Last week, the First City Mural Fest released its Request for Qualifications for its upcoming pilot mural celebration. The pilot mural celebration will be held Saturday, Nov. 5, at Emerald Republic Brewing…
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Podcasts: AWKO Center for Leadership
The University of West Florida announced today a $2.5 million gift from the Aylstock, Witkin, Kreis & Overholtz law firm to name the UWF Center for Leadership and enhance its initiatives. The…
Another housing development coming to Nine Mile Road
AL.com reports Birmingham general contractor Capstone Building Corp. has working with The Dawson Company to build a $61.31 million luxury apartment and townhome project in Pensacola. A project, Evolve Townhomes and Lofts,…
Radio this a.m. – Tim Smith, Lumon May, Tim Kinsella, Bryan Aylstock and more
Superintendent Tim Smith dodged a bullet last night. He will be my guest at 7:20 a.m. on WCOA 1370 AM. Commissioner Lumon May will also weigh in on the vote’s impact on…
Yikes, Ascension reports $1.8B loss
Becker’s Healthcare reports Ascension, the parent company of Ascension Sacred Heart in Pensacola, reported a net loss of $1.8 billion for the 12 months ended June 30. The previous year, the 144-hospital…
Pen Air wants to drop federal status
Pen Air Federal Credit Union is holding a membership meeting to convert the credit union from a Federal charter to one chartered under the laws of the state of Florida. The meeting…
Merritt elected FSTED officer
The Florida Seaport Transportation and Economic Development Council (FSTED) announced it has elected a new slate of officers for the 2022-2024 cycle. Paul Anderson, President and CEO of Port Tampa Bay, was…
Podcast: County to set up hotline for residents having problems with contractors
This morning on WCOA 1370AM, Escambia County Commissioner Robert Bender shared what happened at the meeting with State Sen. Doug Broxson on predatory contractors last Thursday. He also discussed the county setting…
Pensacola Community Market saga [podcast]
In June 2021, Kayti and Kevin Robbins launched Pensacola Community Market in the parking lot of Bonefish Grill, attracting 16 vendors that were friends or others whom they had met at other…
Real News podcasts: Wednesday, Sept. 7
Escambia County Sheriff Chip Simmons discusses how to make high school football games safer, his first Women’s Blazer Academy and this weekend’s Battle of Pensacola Kickball Game. My opening covers how the…
Tips on hiring a contractor [podcast]
Viewpoint from Chad Edgar, Home Builders Association of West Florida president: The recent news headlines about contractors taking money from clients and not performing the work made me upset and feel great…
Electric bills likely to increase in 2023
By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Florida residents and businesses likely will get hit with higher electric bills in 2023 as utilities continue to struggle with increased costs…