Month: March 2014

By Brandon Larrabee, The News Service of Florida Despite all the action underway during the legislative session over the last week, the Capitol seemed like…

‘Positive Aging, Proactive Planning, Purposeful Living’ Date: Monday, March 17 Time: 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Location: Gadsden Street United Methodist Church, 901 E. Gadsden…

My Outtakes column on guns in public schools was reprinted by Context Florida and was published in the Sunday edition of the Ocala Star Banner–“Some…

The My First Tri Training Program will remain open for registration through Monday, March 17. The program consists of 12 weeks of training in swimming,…

Former Florida Governor Reubin O’Donovan Askew will lie in state, attended by military and state law enforcement honor guards, in Florida’s Historic Capitol throughout the…

Internment services for former Gov. Reuben Askew will be next Friday, March 21. He will lie in state here in Pensacola on Thursday, March 20. …

Today’s special meeting of the Escambia County Commission was filled with shouting, accusations and finger-pointing. In the end, the only decision made was to delay…

The Pensacola Symphony Orchestra will present their popular 2nd annual concert, Russian Spectacular, in historic Downtown Pensacola Saenger Theatre on Saturday, April 5 at 8pm….

The State of Florida provides free phones for citizens who have hearing impairments. In 1991 the Florida legislature passed the Telecommunications Access System Act to…

The Greater Pensacola Chapter of the United Negro College Fund honored Lewis Bear Jr., chair of the University of West Florida Board of Trustees and…

By Brandon Larrabee, The News Service of Florida A law-enforcement union and one of the Republican senators who helped kill an overhaul of the state…

For three and a half hours, the Escamabia County Commission listened to its five finalists for the county administrator position and deliberated who should replace…

The SMG-Managed Saenger Theatre was listed as a No. 2 Top Spot Nationwide by Venues Today, an international trade magazine. The ranking was based on…

Lizardfest Serves Up Big Economic BoomOver $1,000,000 Spiked into Pensacola Area One of the biggest sporting events in Pensacola annually takes place this weekend, March…

United Way of Escambia County is launching the second annual non-profit training series with this year’s first program hosted at the Lewis Bear Company from…

Some cities have ways to have fun with food trucks, not bash them. Tampa’s mayor is participating. The second World’s Largest Food Truck Festival, a…

The Florida Supreme Court ruled this morning that a 2003 law limiting damages in medical-malpractice cases is unconstitutional. The long-awaited ruling came in the case…

The Independent News is giving away two tickets to Hangout Festival, May 16-18. Each email address entered will only be counted once, and winners must…

Mayor Ashton Hayward, Pensacola City Council and the City of Pensacola garnered international ridicule for its homeless ordinances, particularly the one that outlawed blankets. An…

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