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Members First Credit Union makes 140K donation to UWF

The University of West Florida recently received a $140,000 gift from Members First Credit Union of Florida supporting various University initiatives. A check presentation was…

PNJ obsessed with Amazon

Our once-daily newspaper whose motto is “Out of Touch With You,” the Pensacola News Journal, is obsessed with Amazon this morning. The computer version of…

Real News podcasts: Beach Traffics, Summer Interns

Escambia County Commissioner Robert Bender discusses how the beach is handling traffic much better than in the past. He also recaps last week’s commission meeting….

Pensacola MESS Hall celebrates 10 years

The Pensacola MESS Hall was founded as an experiment 10 years ago. A group of community members believed that a hands on science museum would…

UWF Cyber Camp [podcast]

Guy Garrett, the assistant director and instructor in the UWF Center for Cybersecurity, discusses their summer camps for middle school students. SESSION 1: June 6-10…

Pensacola airport adds more parking

With passenger numbers continuing to break records at Pensacola International Airport, PNS has added a new economy lot with over 330 spaces to make parking…

Presser Notes: Arty Burgers, Big Err & Sewage Search

by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly Bartram Park will be getting another art installment this week, and Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson said Monday during his weekly presser…

Miami Herald reports on our battle with FPL [podcast]

The Miami Herald has noticed the Panhandle’s anger over how Florida Power & Light has treated its customers since buying Gulf Power. From the article:…

Blues Angel Music named to Top 100 Music Retailers in the World list

Blues Angel Music in Pensacola has been named a Top 100 Dealer by the National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM), the global association of music…

Future of Travel Looking Strong

Visit Pensacola Celebrates a 79% Increase in Visitor Spending Since 2014 During National Travel & Tourism Week Pensacola, FL â€“ This week, Visit Pensacola is…

Meet Santa Rosa Rookie Teacher of the Year [podcast]

The Santa Rosa Education Foundation announced Gulf Breeze High School teacher Cailyn Hamster as its 2022 Santa Rosa Rookie of the Year during their Rookie…

Palafox Market celebrates 15 Years with a Block Party

Itâ€™s been a Saturday staple in downtown Pensacola since 2007, and on May 14th Palafox Market will celebrate its 15th anniversary with an anniversary block…

Check out Pensacola, Mr. Musk [podcasts]

Last month, Florida Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis issued a statement trying to lure Elon Musk and his latest acquisition, Twitter, to Florida “No doubt,…

New record set for Pensacola Beach traffic

Commissioner Robert Bender shared the latest traffic numbers for Pensacola Beach – 22,909 cars on Saturday, May 6, a new record that broke the July…

Buzz: NAS Pensacola opening to public for ‘special event’

Several sources this weekend shared that NAS Pensacola may open one day June for the public to visit the Naval Air Museum. The idea is…

Real News podcasts: Bio-Tech, Bodacious, Bad Decisions and Dr. Strange

FloridaWest CEO Scott Luth discusses the recent expansion of Bio-Tech companies in Pensacola and Escambia County. The Bodacious Shops celebrate their 10th anniversary. Noelle White…

Cowboy Mouth returns [podcast]

Cowboy Mouth returns to Pensacola Friday, May 13 at Vinyl Music Hall.Â Frontman and drummer Fred LeBlanc talks about his band’s special relationship with our city….

National Correctional Officers and Employees Week

At the Escambia County Board of County Commissioners meeting on May 5, the board adopted a proclamation to declare May 1-7, 2022, as National Corrections…