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…
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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…
Sacred Heart Foundation recognized by Association for Healthcare Philanthropy as ‘High Performer’
The Association for Healthcare Philanthropy (AHP) has named the Sacred Heart Foundation a “High Performer†for 2016, one of only 51 so recognized based on analysis of a survey AHP conducted related…
Pensacola Speaks: 2017 Pelican Drop [podcast]
Buck Mitchell of Seville Quarter outlines the schedule of events for the 2017 Pelican Drop.
Thirty Million Words Newborn Initiative coming to Pensacola
Dr. Dana Suskind announced Tuesday that the University of Chicago is partnering with the Studer Community Institute to pilot its Thirty Million Words® Newborn Initiative in Pensacola. Suskind is a surgeon and…
Mr. Robbins’ Neighborhood brings Santa to Wedgewood
Fred and Tia Robbins’ non-profit organization, Mr. Robbins’ Neighborhood, will host a free community holiday breakfast for the community this Saturday morning All Pensacola families are encouraged to attend the breakfast event….
AT&T sponsors Dec. 17 STEM program at National Flight Academy
Thanks to a generous donation, the National Flight Academy’s December STEM Saturdays program — an introductory science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) program designed for children in kindergarten through 6th grade —…