Category: Caring
United Way of West Florida Now Accepting Mini Grant Applications
Local grassroots nonprofits have an opportunity to strengthen their operations thanks to United Way of West Florida’s Mini Grants program, now open for applications. What?…
Sun Belt Basketball Tournament Opens 11:30 AM
The Sun Belt Conference Men’s Basketball wrapped up its regular season with one team at 12–6 and six more at 11–7. Six. For two straight…
Papantonio’s “A Death in Arcadia” Debuts Today
Papantonio’s New Thriller Hits Home — And Close to Home— Mike Papantonio has written legal thrillers ripped from the headlines before—the opioid crisis, cartel money…
Psst, Don’t Tell Zack Smith. WSRE’s StudioAmped Returns March 5
The 16th season of WSRE’s “StudioAmped” music series premieres on March 5, featuring the first of six concerts recorded in the Jean & Paul Amos…
Sun Belt Tournament Tips Off March 3 — And the Field Has Never Been More Wide Open
The Sun Belt Conference Basketball Tournament tips off March 3 at the Pensacola Bay Center, and if you think you know who’s going to win…
UWF + Westgate = One-of-a-Kind Learning
When it comes to serving students with disabilities, Escambia County has a resource most communities would envy, and now it’s getting even stronger. The University…
Pensacola Sports Hall of Fame Could Get a Building
Two weeks ago, I reported Blue Wahoos owners Quint and Rishy Studer have formally asked the City of Pensacola to lease — or potentially lease…
Kites on the Coast Returns to Pensacola Beach for Fifth Year
If you’re looking for a perfect late-winter weekend outing, look no further than Casino Beach. The Council on Aging of West Florida is bringing back…
Anderson Subaru and United Way Team Up to Put New Shoes on Pensacola Kids’ Feet
Local dealership brings national Subaru Loves to Help® initiative to Escambia and Santa Rosa counties— For too many children in our community, something as basic…
How to Park, Navigate & Survive Mardi Gras on Friday, Saturday
The Downtown Improvement Board and the City of Pensacola want to help you figure out how to park and navigate through downtown on Friday and…
Foo Foo Fest Announces $500,000 Grant Pool
Letters of Intent to Apply for a 2026 Foo Foo Festival Grant Due March 6— Today, the Pensacola Foo Foo Festival Committee officially announced its…
2026 Souper Bowl of Caring Food Drive
Manna Food Bank, in collaboration with WEAR 3, invites the community to tackle hunger during the 2026 Souper Bowl of Caring food drive event. The…
Pensacola Habitat & Levin Rinke Realty Launch Home for Good
Pensacola Habitat for Humanity has announced a new partnership with Levin Rinke Realty to help more local families achieve the dream of homeownership through an…
UWF Brings Noir Classics to Life
The University of West Florida is turning classic crime fiction into community experiences this spring with two free events that promise to transport audiences back…
Children’s Trust Policy Committee Tries to Right the Ship
The Escambia Children’s Trust Policy and Bylaws Committee held a rare meeting on Monday afternoon, amid the recent arrests of Rodney Jones and others with…
Children’s Trust Cancels New World Believers’ Contract
The Escambia Children’s Trust voted unanimously this morning to end its funding agreement with New World Believers H.O.O.P.S. program, citing child safety concerns and multiple…
See New World Believers Contract with Juvenile Justice
The Florida Department of Juvenile Justice responded to our public records request for the New World Believers’ contract for juvenile justice and delinquency prevention with…
NWB Financial Report Makes No Sense
New World Believers’s financial statements are nonsensical, and the Escambia Children’s Trust should NEVER have been accepted them. In fact, I’m not sure they were…
Children’s Trust Compliance, Oversight Issues
Transparency is a fundamental issue with the Escambia Children’s Trust. There is no one place an Escambia County resident can find all the information regarding…
Children’s Trust Calls Emergency Meeting for Friday, Jan. 30
Escambia County’s website shows that the Escambia Children’s Trust has scheduled an emergency board meeting for 11 a.m. on Friday, Jan. 30. The agenda link…
