
Mar 18, 2010 6:00 am
The Leon County Division of Minority/Women Small Business Enterprise will host a reverse trade show at 6 tonight that will include Leon County Solid Waste, Parks and Recreation, Engineering Services, ...
Single parents set to rally at the Capitol
Mar 18, 2010 5:57 am
Jennifer Stamper is the mom, dad, chauffeur, breadwinner, maid, cook, cheerleader and everything else her 9-year-old son, Brendan, needs.
Land swap may affect location of fairgrounds
Mar 18, 2010 5:56 am
WASHINGTON — The state of Florida and the federal government would swap several parcels of land to both expand Apalachicola National Forest and potentially relocate the North Florida Fairgr...
