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…

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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…

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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….

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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…

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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…

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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….

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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Project Planning Workshop, July 12

Escambia County Building Services will host a project planning workshop July 12 at 10 a.m. at the Escambia County Central Office Complex, 3363 W. Park…

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PNJ obsessed with Amazon

Our once-daily newspaper whose motto is “Out of Touch With You,” the Pensacola News Journal, is obsessed with Amazon this morning. The computer version of…

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Pegasus Laboratories expands [podcast]

By Tom St. Myer Pegasus Laboratories is expanding its footprint and increasing the number of high-paying jobs in Pensacola after a creative and collaborative effort…

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Spring announces new VMS cohort [podcast]

The Spring Entrepreneur Hub has announced its Spring 2022 cohort for its Venture Mentoring Service (VMS): Elevate Waste Solutions, owner Cary Stephens: Primarily manages the…

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FloridaWest, CoLab recognized

BusinessFacilties.com has noticed how downtown Pensacola has begun to attract tech and biotech firms, thanks to the help of FloridaWest and its incubator, CoLab. “From…

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Where is the best place to watch NCAA tournaments

With the NCAA’s men’s and women’s basketball tournaments giving us spectacular contests over the weekend, sports fans have lamented the losses of Kooter Brown’s, Hooters…

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Spring creates Fastest-Growing awards [podcast added]

Press Release: Hard work deserves recognition, and Studer Community Institute’s The Spring Entrepreneur Hub will highlight local businesses that are getting the job done. To…

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First Firm Crawl tomorrow

Ever wonder what an architectural studio looks like, or what an architect does for your community? Join the American Institute of Architects, Florida Northwest chapter…

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