Following guidance from the White House, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and state and local public health authorities, Gulf Islands National Seashore is increasing recreational access at the Fort Pickens…
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Peek at 2020 Pet Issue
One of our favorite annual issues:
‘Stay Clean’ added to ‘Mask Up’ campaign
“Unfortunately, it sounds like COVID-19 is not going away anytime soon we are urging the public to continue to focus on staying clean to stay healthy.” Beginning Wednesday, July 29, Escambia County…
Escambia lags behind other Florida counties in CARES Act planning
Eight Florida counties with less than 500,000 population have received a first installment of more than $14 million from the CARES Act. Two have not developed a plan to spend the money…
Breaking news: 2020 Great Gulfcoast Arts Festival cancelled
COVID-19 Forces Cancellation of 2020 Great Gulfcoast Arts Festival  PENSACOLA, FLA. – July 28, 2020 – It is with deep sadness and heavy hearts that we announce the cancellation of this…
Lumon May and Hoxengs named to JA HOF
Press Release: Junior Achievement (JA) of Northwest Florida today announced its 2020 Hall of Fame Laureates are Dave & Mary Hoxeng and Lumon May. Jr. Achievement Laureates are selected on criteria including…
Buzz: West Florida Hospital drops elective surgeries
The surge in COVID-19 cases has West Florida, Ascension Sacred Heart and Baptist Hospital worried, according to several sources. Each is deciding whether it’s time to limit visitors to their facilities and…
Another driver hits BLM protestors: ‘All Lives Splatter’
On Monday night in Bloomington, Ind., a driver of a red Toyota accelerated into a crowd of dispersing Black Lives Matter demonstrators, injuring two of them. Read NYT – Drivers Are Hitting…
PLT cancels summer production
PLT Family, Though we had hoped to bring the “100 Aker Wood†to life with delightful characters and sweet-as-honey stories for you, we have regretfully made the decision to officially cancel our…
Blue Wahoos in championship round
Pensacola’s Blue Wahoos Stadium has reached the national championship round of the 2020 Ballpark Digest Best of the Ballparks contest. In the final round, Blue Wahoos Stadium is competing against Amarillo’s “Hodgetownâ€,…
UWF Songs of Impact winner – video
The original song “Home is where the Heart is†earned more than 1,200 votes in UWF’s Songs of Impact campaign. The winners, UWF senior Delaney Beal and junior Nathan Keaton, were publicly…
Fiesta canceled for 2020
Pensacola, Fla. (June 26, 2020) – In light of the rapidly changing impact of COVID-19 on the Pensacola community, Fiesta Pensacola has decided to postpone the 71st Fiesta Celebration, originally scheduled for…