Month: August 2022
Deja vu: School District kept parents in dark five years ago
Our reporting from five years ago shows how little the school district’s reporting on violence on campuses has changed: In February 2017, Inweekly broke the…
Real News podcasts: Aug. 31, 2022
It’s likely that moms and dads are hugging their kids a little tighter as they send them back to school this year. The mass shooting…
8th Annual Pensacola Dragon Boat Festival [podcast]
On Oct. 8, up to 40 teams, supported by thousands of spectators, will be competing for bragging rights in the 8th Annual Pensacola Dragon Boat…
Presser Notes: Welcoming Reeves & Wrapping Up
by Jeremy Morrison With only three months left before leaving office, Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson is mapping out his route to the exit door. As…
More on Escambia School violence [podcasts]
The Escambia County School District has moved two PHS football games away from campus to Saturday mornings. I discuss the need for transparency. Eric Stevenson…
Camp Lejeune Town Hall [podcast]
The Levin Papantonio Rafferty law firm is hosting a free town hall to discuss legal action that’s being taken to help veterans and their families…
Audio: Fear of violence leads to PHS football game moving to Saturday a.m.
At last Friday’s high school football game between Pensacola High and Booker T. Washington, a brawl involving several students broke out behind the Washington stands….
Zarzaur hosts 4th Halloween event for kids
Zalloween Event on Oct. 28 to Include Costume Contest for Kids with $100 First Prize. PENSACOLA, Fla. — Zarzaur Law, P.A., an award-winning personal injury…
Songs for the Planet
Live music to protect Florida’s environment The Face the Music Tour is coming to Pensacola and supporting environmental efforts in Pensacola. Music has the capacity…
Real News podcasts: Aug. 30, 2022
The Pensacola City Council held workshop to discuss how to make the most of the dwindling Local Option Sales Tax funds. Councilwoman Jennifer Brahier shares…
Kites on the Coast [podcast]
Council on Aging of West Florida is bringing high-flying, intergenerational fun to Pensacola’s Casino Beach Friday, Sept. 2 and Saturday, Sept. 3 with its inaugural…
Broadway coming to the Saenger [podcast]
Broadway is BACK! The Saenger Theatre and Nederlander National Markets are thrilled to announce the Broadway in Pensacola 2022-2023 season. A select a seat event…
2022 Bayou Hills Run set for Labor Day [podcast]
The Bayou Hills Run is one of Pensacola’s oldest running events and we are proud to announce we have partnered with the City of Pensacola…
Grover explains personnel increases
From the Mayor’s Office to the media: There was a question about personnel increases, and I will say I was taken back because I did…
Tool Time tax holiday
Florida’s first ever Tool Time Sales Tax Holiday starts Saturday, September 3, and Floridians can save on tools and other eligible items commonly used by…
UWF Haas Center to host national conference
The University of West Florida Haas Center will host researchers from across the nation at the 75th annual Association for University Business and Economic Research…
DeSantis funds electric buses for ECAT
Press release: Today, Governor Ron DeSantis celebrated another step in the state’s efforts to modernize public transit and reduce air pollutants caused by diesel emissions….
Ten county employees get certified
The Escambia County Board of County Commissioners is pleased to announce the graduation of 10 employees from Florida’s Certified Public Manager program. The graduates are…
Real News podcasts: Aug. 29, 2022
Fears of a radiation emergency are rising in Ukraine as fighting continues near the country’s largest nuclear power plant in Zaporizhia. All this as residents…
City, ECUA sanitation rates going up
The City of Pensacola Sanitation Services Department is planning to implement a rate increase for City Sanitation customers, which will help ensure quality sanitation services…
