Sunday’s Child, a Pensacola-area philanthropic group which promotes LGBTQ+ inclusion and equality, held its annual kickoff event virtually on Thursday, Jan. 13 to celebrate completion of their 2022 membership drive. The organization…
Category: Caring
Rafferty Center announced
Today the Southern Youth Sports Association announced the building of a new $2.7 million community center on Pensacola’s Westside alongside Legion Field and the Theophalis May Center on Gregory Street. Lumon May,…
Meet Tammy Greer [podcast]
This morning on WCOA 1370AM/104.9FM, I had an exclusive radio interview with the new executive director of the Escambia Children’s Trust, Tammy Greer. I also talked with David Peaden, who serves on…
Breaking: Greer picked for ECT post
Escambia Children’s Trust chair Stephanie White announced on WCOA 1370/104.9 FM that the board has picked Tammy Greer to be its executive director. The ECT board interviewed the five finalists at an…
‘The Right to Exist’
Filmmaker Liz Watkins has done it again with her documentary “The Right to Exist,” which follows the struggle of a homeless sanctuary on commercial private property in Pensacola.
The Bear Family Foundation hands out $4.98 million
The Bear Family Foundation last year awarded $4.98 million to local nonprofits. Lewis Bear, Jr. and his wife Belle were my guests on 1370 WCOA/104.9 FM. Lewis talked about how the family…
CivicCon awards presentedon Dec. 6
More than 130 nominations were submitted by community members for the first-ever CivicCon Awards. All in the community are invited to join CivicCon Founding Members for a free social gathering and awards…
PLT announces $1 million gift, redesign
Pensacola Little Theatre, in partnership with local branding experts idgroup, revealed a $3,000,000 redesign of their Pensacola Cultural Center. One local family, in tandem, announces their million-dollar gift to name the reimagined…
Gulf Breeze Will Do hands out grants
Gulf Breeze Will Do, a women’s philanthropic group, awarded more than $35,000 in grants at its annual meeting on Sunday, Nov. 14. Gulf Breeze Will Do (GBWD) was born out of a…
Real News: Andrew Del Gaudio
Retired Marine Corps Lt. Col. Andrew Del Gaudio challenges veterans to step up and get involved in their communities. He is the Region IV Commander of the Military Order of the Purple…
Pensacola EggFest this weekend [podcast]
Great news for this year’s Pensacola EggFest — VIP tickets have sold out and there are a limited number of general admission tickets available for purchase for the Nov. 14 event. The…
A ‘Very Thin Line’ of Sunshine
Has Homeless Task Force Been Open Enough? by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly Homeless advocate and director of the Alfred Washburn Center Mike Kimbrel has mixed feelings about the collection of recommendations the Homeless…