Month: February 2017
Bike to Fort Pickens on March 4
The public is invited to peddle, hike, and climb their way through the archaeology of Gulf Islands National Seashore Fort Pickens Area with the Florida…
Ice Flyers bring back championship coach
The Pensacola Ice Flyers have announced that former head coach Rod Aldoff is returning to Pensacola to be the bench boss of the Ice Flyers….
Escambia County continues to lose students
For the third consecutive year, the Escambia County School District saw its student enrollment drop. Meanwhile Santa and Okaloosa counties have experienced steady growth. The districts…
Rolling Hills on fire again
Last night, the Escambia County Public Information office sent out this announcement: Escambia County Waste Services, Environmental Code Enforcement, Public Safety, Fire Rescue and the…
Park Service suspends primitive camping in Perdido Key area
The Gulf Islands National Seashore has temporarily suspended hike-in/drive-in primitive camping at the Perdido Key Area. The suspension is effective immediately. During the closure, the…
What is the impact of cutting tourism marketing?
The U.S. Travel Association and Visit Florida have data to show what happens when state’s top promoting tourism. Pennsylvania cut its state tourism marketing budget…
PSC celebrates Black History with scholarship event Feb. 24
Pensacola State College is celebrating Black history and heritage with an annual scholarship event at 6:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 24, at the Jean and Paul…
Ice Flyers fire head coach
The Ice Flyers announced this afternoon that Head Coach Kevin Hasselberg would no longer continue in his role with the organization. “After evaluating the entire…
Carro top produced for SVN Florida
Michael Carro, CCIM, was named the No. 1 producer among SVN Florida’s more than 90 advisors, which placed him No. 3 nationally among SVN advisors,…
Cumulus present 19th Annual Radiothon for The Studer Family Children’s Hospital at Sacred Heart
Cumulus Broadcasting to Present the 19th Annual Radiothon March 2 – 3 Benefiting The Studer Family Children’s Hospital at Sacred Heart. Live from the Cordova…
Breaking news: $670-million settlement reached in Dupont C8 mass torts
Pensacola attorney Mike Papantonio told Inweekly that the Dupont has agreed to pay $670 million to 3,000 clients exposed to the chemical C8, which was…
PSC Book Talk: Historian Brian Rucker offers fresh look into Civil War era
Noted historian and author Brian Rucker brings a fresh look into the Civil War era at Pensacola State College’s Book Talk at 2 p.m. Wednesday,…
Corcoran and House ready to take on world
In his weekly roundup, Brandon Larrabee of The News Service of Florida reports: If Florida House Speaker Richard Corcoran intended to shake up the legislative…
Scott gearing up for a campaign, raised $1.7M in Jan.
The political committee closely tied to Gov. Rick Scott raised almost $1.7 million in January, including collecting a handful of six-figure checks, according to a…
State CFO to resign
The News Service of Florida reports: State Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater announced Friday that he will resign from his Cabinet position after the 2017…
Police increase presence at Booker T. Washington High
Parents and students are still in the dark over the gun incident that occurred on Booker T. Washington High campus on Tuesday, Feb. 7. Both…
Finding more diversity among suppliers
By Eurydice Stanley… On Tuesday, Feb. 7, the Florida Department of Management Services Office of Supplier Diversity (OSD), City of Pensacola and Gulf Coast African…
Washington High gun incident: A relative says student only intended to harm himself
A relative of the boy who originally brought the handgun on the Booker T. Washington High School campus called Inweekly to say that the student…
DIB seeks input on Jefferson Street beautification [podcast]
Yesterday on “Pensacola Speaks,” Downtown Improvement Board executive director Curt Morse talked about the conception plans for improving the aesthetics near the Jefferson Street Garage….
Trumbull on future of Triumph Gulf Coast [podcast]
The House Select Committee on Triumph Gulf Coast released a draft of the committee bill that will establish the process for how the BP oil…
