By Carollyn Taylor, Inweekly Escambia County is full of helping hands and grateful hearts, but where do you go when you fall short on food and hope? As the COVID-19 pandemic surged,…
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Confederate Monument Dead
By Jeremy Morrison and Sydney Robinson After more than a century, Pensacola’s Confederate monument is coming down. In a five-hour marathon of a meeting Tuesday night, the Pensacola City Council voted to…
Ascension Sacred Heart opens new Rehabilitation CenterÂ
PENSACOLA, Fla. — Ascension Sacred Heart has completed construction of a new Rehabilitation Center in Pensacola that will provide the latest technology and techniques for physical therapy, occupational therapy and speech therapy….
AG Moody opposes recreational pot referendum
Press Release: Attorney General Ashley Moody yesterday filed a petition regarding the Adult Use of Marijuana initiative. The initiative’s ballot summary claims it will permit adults to possess, use and buy marijuana….
Bondi: Trump won’t testify
Former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi, a new member of President Donald Trump’s impeachment defense team, said this morning the president is unlikely to testify in the U.S. House’s impeachment inquiry. “Of…
‘Christmas on the Coast’ tickets on sale
Press release: Let’s go on with the ‘SNOW’ as we welcome Christmas on the Coast back to the Saenger Theatre stage. Watch as the Pensacola Children’s Chorus transforms our southern forecast into…
Signatures piling up for pot initiative
Racing to try to get on the November 2020 ballot, a political committee backing a proposed constitutional amendment to legalize recreational marijuana had submitted more than 57,000 petition signatures to the state…
Escambia firefighter loses life
Press Release: Escambia County is mourning the loss of Dwain S. Bradshaw, age 41, a Volunteer District Chief at Escambia County Fire Rescue Station #1 in Bellview and Volunteer Assistant District Chief…
Hopjacks set to close Dec. 31
Press release: HOPJACKS PIZZA KITCHEN & TAPROOM REUNION & LAST CALL Pensacola, FL – Wednesday, November 6, 2019 The story of Hopjacks Pizza Kitchen & Taproom is coming to an end on…
Mayor invests in city leadership
Mayor Grover Robinson and the City of Pensacola management team participated in a leadership retreat Friday, Nov. 1, part of the city’s long-term strategic plan to enhance employee engagement and develop leadership…
EPA partially deletes Pensacola Superfund site
PENSACOLA, Fla.  (Oct. 29, 2019) – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that in Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 the agency deleted all or part of 27 sites from Superfund’s National…
Bense inducted in Florida Women’s HOF
University of West Florida President Emeritus Dr. Judith Bense is a new member of the Florida Women’s Hall of Fame. The Florida Commission on the Status of Women inducted Bense during a…