The Southeast Tourism Society has named Pensacola JazzFest a Top 20 Event in the Southeast for April 2017. To be held in historic downtown Pensacola at Seville Square, Pensacola JazzFest 2017 is…
Category: Caring
Criminal Justice Reform: Inmates find a pathway to turn around lives
By Duwayne Escobedo: Phillip Carrier became the newest former inmate to successfully complete the Pathways for Change court-ordered addiction treatment program.’ During the rigorous, 18-month program, his father died, but the 42-year-old…
Japanese New Year Celebration coming to Wright Place Jan. 21
The Japan-America Society of Northwest Florida will usher in the “Year of the Fire Rooster†with its 23rd annual Japanese New Year Celebration on Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017, at the Wright Place…
League of Women Voters discuss Pipeline to Prison
Pipeline to Prison: “Resilience: the Biology of Stress and the Science of Hope†Who : League of Women Voters of the Pensacola Bay Area, ACLU, Coffee Party, Escambia Youth Justice Coalition and…
NPR talks of Ashley Hardaway Theriot
NPR’s Scott Simon spoke of our former writer this morning and how through organ donation Ashley saved the lives of others. “The death of a vibrant young person is a tragedy in…
Suntrust donates $25K to Junior Achievement
Yesterday, the SunTrust Foundation presented a $25k check to Junior Achievement of Northwest Florida. “SunTrust’s generous $25,000 donation to Junior Achievement of Northwest Florida will fund economics and personal finance programming for…
Transformers cleaning up historic Pensacola cemetery
As part of their MLK Day of Service community outreach project, Gulf Power’s service organization, Transformers, and the Gulf Coast Chapter of the American Association of Blacks in Energy, will partner with…
Chappie James Museum takes another step toward reality
by Eurydice Stanley Nearly 100 community members gathered Tuesday afternoon for the groundbreaking of the General Daniel “Chappie†James, Jr. Museum and Flight Academy. Though 10 golden shovels were in place behind…
Remembering Ashley Hardaway Theriot
By Joani Delezen We had high hopes for 2017, but it’s already let us down and broken our hearts. It did so by taking away one of our own last week—Ashley Hardaway…
Gaetz: Obamacare repeal begins today
Congressman Matt Gaetz (R-FL1) said on “Pensacola Speaks” yesterday that the repeal of Obamacare will begin today. The House of Representatives will pass the Senate budget that will set up the reconciliation…
Sacred Heart to open clinics in Walgreens
Walgreens and Sacred Heart Health System have signed an agreement to have Sacred Heart operate and provide all clinical services at four retail health clinics to be located within Walgreens stores in…
Nursery with Charlotte’s Web license denied again
The News Service of Florida reports the Florida Department of Health on Thursday issued a final order rejecting a Northeast Florida nursery’s attempt to get a license to grow, process and dispense…