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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
Mar 21, 2010 7:43 pm
Several driven and passionate authors on faculty at Florida State University will be recognized Monday for their hard work and scholarship.
GOP candidates say Boyd's vote on health care will cost him his seat
Mar 21, 2010 7:42 pm
After hearing from constituents and interest groups for months, U.S. Rep. Allen Boyd said he decided to vote for national health care because "good policy equals good politics."
GOP candidates say Boyd's vote on health care will cost him his seat
Mar 21, 2010 7:42 pm
After hearing from constituents and interest groups for months, U.S. Rep. Allen Boyd said he decided to vote for national health care because "good policy equals good politics."
Senior Center offering digital media sessions
Mar 21, 2010 5:27 am
Still puzzled about what exactly it means to tweet? Perplexed by the concept of an e-book? Just curious about technology in general?
Mar 21, 2010 5:26 am
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Barber's passion is to improve education
Mar 21, 2010 5:24 am
When asked what the driving passion is behind her work, Wendy Barber's answer is simple: Education.
Singer Pam Laws has all that jazz
Mar 21, 2010 5:17 am
Tallahassee jazz singer Pam Laws has performed all over the world, but the highlight was when she was the first woman from Tallahassee to perform as a soloist with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir at a Sun...
Print exclusive: Life and times of rural hospitals
Mar 21, 2010 5:15 am
Small community hospitals serving predominantly rural areas of the Big Bend are on the front lines in providing basic medical services to their residents. Daily they overcome difficult financial situa...
Mar 21, 2010 5:15 am
Lisa Comingore, an assistant attorney general for the state of Florida, knows what it's like to be forced out of a job over sexual orientation.
Mar 21, 2010 5:15 am
Lisa Comingore, an assistant attorney general for the state of Florida, knows what it's like to be forced out of a job over sexual orientation.
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