Category: Caring
Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell research
Press Release: University of West Florida faculty members with the social work and anthropology departments are currently conducting research regarding life after “Don’t Ask, Don’t…
Beach Art and Wine Festival on Sunday
The Pensacola Beach Chamber of Commerce is hosting the 2013 Art and Wine Festival on Sunday October 13th from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at…
The Red Party comes back to Pensacola
Against HIV/AIDS, Inc. co-hosts the Second Annual Red Party on Saturday, November 2, 2013. Co-hosted with The HIV Care Center of Pensacola, a joint effort…
Coming: Radio Free Pensacola
Radio Free Pensacola is about to go into Beta test mode and is looking for Internet deejays. I was included on this email. From Phread:…
Next week: Night at the Speakeasy benefit
“A benefit party for a swell cause†is how Jena Melancon, executive director of the Gulf Coast Citizen Diplomacy Council, describes the council’s first ever…
In Celebration of Women Composers Concert tickets still available
Tickets Still Available for Choral Society of Pensacola’s “In Celebration of Women Composers†Concert Featuring Hanan Tarabay and Howard Reddy Tickets are still available for…
The Kitchen Witches adds Wednesday show
The Pensacola Little Theatre has added a performance of The Kitchen Witches on Wednesday, Oct. 9 at 7:30 pm, as well as an additional matinee…
The 2013 Paula Threat Award is now accepting nominations
In honor of Paula Threat’s inspiring dedication, the EscaRosa Homeless Coalition Board of Directors want to recognize an area Grassroots Leader helping to prevent and/or…
Symphony will perform on Saturday
After carefully considering the latest projections from the National Hurricane Center regarding Tropical Storm Karen, Pensacola Symphony Orchestra’s ‘Opening Night’ performance will proceed as scheduled…
Downtown Wine Festival Cancelled
The Downtown Improvement Board (DIB) and organizers of the Wine Festival located in Downtown Pensacola are cancelling the scheduled Wine Festival on October 5, 2013…
Floridians Have Access to Health Exchange Despite State Actions
By Stephanie Carroll Carson, Florida News Connection On Tuesday, almost 3 million Floridians will be eligible for health coverage under the insurance exchange created by…
Brand On Us Unveils the New Pensacola Humane Society
Press Release: idgroup has successfully completed their First Annual Brand on Usâ„¢ project. Mona Amodeo, idgroup President, says her team is “passionate about giving back…
Kudos for Faces of HIV cover story
Independent News Attn: Sarah McCartan and Rick Outzen Dear Sarah and Rick: Thank you for your insightful article, “Meet the Faces of HIV.” As the…
Living on the Edge: Pensacola featured in story about digital economy for the homeless
Wired has a story on how our city’s homeless have figured out how to us bitcoins, the world’s most popular digital currency, to survive. Jesse…
IMPACT 100 Announces 2013 Finalists
IMPACT 100 Pensacola Bay Area, a local women’s philanthropy group, is pleased to announce the 15 grant finalists selected for 2013. Eight of these 15…
Buzz: ACE requests to make presentation
There really are two tourism issues facing the Escambia Board of County Commissioners: the governance and control of $5.5 million in bed tax dollars and…
NY Giant talks about his rehab in Pensacola
Maybe the Escambia County Commission should contribute bed tax dollars to the Andrews Institute for all the publicity Dr. Andrews and his patients give the…
Iraqi War veteran, covered 9/5 IN news story, dies
Navid “G” Garshasb passed away last night. We wrote about him and his struggle to provide for his family this week– “One Last Battle: Dying…
Florida and Texas lead the nation in uninsured citizens, but balk at Obamacare coverage
A new Census Bureau report shows that Florida has a higher percentages of people without health insurance than most of the country. Only Texas has…
Escambia County Responds to Cowgirl’s Death
By Sarah McCartan This afternoon, Escambia County Director of Community Affairs Marilyn Wesley, responded to the accidental euthanasia of Danielle Riggens’ Labrador retriever mix Cow…



