Zeb Hargett visits Pensacola's Studer Community Institute to see how its Venture Mentoring Service and Building Brains programs support small businesses, jobs and early learning.

Gina Lanaux rounds up friends for Friday night line dancing lessons at the Lucky Horseshoe Saloon in Barnwell and finds a big, glittering dance floor and a welcoming crowd.

South Alabama's Margaret Sullivan shares how the USA by the Bay lecture series brings the University to Fairhope, with 22 guest speakers so far and more planned.

Nic Schuck road trips from Pensacola to Florence, Alabama for ShoalsFest, where Jason Isbell and the Drive-By Truckers reunited after 19 years in the heart of Muscle Shoals music history.

The Fish River is a microcosm of Baldwin County. Flowing North to South, it slowly transitions from a sparsely populated, forested wilderness into a more modern, suburban landscape. The best way to experience that evolution is kayaking downstream from Bohemian Park to Big Daddy’s Grill.

There’s a true story about a time when Bert Thornton visited a Waffle House in Gulfport, Mississippi, and noticed a lackadaisical mood among the employees. In the middle of serving lunch to a packed house, Bert, a former Georgia Tech football player, called a timeout.

October has arrived, and with it comes that first hint of cool air along the Gulf Coast. Festival season is in full swing across the Scenic 98 Coastal area, and this month's lineup has a little something for everyone.