Month: May 2022
HBA of Northwest Florida holding job fair of students tomorrow
The Home Builders’ Association of Northwest Florida is sponsoring a Skilled Trades Career Fair at Pensacola High School. The event will take place on Wednesday,…
Carol Carlan joins IHMC
Carol Carlan has joined the Florida Institute for Human and Machine Cognition as director of philanthropy. Carlan, who most recently had been president of Ascension…
Wiggins reimagines Jackson Street [podcast]
By Grayson Keglovic After several pedestrian accidents and deaths, Escambia County and the city of Pensacola listened to the citizens in their communities’ concerns, realizing…
Rebekah Jones responds to IG report [podcast] – update
By Elizabeth Royappa Since last Thursday, Florida papers have been reporting on the controversy surrounding fired Department of Health data scientist Rebekah Jones and the…
Gulf Winds Cares Foundation hands out scholarships
The Gulf Winds Cares Foundation provided $20,000 in scholarships to four graduating high school seniors — Jenna Banta, Malik Cooper, Will Rollin, and Paige Sindelar….
Supreme Court poised to hear gun law case
By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — With mass shootings refueling a national debate about gun laws, the Florida Supreme Court will…
Levin Papantonio Rafferty hired to help SBC victims
Mike Papantonio of Levin Papantonio Rafferty (LPR) last week announced that the firm will be fighting for justice on behalf of victims who suffered sexual…
Gannett passes on print edition today. You will not believe the reason
Across the state of Florida, Gannett chose not to deliver a print edition for all of its daily newspapers this Memorial Day. Those without print…
Local wins world piano championship
Local pianist Bobby van Deusen has won his second world championship in the Senior Division of the World Championship Old-Time Piano Contest. Every year over…
Memorial Day Special: Bringing Bobby Home
This article was first published in Inweekly on Nov. 11, 2010 Missing WWII Pilot Honored by His Nation and Family By Sena Maddison I have…
Real News podcast: Helping DV survivors
Marsha Travis of FavorHouse talks about how her certified domestic violence center helps DV survivors. Visit FavorHouse.org for more information. If you need help, call…
Real News podcast: Gordon ‘Flash’ Sprague
UWF President Martha Saunders inducted the University’s newest Foundation Fellow, Mr. Gordon “Flash†Sprague, on May 20. UWF Foundation Fellows are individuals nominated by the…
Real News: Maverick, Stranger Things and Obi-Wan
ABC News’ Jason Nathanson has seen them and shares his reviews.
Escambia hands out Entrepreneurship and Small Business certifications
Governor Ron DeSantis announced that more than 7,500 students have earned an entrepreneurship and small business (ESB) certification between July 1, 2021, and March 31,…
Leadership Pensacola graduates Class of 2022
Leadership Pensacola Graduates Class of 2022 Pensacola, FL – The Pensacola Chamber Foundation announces the following graduates of the 2022 Leadership Pensacola class: Brad Alexander                                                             …
Mayoral Forum: In Search of a Vision
Pensacola Mayoral Candidates Field WRL Questions by Jeremy Morrison A quartet of Pensacola mayoral candidates fielded questions Thursday on a range of topics, from the…
Real News podcasts: May 26, 2022
The former head of security and school safety for the Escambia County School District, Steve Sharp, talks about hardening schools to protect children, teachers and…
IP donates butterfly kits to local schools [podcast]
International Paper, in partnership with Celebrate Planet Earth, provided 631 kindergarten through fourth grade classrooms in Escambia and Santa Rosa county school districts with free…
Perdido area road to begin soon
Construction activities will begin at the end of May on a $4.4 million project to mill and resurface a 2.4-mile segment of Sorrento Road (State…
Leatherback is Back!
Largest Species of Sea Turtle Makes Rare Return by Jeremy Morrison It’s been a long time coming, but a leatherback sea turtle has again been…






















