Month: July 2023
James M. Cox Foundation awards $500,000 to Baptist
The James M. Cox Foundation awarded a $500,000 grant to fund CareView®, a predictive patient monitoring system at the new Baptist Hospital campus and Behavioral…
Daily Outtakes: GOP Advantage
GOP Continues to Register Voters Florida Republicans now outnumber Democrats by 541,798 voters, according to new data touted by the state GOP. In Escambia County,…
The Public Record: Pensacola Bricks
From 2010 to 2011, Inweekly had a popular history column done by Maxwell Chase, who would answer questions from readers. Dear Max, Last year I…
Streaming local sports online
A year ago, attorney John Mayes launched MarketableSports. He and his team since broadcast over 85 75 area high school, college, and semi-pro games. They…
Milton wants to develop riverfront
The City of Milton is seeking proposals to develop eight acres on the west bank of the Blackwater River. Why this matters: The City is…
New College faculty woes
Amid heavy turnover, New College of Florida officials are in the process of filling 36 faculty positions ahead of the fall semester. New College has…
Milton city manager negotiation timeline
The negotiations with Scott Collins to become Milton’s new city manager have been derailed. Read PNJ. The Milton City Council voted unanimously to offer the…
Daily Outtakes: New FloridaWest CEO
Brian Hilson of Hoover, Ala., has been hired as the new president and CEO of FloridaWest, Escambia County’s economic development agency. He starts Aug. 1….
The Public Record: Jonathan Walker
From 2010 to 2011, Inweekly had a popular history column done by Maxwell Chase, who would answer questions from readers. Dear Maxwell, I think it’s…
Real News: Wimbledon recap
20-year-old Carlos Alcaraz defeated Novak Djokovic in the Wimbledon championship, capturing his second career Grand Slam. Alcaraz put aside a poor start and surged down…
Culinary Productions adding event venue
Culinary Productions will open a new event venue this November at the corner of Tarragona and Wright streets. Why this matters: The 5000-sq.-ft. event space…
Warrington Revitalization: hear more tonight
District 2 Commissioner Mike Kohler will host a community meeting from 6-8 p.m. on Monday, July 17, at the Warrington Presbyterian Church, 406 S. Navy…
Don’t put kids in nursing homes
U.S. District Judge Donald Middlebrooks, siding with the U.S. Department of Justice, ruled that Florida has violated the Americans with Disabilities Act by placing children…
2023 EntreCon® Awards open for nominations
The nomination period has opened for the 2023 EntreCon® Awards. Nominations close at 11:59 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 14. Why this matters: The 2023 EntreCon®…
Daily Outtakes: Hard Look at ECSD
Warrington Prep Academy Update Last week, I met with Warrington Prep Principal Dr. Erica Foster and tour the former Warrington Middle School to see the…
Bands on the Bayou returns Saturday, July 22
On Saturday, July 22, Ben Loftin & The Family will play on the 2023 Bands on the Bayou concert stage, starting at 6:30 p.m. at…
Floribama Murders covers Billings case
In 2022, I worked on an episode of the Oxygen series “Floribama Murders” that covered the murders of Bud and Melanie Billings. The show is…
Daily Outtakes: NOLA coffee coming soon
Later this month, PJ’s Coffee will bring its gourmet coffee roasted in small batches and New Orleans-style beignets to its newest location at 85 W….
Another $15 million coming to Escambia County
Escambia County is pleased to announce over $15 million in state funding has been awarded to the county from the Resilient Florida Grant Program. The…
Real News: How Rebuild Florida dollars will be spent
The City of Pensacola and Escambia County are receiving nearly $126 million to help the area recover from Hurricane Sally. We talked with city and…
