CivicCon is now in its fifth year. It is a partnership of the Studer Community Institute and the Pensacola News Journal with the goal of making our community a better place to…
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Myers questions move to takeover FPL inside city limits
On WCOA, Pensacola Councilwoman Sherri Myers expressed her concerns over the city taking over the electric utility inside its city limits. “I’m very concerned over the push to municipalize the electric energy…
Blue Wahoos holding job fair next week
Pensacola, FL – The Blue Wahoos are hiring for the 2022 baseball season and will hold a job fair on Wednesday, February 23 at the Brownsville Community Center in Pensacola to seek…
Inweekly: Art of the Deal
Last month, FloridaWest welcomed Pensacola’s latest corporate addition, Circulogene, with an open house at the biotech’s new downtown offices and lab. Headquartered in Birmingham, Ala., Circulogene is Northwest Florida’s first molecular diagnostics…
2008 Rising Stars: Clay Ingram, Ashley Hodge Harris
Clay Ingram discusses his political and professional careers since being named an Inweekly Rising Star in 2008. Clay’s advice to the 2022 Rising Stars: “Adopting that attitude that anything is possible —…
Palafox Market adds Mardi Gras theme
Pensacola Mardi Gras and Palafox Market will collaborate for a special event to commemorate the beginning of the 2022 Mardi Gras season. On Saturday, Feb. 19, the award-winning Palafox Market will transform…
LEAP applications sought
The Pensacola Chamber Foundation will open the nomination process for the Leadership Pensacola (LeaP) Class of 2023 on Thursday, Jan. 27. Nominations will be accepted through Feb. 28. Started in 1983, LeaP…
FP&L parent gets new CEO
From the News Service of Florida: NextEra Energy, the parent company of Florida Power & Light, named John Ketchum on Tuesday as its president and chief executive officer. Ketchum, who has held…
Real News podcasts: Friday, Jan. 21
Kayla Romero is in Naval Officer Candidate school. She’s a West Florida High graduate and fourth generation Navy. She graduates at the end of January and will entire flight school in Pensacola….
How does Escambia County compare to Lafayette Parish?
Lafayette Parish did its first Quality of Life survey last year, and the results were released in December. Fortunately, its first results were much better than Escambia County’s first survey in 2008….
DIB offers more Bird restrictions [podcast]
The Downtown Improvement Board has asked the Pensacola City Council to impose tighter restrictions on electric scooters when the council meets to discuss the matter this month. In a letter sent to…
Spring offers workshop series – podcast added
The Spring, a Studer Community Institute initiative, has launched a workshop series to cover the key topics entrepreneurs face as they start and grow their own business. Attendees of the “How To