FEATURE STORY: CREATING EASE
We profiled Dr. Justine Williams Roper. The Pensacola native seems to have the quote “Life’s a marathon, not a sprint” encoded into her DNA—and not just because she strategically runs one marathon a year in the fall. It’s because the founder and CEO of InHer Physique Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy and Wellness, a DPT (doctor of physical therapy), speaker, author, overall wellness guru, wife, dog mom, philanthropic crocheter—you name it—lives her life with an intentionality most of us aspire to. Read more.
OPINION
WINNERS & LOSERS
UWF cybersecurity grad student LOUSINDY MITTON, Emmanuel Sheppard & Condon president WES REEDER, CHADBOURNE-DEMARIA FOUNDATION and NAVAL AVIATION SCHOOLS COMMAND are the winners of the week. To find out who the losers are, read the W&L.
OUTTAKES—SAVE UWF
A political showdown over immigration reforms has unfolded in Florida’s capital between Gov. Ron DeSantis and several of his fellow Republicans: House Speaker Danny Perez, Senate President Ben Albritton and Commissioner of Agriculture Wilton Simpson. Fingers crossed, the battle may boil over to Pensacola, where the community has been shocked by the governor’s heavy-handed takeover of the University of West Florida Board of Trustees — a power play that resulted in the election of a Boise State professor as board chair. Read more.
NEWS
FOILING WEEKS’ IMPACT
Pensacola will further cement its status as the Sailing Capital of the U.S. in March by hosting the sailing extravaganza known as Foiling Week.
Launched in 2014 in Malcesine and Lake Garda, Italy, the global event features fast foiling boats and boards, their sailors, designers and manufacturers. We Are Foiling founded the event with plans to expand to every continent. Read more.
THE BUZZ
We cover the North Idaho College playbook and the same forces that may hurt UWF, the Hand Up for Youth program, UWF’s economic impact, and much more. Read here.
CREATING CERAMIC ART THROUGH DARK THEMES
A profile of artist Adrianna Campagna. A 2024 graduate of the Fine Arts program at the University of West Florida (UWF), Campagna combines the hands-on medium of pottery with the delicate art of painting. Read more.
PLUS:
A&E Happenings 2/6/25
News Of The Weird 2/6/25
Free Will Astrology 2/6/25
