Pensacola, Florida with writer Jillian Chantal

 

 

Welcome to Pensacola, Florida!

 

 

 

With writer, Jillian Chantal!!!

 

Jillian is a practicing attorney in the Pensacola, Florida area who dreams of having one of her romance novels published. She has had some success in the short story realm under her real name. She adopted her nom de plume to protect her modesty when she realized that most her colleagues would think she was a bit of a wild woman if they knew her secret passion was romance writing.

 

 

Pensacola, Florida

 

Pensacola is a diverse town.  Known as the City of Five Flags, it has been ruled by five countries in the last 450 years.  We have a downtown historical district which offers tours of old houses and museums, including the transportation museum.  We have a great tradition of ghost tours as well.  The old Christ Church is still used for weddings and events.  We are also a casual beach town.  Sugar white sands are a real draw.  Pensacola is the home of the navy’s Blue Angels and you can catch them at practice any Wednesday that they aren’t on tour.  

  

Why Pensacola?

 

I live here and I am lucky enough to call paradise home.

 

“Local” restaurants

 

All three of these are family run restaurants:

 

 

McGuire’s Irish Pub is a medium priced restaurant/pub. They brew their own beer and you can order a sampler of several small glasses of each one.

 

They have a great tradition of patrons signing dollar bills and stapling them to the walls and ceilings.  another tradition for first time visitors is to kiss the moose in the main dining room.

 

Sam’s Seafood is a low to medium price restaurant that serves the freshest seafood on the coast. While their seafood is great, this writer usually orders the hamburger with Swiss cheese. It is a rockin’ burger!  The place is known as Sam’s by the Sewer as it is right down the street from the sewage treatment plant.  The name is necessary as there are other Sam’s in town.

 

The Tuscan Oven is a modestly priced Italian restaurant. It has a beehive oven imported from Italy that uses real wood for the heat.  Makes for a wonderful pizza.  I recommend the Abbondanza pizza.  It is all meats. The caprese salad is great as well as the Tuscan sandwich.

 

A hot local topic

 

The oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.  Luckily, the rain and wind directions since the spill have kept the oil off our shores. We still have our beautiful beach.

 

What is this city known for that is not stereotypical?  

 

We celebrate Mardi Gras in a big way here. There are more than twenty five Krewes that hold balls.  Parades are abundant during the Mardi Gras season.

 

Odd historical fact: 

 

Geronimo was a prisoner at Ft. Pickens in 1866.  

 

General population

 

Outdoor town- beaches, rivers, and lots of boats. Plenty of retired and active duty military.

 

Anyone we know from Pensacola, Florida?

 

Dr. James Andrews, internationally famous orthopedic surgeon

Emmitt Smith, former Dallas Cowboy

Roy Jones, Jr., boxer

Justin Gatlin, Olympic gold medalist

Don Sutton, Baseball Hall of Famer and TV sportscaster.

 

Major ethnic communities

 

White upper/middle class: Scenic Highway area, Cordova Park and North Hill.  

African American: Belmont/Devilliers area and Montclair/Mayfair subdivisions.  

Vietnamese: Myrtle Grove area.

There are also many retired military personnel living in the Myrtle Grove area.  

There is an area called Brownsville which is a racial mix of Asians, African Americans and Mexicans. This is also the area for prostitutes and their johns.  

 

Something that might interest the Petit Fours type readers

 

The romance of a moonlight stroll on the beach. The lovely restaurants both in town and on the beach where they could dine al fresco with the man of their dreams.

 

Something that would catch the attention of the Hot Tamales

 

The beach offers half-clad men and surfers. The Navy base offers macho Navy Seals.  There are a plethora of available hot men to choose from.

 

   

Must see, can’t miss recommendation Jillian has for someone new to the city

The Naval Aviation Museum – It is an amazing place. It covers the gamut of aerospace travel.

 

Web sites highlighting Pensacola, Florida

 

 http://www.fiestaoffiveflags.org/

 

 

 http://www.pensacolachamber.com/

 

 http://www.navalaviationmuseum.org/

  

You can find out more about Jillian Chantal at the following links.

 

http://jillianchantal.wordpress.com/

 

http://sherryfowlerchancellor.wordpress.com/

http://southernsizzleromance.wordpress.com/