Category: Caring
IN Your Head Radio guest list for Jan. 7
Cliff Schecter – @cliffschecter Cliff Schecter is an author, pundit and public relations strategist whose firm Libertas, LLC handles media relations for political, corporate and…
Seeking volunteers for Point In Time Count
Press Release: We are now asking for volunteers for our 2014 Point In Time (PIT) count. The count will be held on January 22nd at…
IN Your Head Radio returns Monday, Jan. 6
IN Your Head Radio returns to the airwaves on WCOA FM 100.7 this Monday, Jan. 6 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Cumulus Media has…
Music: Jazz Jam on Monday, Jan. 6
Roger Villines, trumpeter and director of the Pensacola State College Jazz Ensemble, leads the session (Roger will be absent, however, during this January 6th Jam),…
National Flag Football Championship begins today
Over 700 Collegiate Flag Football Players in Town for 3-Day tournament this weekend. The 2014 National Intramural-Recreational Sports Association (NIRSA) Flag Football Championship is being…
Benefit for homeless veterans and their families
What: Wine Tasting, Music & Art To Support the Home for the Holidays program for homeless veteran families When: 5-10 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 4, 2014…
Outtakes #1: UCF Nightmare Too Close to Home
The phone call was one I never thought I would get from my youngest daughter. “Dad, I’m okay. The campus security has the gunman. He’s…
Carmen Meet the Artists Luncheon RSVP deadline tomorrow
Carmen Meet the Artists Luncheon on Tuesday, January 7th at 11:30 a.m. Pensacola Opera and the University of West Florida’s Leisure Learning Society will co-host…
News story #1: Satoshi Forest
The Independent News has covered homelessness in this area for years. Jesse Farthing touched the hearts of many locals with this article on this unique…
IN cover #3: Not Invisible Anymore, The Reality of Rape in the Military
Sexual assaults in the military and how poorly the military command has handled them were big national stories. We found that the rapes were also…
We Believe in Children 5K registration open
The Escambia County Public Schools Foundation’s 27th Annual We Believe in Children 5K Run/Walk & Health Fair benefitting Escambia County Public Schools Foundation is scheduled…
USO seeking donations of snacks
The USO’s at the Pensacola International Airport and Northwest Florida Regional Airport will be open for the thousands of military personnel heading home for the…
Pensacola priest given big assignment
Father Michael J. Flynn, 57, a priest of the Diocese of Pensacola-Tallahassee, Florida, and associate professor of theology at Notre Dame Seminary in New Orleans,…
Lewis Bear family gives UWF $1 million
After today’s board of trustees meeting for the University of West Florida, the Lewis Bear Family Foundation presented UWF president Dr. Judy Bense a check…
How Tallahassee tackles homeless issue
The Tallahassee City Commission voted yesterday to lease the city’s 3.8 acres on West Pensacola Street for a new 24-hour Comprehensive Emergency Services Center that…
2014 Rising Star nominations open, deadline Dec. 23
Since 2006, The Independent News has honored the top under-35-year-olds in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties. The “stars” have come from all walks of life…
2013 Pensacola Airport Runway 5K tomorrow afternoon
The inaugural Runway Run 5k at Pensacola International Airport is Saturday, on Dec. 7. The City promises runners and walkers will get a view of…
Pensacola Beach Boat Parade tomorrow
Festivities for “Season Your Holidays with Island Spirit†kick off this Friday, December 6th. The fun begins at 5:00 pm at Shaggy’s Bar and Grill,…
DIB Wine Festival may become Wine Walk
Downtown Improvement Board may have a more creative replacement for its Pensacola Wine Festival, which was eventually canceled for 2013 after Tropical Storm Karen threatened…
Fundraiser for Philippines set for Sunday, Dec. 1
The Filipino American Republican Club is holding a benefit for its Typhoon Haiyan Relief Fund this Sunday, Dec. 1, at 6 p.m. at the Old…
