Category: Caring
Pensacola Beach Songwriters Festival Doubles Its Footprint
Songwriters fest just got bigger — 150+ artists, 11 days, two towns. Nashville hitmakers hit downtown Pensacola before the beach takes over.
Patronis Won’t Welcome Jelly Roll to Pensacola; I will.
Congressman bans Jelly Roll from the Panhandle over a Trump fat joke. Rick’s response? Invite him to Pensacola. Here’s the itinerary.
Rock4Vets 5K Returns to Maritime Park to Support Northwest Florida Veterans
4th Annual Rock4Vets 5K hits Maritime Park Sept 5! Run, walk, or cheer for NW Florida veterans. Join the 250 Crew & help fund the mission.
Inside Historic PYC Knost Trophy Victory
53 years in the making: Pensacola Yacht Club’s women’s sailing team just brought the Knost Trophy home. Here’s how they did it.
Sandy Sansing Donates $100K to Rally Foundation
Sansing dealerships gift $100K to Rally Foundation as Childhood Cancer Awareness Month kicks off — plus a Sept. 1 candlelight vigil in Pensacola.
Pensacola Beach Brawl Returns Sept. 25-27
America’s #1 beach becomes a battleground. Beach Brawl returns Sept. 25-27 — three days of elite athletes, free spectator seats, zero qualifiers.
American Creosote Superfund: Phase One Begins in December
Pensacola lands $50M+ for ACW Superfund cleanup. Phase one soil work starts December, but $19.6M of phase two still isn’t funded but more grants in the works.
After 53 Years, PYC Women Reclaim Sailing’s Knost Trophy
Fifty-three years later, Pensacola Yacht Club women bring the Knost Trophy back to Pensacola—Navy aviators & sailors reclaim a title last won in 1973.
Radiothon raises $300,000 for Studer Family Children’s Hospital
Cat Country Radiothon raises $300K for Studer Children’s Hospital’s first-ever Pediatric Sedation Suite, easing fear for 1,000+ kids annually.
Pensacola is Mathaya Hill’s Canvas
Meet Mathaya Hills, the Pensacola artist behind Paintsacola, painting parking spaces, murals, and dreaming of repainting the Beach Ball tower.
Pensacola Sports: New CEO Jason Libbert
New Pensacola Sports CEO Jason Libbert on succeeding Ray Palmer, a sold-out Double Bridge Run, and a new turf complex coming to Nine Mile Rd.
Inweekly: Let It Simmer
Blindsided county commissioners, a $41M downtown sale, and a Pensacola songwriter who “let it simmer.” This week’s Inweekly has it all.
Sandy Cox: Pensacola Little Theater’s New Executive Director
New PLT executive director Sandy Cox discusses trading a tech career and a Texas mayor’s office for the arts, and PLT’s rich history.
Spotify: Full “Rick’s Live Blog” Show for Aug. 5
Listen to the show while you relax over the weekend or revisit the video of each interview.
Inweekly’s Aug. 6 Issue Is On Newsstands Today
Aug. 18 primary is coming fast! Our new issue has mayoral interviews, your full voter guide, PFC’s title win & more.
Powerhouse College Baseball Fall Classic Coming in October
Six college powerhouses—FSU, Bama, Auburn, GA Tech, Florida & Troy—are coming to Blue Wahoos Stadium this October. Tickets on sale starting next week!
Five Flags Speedway: Michles & Booth ‘Back to School Bash’
Five Flags Speedway announces Michles & Booth “Back to School Bash” featuring Demolition Derby, on Friday, August 7.
Inweekly 7/30: Summer’s End, Argodillo, Hofberger Standoff
Why is an anonymous account grilling UWF? Why is a commissioner holding the county budget hostage over $211K? This week’s Inweekly, unpacked
What’s It Like to Hoist National Championship Trophy?
Pensacola FC just won its first men’s national title in extra time — owner Justin Witkin on the win, the celebration & what’s next
Kindergarten Readiness: An Impossible But Worthy Goal
Florida wants all kids kindergarten-ready by 2030. Is the goal realistic? Escambia just dropped from 49.5% to 36% ready in one year. Bright Beginnings may help.
