Category: Entertainment
UWF men’s soccer picked second in Gulf South preseason poll
After reaching its eighth Gulf South Conference Final in the last 10 years in 2015, the University of West Florida men’s soccer team was selected…
2016 Pensacola Seafood Festival set to begin Sept. 30
Fiesta of Five Flags today announced the 2016 Pensacola Seafood Festival entertainment lineup. Smithfield, one of the country music scene’s newest additions, will be kicking…
The Hiding Place musical coming to Pensacola, Sept 2-4
Writer & Director Stephen Joseph Burke will once again present his original theatrical musical production “The Hiding Place: Life of Corrie Ten Boom” at the…
Local gamer and son complete Pokemon Go quest
After hundreds of hours, and more than 114 miles of walking in efforts to collect the addictive Pokemon, Pensacola resident Jonathan Bryant is confirmed to…
Pensacola Children’s Chorus announces auditions for 2016-2017 season
Two audition sessions will be held for the Pensacola Children’s Chorus’ 27th Season at the Margaret Moore Nickelsen Center, 46 East Chase Street. Aug. 4:…
Pensacola Speaks, Part 2: Judy Bense, Quint Studer
UWF President Dr. Judy Bense will be my guest today at 5:20 pm on News Talk 1370’s “Pensacola Speaks.” We will talk about how the…
Emerald Coast Beer Festival, Sept 8-9
The Emerald Coast Beer Festivalâ„¢ returns to Seville Quarter in September. On Thursday Sept. 8, the beer pairing dinner will be held in the Apple…
Pokemon Go impacts downtown Pensacola
by Blanton Stagno Gasping, squealing, jumping for joy, and eyes locked on the screen of an IPhone are clear indicators that one is engulfed by…
Rock & Roll Hall fame releases RNC playlist
The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame has created a “playlist” of songs by Rock Hall inductees and inspired by the events this week at…
Sheet music collection added to Jazz Room
A collection of approximately 9,000 jazz tunes has been added to the Jazz Room at the main branch of the West Florida Public Library. The…
Art: ‘Vignettes’ exhibit, July 25
A unique photography exhibit will open at the Wright Place in Pensacola, Monday, July 25. Frank Brueske, an award winning fine art photographer from Pace,…
Candlelight Tours at Ft. Pickens set for July 22
Gulf Islands National Seashore presents its annual Candlelight Tour program at Fort Pickens. The Candlelight Tour is a great way for visitors to experience the…
Our podcasts made Top 25 ‘Movers and Shakers’ list
We received this message this morning: Congratulations! Your podcast made the Movers & Shakers list on PodOmatic. This means your show was among 25 podcasts…
Branden Rathert misses our ‘insane’ politics [podcast]
Branden Rathert, the award-winning afternoon drive host for News Radio 1620, is now the morning host of “Wake Up Columbia†at KSSZ (“HotTalk 93.9 The…
Bushwhacker 5K set for Aug. 6
The Capt’n Fun Runners present the annual Capt’n Fun Bushwacker 5K Run on Saturday, August 6, at 7:30 a.m. to benefit Big Brothers Big Sisters…
Pensacola Speaks: Brendan Kelly and Branden Rathert today
ON “Pensacola Speaks,” I will open with UWF VP Brendan Kelly who give us a progress report on the UWF Historic Trust’s work in downtown…
DIB Special Events Committee floats event calendar
Special Events Committee has been tasked by the Downtown Improvement Board to prepare an event calendar for 2017. The primary goal for these events is…
2016 Saenger Classic Movies Announced
The votes have been tallied, triple checked and the selections have been made following the Pensacola News Journal survey for the Saenger Classic Movie Series….
Popular radio host Branden Rathert in Columbia, MO
Whatever happened to Branden Rathert, the award-winning afternoon drive host for News Radio 1620? Rathert is the Morning Host of “Wake Up Columbia” at KSSZ…
Lecture: How railroads shaped Pensacola
Pensacola Heritage Foundation’s ReDiscovery Lecture Series continues on Thursday, July 14, 2016, featuring John Appleyard speaking on the subject of “How railroads shaped Pensacola, 1870…
