Category: Business
Gallery Night ‘Under the Surface’ coming Friday, Aug. 12
Featuring More Than 50 Local Fine Artists. PENSACOLA, FLORIDA –On Friday, August 19, from 5 p.m.-9 p.m., Gallery Night Pensacola’s theme is “Under the Surface.”…
Breaking: Rodney Jackson passes away suddenly
Retired banker Rodney Jackson passed away this morning after a brief illness. Rodney returned to Pensacola about ten months ago to serve as the Director…
August 2022 Experience HRT set of Aug. 16
Visit Pensacola will put on its August 2022 Experience HRT (Hospitality Roundtable) from 4-6 p.m., Tuesday, Aug. 16, at Supposey Warehouse and Gardens, 101 South…
Recreational marijuana initiative launched
By Dara Kam, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Trulieve, the state’s largest medical-marijuana operator, and country-music legends The Bellamy Brothers are backing a…
Nighttime lane closures on Chappie James Bridge
Drivers will encounter the following nighttime traffic impacts on and near the Pensacola Bay Bridge (U.S. 98) in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties between 8…
Lily Hall will open in Old East Hill later this year [podcast]
Last August, Stalhman Hospitality announced its plan to convert the former Mount Olive Baptist Church site, which had been vacant since Hurricane Ivan, into a…
Milton shopping center filling up
The website rebusinessonline reports that Branch Properties has signed two restaurants to join the tenant roster at Merganser Commons at Dogwood Estates in Milton where…
Century officially rural [podcast]
State Rep. Michelle Salzman yesterday announced the designation of the Town of Century as a Rural Community. This yearlong project in partnership with Mayor Ben…
Mobile, Escambia County have successful youth employment programs [podcast]
Commissioner Lumon May and Katelynn Machado, Community Affairs manager for the City of Mobile, talk about their summer youth employment programs. The City of Mobile…
Arrest of Homeless Advocate spurs DIB boycott
By Jeremy Morrison The arrest of a Pensacola homeless advocate triggered by an organization representing downtown businesses has led to a boycott of those same…
FPL funding fake news called ‘chilling’
The Times-Union, Orlando Sentinel and Miami Herald have uncovered Florida Power & Light’s efforts to undermine media in the state to further its political agenda….
Pen Air presents $10K to Manna Food Pantries
Pensacola, Florida – (July 26, 2022) Pen Air presented $10,000 to Manna Food Pantries’ 5th Annual Donut Strike. The 2022 drive collected the equivalent of…
State takes aim at workplace training lawsuit
By Jim Saunders,The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Disputing that restrictions on race-related workplace training violate the First Amendment, the state is asking a…
Real News podcasts: Monday, July 25, 2022
It started as way to remember a friend that’s how Jon Shell describes the impetus behind his seven-year effort to build the Blake Doyle Skatepark….
Emergency Mortgage Assistance opens today
Applications are now open for the Escambia County Emergency Mortgage Assistance Program. The program is designed to provide assistance for homeowners struggling to pay mortgages…
FPL says Supreme Court should uphold rates
By Jim Saunders,The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Florida Power & Light on Wednesday urged the state Supreme Court to reject challenges to a…
DIB-City building public restrooms
Financing is in place and design plans underway for construction of two public restrooms at the south and north end of Dr. Martin Luther King…
Florida ports see jump in cargo [podcast]
By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Cargo handled through Florida seaports was up at least 75 percent in 2021 from before…
FPL drops Winter Power Proposals
By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Florida Power & Light on Monday backed away from a controversial proposal that would have…
Pensacola Chamber releases candidate surveys [podcast]
Today, the Greater Pensacola Chamber of Commerce released submitted responses to its 2022 Candidate Questionnaires. Questionnaires were sent to candidates for the offices of Pensacola…
