Bye, Bye, NASH

On Monday, Cumulus rebranded its local country station, WXBM, dropping “NASH 103.7 FM.” The station is now – “102.7 WXBM Your Country Station.” On Facebook,…

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Visit Pensacola hires new CEO

As we reported yesterday: Press Release: Visit Pensacola announced today that Darien Schaefer will be its next President/CEO. Schaefer and the organization reached an agreement…

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TDC: Coronavirus hurting tourism

This morning the Florida Department of Health hosted its first weekly conference call with its private sector and tourism partners (Emergency Support Function #18) to…

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Breaking News: Visit Pensacola CEO candidate turns down job

Pamela Johnson has declined the Visit Pensacola CEO job due to personal/family reasons. Johnson had been recommended for the position after a nationwide search. She…

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Impact of Coronavirus on our local economy has begun; how will Gilley respond

Pensacola was in the national news this weekend, but not in a positive way. As media outlets upped their coverage of the coronavirus, the newscasts…

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Pensacola Bay Fishing Bridge to be closed for 45 days

We received an email from Escambia County Community and Media Relations at 7:35 p.m Thursday, March 5: The Pensacola Bay Fishing Bridge will be closed…

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Visit Pensacola on coronavirus

We received a press release from Visit Pensacola at 4:32 p.m. Thursday, March 5. The email repeated the general information about the virus–which points to…

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Visit Florida shifts ads dollars away from China

By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida Visit Florida, which could still be on the chopping block as lawmakers work on a state budget,…

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Chamber announces PACE winners

The Greater Pensacola Chamber announced its 60th annual PACE Award recipients during a special one-night event at the Hilton Pensacola Beach Gulf Front. Each year,…

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Tourism grants announced

Visit Pensacola is pleased to announce its 2020 grant recipients for events taking place between May 1, 2020 – Sept. 30, 2020. Twice a year,…

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Visit Pensacola committee picks CEO

Press release: The Visit Pensacola search committee has recommended Pamela Johnson as the next president/ CEO of the organization to the Visit Pensacola Board of…

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Affordable Housing Task Force gets busy

By Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly With a mission of creating 500 units of affordable housing in five years, the city of Pensacola’s Affordable Housing Task Force…

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Official announcement on airport MRO grant

From DEO: Governor Ron DeSantis Announces Nearly $5 Million Florida Job Growth Grant Fund Award Feb 19, 2020 Pensacola, Fla. – Today, Governor Ron DeSantis…

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DeSantis hands out cash

Gov. Ron DeSantis handed out cash today. At 10 a.m., Gov. DeSantis announced $4.8 million for infrastructure upgrades at the Pensacola airport that completes the…

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Gov. DeSantis in town today

During Rick Scott’s tenure as governor, we got accustomed to him making regular visits to Pensacola–ST Aerospace ground-breaking, floods, ice storms, new Pensacola Bay Bridge,…

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State, doctors tangle over pot complaints

By Dara Kam TALLAHASSEE — State health officials have filed complaints against two medical-marijuana doctors based on information obtained by undercover investigators posing as patients, in…

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Baptist building bonds issued

Press release: Baptist Health Care achieved another milestone in the journey to build the community’s new full-scale health campus that will be located at the…

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Gulf Power Company Employees Credit Union to merge with FSUCU

The board of the Gulf Power Company Employees Credit Union voted to merge into Tallahassee-based Florida State University Credit Union. The merger is still subject…

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Tourism grant deadline approaches

The Visit Pensacola Event Grant submission deadline for events occurring May 1 – Sept. 30, 2020 is 3 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 11. No applications will be accepted after…

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Central Credit Union offers Shred-a-thon

Central Credit Union of Florida is offering four FREE Shred-a-Thon events in Pensacola this year. Each year, the credit union provides the public with opportunities…

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