Category: Caring
Baptist Health Care supports YMCA @ CMP
Mark Faulkner, President and CEO, Baptist Health Care “Baptist Health Care is excited by the prospect of a new Downtown YMCA facility and the role…
Rayonier Seedling Giveaway
On March 10 from noon until 4 p.m. PYP will be handing out 1,200 bare-root seedlings (one year old) on a first come, first served…
Report: FL Families Still Struggle to Put Food on Table
By Stephanie Carroll Carson, Florida News Connection TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The Florida economy may be showing some signs of improvement, but that recovery has yet…
Evenings in Olde Seville Square resurrected
The Evenings in Olde Seville Square concert series is back. After sponsoring more than 350 free concerts over 25 years and creating an annual Pensacola…
PYP supports YMCA @ Maritime Park
In a recent survey of PYP members, which garnered over 90 responses, 78% of our members expressed their support for the plan to move the…
Missing senior citizen found
Press Release: The Escambia Sheriff’s Office would like to update a news release from earlier today: 91-year-old Geneva Woods, who has been missing since February…
Woman, age 91, missing. ECSO asks for help.
Escambia Sheriff’s Investigators are searching for a 91-year-old woman who was last seen on Feb. 18, 2013. Geneva Woods (D.O.B. 5-18-1921) was last seen in…
Darius Rucker Coming to Pensacola Bay Center, tickets go on sale March 1
Rucker will play May 10. He will be joined by Jana Kramer and Justin Moore. Darius Rucker’s just released his latest album “True Believers” (Fourth…
Fr. Jack Gray passes away
Nancy Fetterman sent me an email that Fr. Jack Gray, the retired pastor of St. Anne’s Catholic Church on Saufley Field Road and a chaplain…
Commissioner May and Ministers to Reach Out Montclair Community
Press Release: Escambia County Commissioner Lumon May, District 3, will join a group of local ministers in the Montclair neighborhood Friday, February 15. This free…
Interview with Pensacola Civil Rights Icon
Rev. H.K. Matthews, founder and first president of the Escambia County chapter of Southern Christian Leadership Conference, visited the Independent News today to thank us…
Kick off Valentine’s Week with the Women of IMPACT 100
Press Release: IMPACT 100 Pensacola Bay Area, a local women’s philanthropy group, is conducting its 2013 membership drive with a series of community socials. Membership…
Saengar Theatre spurs downtown economy with record year
Press Release: In a year frought with high unemployment and rising costs for everyday expenses, the Saenger Theatre saw 102,644 attendees come through her doors…
Photos: 2013 Rising Stars Party
Last night, Seville Quarter hosted our Sixth Annual Rising Stars Party. We asked all the guests to take photos with our cell phones. Is the…
Live NiteClub closes
On its Facebook page, Live NiteClub has notified its fans that the bar on Highway 29 and Nine Mile Road has shutdown. WE ARE VERY…
FamiliesFirst Network named Most Improved Community-Based Care Agencies
Florida Department of Children and Families Secretary David Wilkins presented two awards today to community-based care agencies that exceeded expectations last year. The Highest Overall…
Help to get health insurance for children
I received this email from a Community Health Worker at Sacred Heart Hospital: Thank you for IN! Read the “Putting the ACA to Work” with…
What would the new downtown YMCA look like?
One of the hottest topics downtown is the proposal that the YMCA relocate its downtown facility to the Community Maritime Park. The YMCA board hasn’t…
BuzzFeed: Daughters make a difference
Since I’m the father of three daughters, this article caught my attention: “Seven Scientific Reasons to Have Daughters.” The one I like: Fathers live an…
Videos: Manti Te’o and Lance Armstrong interviews
Embarrassed Football Star Manti Te’o Breaks Silence Notre Dame football star Manti Te’o at last breaks his silence about the hoax involving him and a…
