The Main Dish Can’t Miss Fall Food Events  * The Besh Chef  * EOTL Turns (Lucky) 13  * Hanging Out with the South’s Princes of Cuisine  *  More Fall…
Good news from city hall, Sept. 19
We didn’t receive an “Upwords” from the mayor’s office, but Laura Bogan did post a few positive things on the mayor’s Facebook page: September 14 at 4:39pm · Had a wonderful time…
Teamwork saves kitten
The “feel good” story of the week involves the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office, Escambia County Fire Rescue and a kitten. Sheriff’s Facebook Page: **UPDATE** After this photo was shared we found out…
Guitar Foundation of America 2014 winner Ekachai Jearakul performs at PSC Sept. 26
Press release: Acclaimed classical guitarist Ekachai Jearakul performs at Pensacola State College at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 26, at the Ashmore Fine Arts Auditorium, Building 8, on the Pensacola campus. Hailed as…
United Way kicks off 2015-16 Workplace Campaign
Press release: More than 230 community supporters joined United Way of Escambia County for lunch during its 2015-16 Workplace Campaign Kickoff. United Way announced $2,272,850 as this year’s campaign goal, and 11…
Council Week concludes, the episode about the charter
by Jeremy Morrison Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward came out swinging Thursday night, as City Councilman Charles Bare led an effort to wrest some of the power away from the strong-mayor. He couldn’t…
Lawmakers look for progress in fight against sex trafficking
By MARGIE MENZEL THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Lawmakers on Thursday reviewed Florida’s progress toward helping child victims of sex trafficking, as a 2014 law starts to yield more information about victims….
In Escambia County, Ala., Poarch Creek Tribe accused of bribery
Escambia County, Ala. Tax Assessor Jim Hildreth earlier this week claimed Poarch Creek Indians (PCI) had bribed the county commissioners in an effort to block the county from funding of legal fees…
Sallis defends his planning board vote for his client
In July, Inweekly reported that City Planning Board member Scott Sallis had voted on a project presented by his partner to the board. We thought such a vote was a violation of…
U.S. Senate race still a toss up, unless Rubio changes his mind
PPP’s new Florida U.S. Senate poll finds that the race is pretty much undefined, with the candidates largely unknown and ‘undecided’ leading the primaries on both the Democratic and Republican sides. On…
Prison system, contractor accused of denying inmate surgeries
BY DARA KAM THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Lawyers for Florida inmates have filed a class-action lawsuit against the Department of Corrections and prison health-care provider Corizon, alleging that the state agency…
Buzz: Anti-discrimination ordinance may be headed to city council workshop
Councilman Brian Spencer has proposed an anti-discrimination ordinance that would extend civil rights protection inside the city of Pensacola to the LGBT community. The ordinance was drafted by ACLU and eliminates a…