Area Poet presents ‘Carl Sandburg and Me,’ April 15

Area Poet presents “Carl Sandburg and Me” In celebration of April’s National Poetry Month, West Florida Literary Federation’s third Tuesday open mic will feature Gulf…

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Health and Hope Clinics awarded CVS Caremark Charitable Trust grant

The CVS Caremark Charitable Trust, a private foundation created by CVS Caremark Corporation (NYSE: CVS) today announced it has awarded five grants totaling nearly $230,000…

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Friends of West Florida Public Library to hold Book Sale April 25-27

Friends of West Florida Public Library, a non-profit support organization of the West Florida Public Library (WFPL), will hold its Big Spring Book Sale and…

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Partnership for a Healthy Community affiliates with Florida Public Health Institute

Partnership for a Healthy Community will be stronger thanks to its new affiliation with the Florida Public Health Institute, which conducts action-oriented research and promotes…

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Report Shines Light on Racial Disparities for FL Children

By Stephanie Carroll Carson, Florida News Connection In just four years, children of color are expected to outpace the number of white children in the…

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UWF Downtown Lecture Series to present John Markowitz, April 2

The University of West Florida College of Arts & Sciences will host the UWF program director of art, John Markowitz, as guest speaker for the…

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Community invited to kickoff National Volunteer Month at celebration hosted by Pensacola Habitat for Humanity and United Way of Escambia County tomorrow

On April 1, volunteers from across the community are invited to kickoff National Volunteer Month hosted by Pensacola Habitat for Humanity and United Way of…

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Pensacola is going “blue” for April

Beginning today, blue bows are up along Palafox Street to raise awareness for Child Abuse Prevention month. “We want to thank Gulf Power Company and…

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University of West Florida Upcoming Events, March 30 – April 5

Take Back the Night Date: Wednesday, April 2 Time: 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Location: UWF Commons Auditorium, Building 22 Details: Take part in the 15th…

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Student Jazz Competition Results

The live finals of the Fourth Annual JSOP Student Jazz Competition took place Tuesday evening, March 25, at Pensacola State College’s Ashmore Auditorium. Audience members…

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Chalk It Up! Pensacola looking for sponsors and artists

Chalk It Up! Pensacola wants you to invest in the Northwest Florida community by supporting the third edition of, Chalk It Up!, the Pensacola Sidewalk…

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Letter: Gay minister reflects on 12-year relationship with Westboro Baptist pastor

By Rev. Patrick Rogers I am 57-year-old, a gay man, an ordained minister with the United Church of Christ denomination, a Christian and I was…

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STEPS FOR AUTISM 2014 is Saturday

Steps for Autism 2014, presented by Cox Communications, will be held on Saturday, March 29, 9 a.m.–1 p.m. at the Pensacola State College main campus…

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Health continues to worsen in Escambia County

Escambia County slid from 55th to 57th out of 67 Florida counties. See scorecard: http://www.countyhealthrankings.org/app/florida/2014/rankings/escambia/county/outcomes/overall/snapshot

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UWF Expands Partnership with Gulf Coast State College

The University of West Florida and Gulf Coast State College (Panama City) have announced the expansion of the current GCSC2UWF Program with a new articulation…

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World’s Largest Food Truck Festival Ever, Part II, March 29 and 30…Tampa

Press Release: From chowder to cherry cheesecake, gourmet macaroni to 3-mile salsa, slushies to blackened salmon and everything in-between, foodies from all over Florida will…

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SouthSounds Music Festival set for Mobile, April 11-13

SouthSounds Music Festival, the nation’s first music festival dedicated to promoting Southern artists, is proud to announce the line up for SouthSounds 2014 – April…

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University of West Florida Upcoming Events, March 23-29

Environmental Studies Seminar: Beach Nesting Shorebirds; Florida’s Original Beach Babies Date: Tuesday, March 25 Time: 4 to 5 p.m. Location: Building 13, Room 230 Details:…

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Local law enforcement do Torch Run for Special Olympics

Law enforcement officers around the world go above and beyond the call of duty in support of Special Olympics through the Law Enforcement Torch Run.®…

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IMPACT 100 Membership Reaches Historic High

Organization will Give More than One Million Dollars to the Non-Profit Community IMPACT 100 Pensacola Bay Area, a local women’s philanthropy group, is pleased to…

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