The Emerald Coast Utilities Authority Board (ECUA) and Escambia County Board of County Commissioners(BCC) will hold a kick-off ceremony to mark the opening of the ECUA’s Interim Materials Recycling Facility, or IMRF,…
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Miami to Pensacola on Zika Virus Alert
As Escambia County Health director John Lanza began his presentation to Rotary Club of Pensacola members on the Zika virus, Gov. Rick Scott announced that four more people in northern Miami have…
PYP political forum tonight [podcast]
The Greater Pensacola Chamber, Pensacola Young Professionals (PYP), Seville Rotary Club and Propeller Club will host the second forum tonight from 5:30-7 p.m.The forum will be held in Phineas Phogg’s at Seville…
County warns heavy rains coming
The National Weather Service in Mobile is forecasting an extended period of heavy rain, with rainfalls in our area up to 15 inches, Tuesday through Saturday. At this time, the greatest threats…
Top ‘Pensacola Speaks’ podcasts for the week ending Aug. 6
The “Pensacola Speaks” podcasts are ranked in the top 150 in the PodOmatic network. Here the top episodes for this past week:  1. Broxson fires back  2. Bense talks football  3. 50…
Looking for short films for Destin festival
The inaugural Kite Film Fest is seeking short films to include in their Destin event. “We have quite a few local filmmakers – and we wanted to put something together to showcase…
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 to finish second in the GSC by…
Evers and PLAN provide 500 books to re-entry program
State Sen. Greg Evers (District 2) partnered with the Panhandle Library Access Network (PLAN) to provide more than 500 books to the Santa Rosa Correctional Institution’s re-entry program. The books were donated…
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 off our Friday night in Bartram Park….
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 REX Theatre in downtown Pensacola on Labor…
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 have collected all 142 of the elusive…
Perdido Key Rotary helps Jane’s Closet
Perdido Key Rotary is a small but mighty group of individuals with a passion for serving their community and finding new ways to make an impact. They took that passion and began…