Podcast: Frank White on Triumph Gulf Coast

Yesterday on “Pensacola Speaks,” State Rep. Frank White discussed Triumph Gulf Coast in the deciding how $300 million dollars of the BP settlement will be…

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AG Pam Bondi sues Big Tobacco for violating 1997 settlement

Attorney General Pam Bondi today filed an enforcement motion against ITG Brands, LLC f/k/a Lignum-2 LLC (ITG) and R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company (RJR) to enforce…

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UWF Hal Marcus College of Science and Engineering paid internship program

The University of West Florida Hal Marcus College of Science and Engineering launched a new internship program to prepare students to enter professional work in…

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Downtown mural dedication tomorrow

On Wednesday, Jan. 25, at 10 a.m., local non-profits Friends of Downtown Pensacola and Foo Foo Festival will join the Downtown Improvement Board in dedicating…

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Pensacola Bay ferry service delayed a year

Last week, Gulf Islands National Seashore, City of Pensacola, and Escambia County officials announced the delay of the Pensacola Bay ferry service which had been…

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Transformers cleaning up historic Pensacola cemetery

As part of their MLK Day of Service community outreach project, Gulf Power’s service organization, Transformers, and the Gulf Coast Chapter of the American Association…

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Remembering Ashley Hardaway Theriot

By Joani Delezen We had high hopes for 2017, but it’s already let us down and broken our hearts. It did so by taking away…

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CIE rebrands as Co:Lab

By Duwayne Escobedo FloridaWest revealed a new name and new branding Wednesday for its Gulf Coast Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship or CIE for short….

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Fly VPS takes on Fly Pensacola, adds non-stop flights to 11 cities

Allegiant announced yesterday new, nonstop service to Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport (VPS) from 11 cities, which it called “the largest single expansion into Florida in…

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League of Women Voters opposes Gulf Power rate hike

Press release: The League of Women Voters of Florida has been granted permission to intervene in a consumer challenge to an outrageous rate increase that…

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Pensacola airport marketing selection five months after bids opened

How the Hayward Administration Does Business 101 The Pensacola-based advertising firm Emagination Unlimited’s marketing contract for the Pensacola International Airport expired on March 29, 2016….

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Visit Florida preps for Scott, House

By JIM TURNER THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Visit Florida postponed a marketing committee meeting Monday as the public-private tourism agency — whose state money…

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Sacred Heart to open clinics in Walgreens

Walgreens and Sacred Heart Health System have signed an agreement to have Sacred Heart operate and provide all clinical services at four retail health clinics…

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Three out of four Pensacola voters wanted medical marijuana

The City of Pensacola voters overwhelmingly voted for Amendment 2 that legalized medical marijuana in Florida. In fact, the City had a slightly higher percentage in favor…

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Nursery with Charlotte’s Web license denied again

The News Service of Florida reports the Florida Department of Health on Thursday issued a final order rejecting a Northeast Florida nursery’s attempt to get…

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Visit Pensacola announces in-house events

“Let’s be honest, when’s the last time you stopped into the Visitor Information Center? It’s been a long time, if ever, right?! Here’s the thing,…

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Southwest Airlines announces new summer weekend flights

From June 3-August 14, Southwest Airlines will offer new, non-stop weekend service to Denver International Airport (DEN) from the Pensacola International Airport. The carrier has…

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Buzz: Brown water is back in downtown Pensacola (update)

Update: We spoke with ECUA Public Information Officer Nathalie Bowers about the issue. Crews were on site to address any residual issues and have been…

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What is in the future for Triumph Gulf Coast [podcast]

Florida House Speaker Richard Corcoran has established a select committee to oversee the spending of $300 million in RESTORE funds the state will receive next…

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Corcoran sends letter to county tourist and economic development agencies

Florida House Speaker Richard Corcoran plans to use the House’s oversight powers to see how tourist and economic development councils around the state are spending…

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