Category: Caring
Running for friend battling Parkinson
By Shelby Smithey…. A local runner is traveling to Colorado to compete in the 2012 Rock ’n’ Roll Denver Marathon to raise money for Parkinson’s…
Military Base Quality of Life Survey Opens
Press Release: Victory Media, Inc., a veteran-owned small business that focuses on providing information and service to the military community of troops, veterans and their…
Saltimbanco by Cirque du Soleil coming to Pensacola, pre-sale offer available Tuesday
Saltimbanco by Cirque du Soleil will make its last southeast performance at Pensacola Civic Center November 7 and 8. Tickets go on sale Friday, September…
More hungry families in Florida
By Chris Thomas, Florida News Connection… TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Not enough money to keep food on the table. That’s the challenge for more than 15…
Mad Men version of Rick Astley hit (video)
The Cast Of Mad Men Perform Rick Astley’s 1987 Hit “Never Gonna Give You Up.” Footage Taken From Seasons 1 – 4 Of Mad Men
On WCOA this morning
I’m filling in for Jim Sanborn this morning and will be sidekick to Don Parker from 6-8:30 a.m. Listen online.
Dare-A-Thon Raises Money For Team Stolfi
Courtney Foote Fell, a Pensacola and Gulf Breeze community member is spearheading a DARE-A-THON to help raise money for her dear friend Michael Stolfi who…
First Emerging Young Leaders class graduates
A Pensacola chapter of a sorority graduated on Sunday, August 26 its first class of Emerging Young Leaders Sunday, which is a program for middle…
Gulf Breeze to get second sculpture
A new sculpture will be installed at 6 p.m. Oct. 17 at a Gulf Breeze park, the second in a series of public art displays…
United Way Gulf Coast Disaster Fund activated
Gulfport, MS – August 29th, 2012- In response to the impact of Hurricane Isaac, United Ways of the Gulf Coast have activated the United Way…
Do you have a future in Reality TV?
DORON OFIR CASTING ANNOUNCES THE SEARCH THE SOUTH’S BADDEST BAYOU BOMBSHELLS! FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: LOS ANGELES, CA – Auguest 27, 2012 –Doron Ofir Casting the…
Oops, Gano is not Redskins kicker
In its Tuesday edition, the Pensacola News Journal reports that Tate High grad Graham Gano will be kicker for the Redskins (“Graham Gano wins battle…
Ministers To Speak Out Against Gun Violence
Press Release: The Moderator of the First West Florida Baptist District Association, along with the President of the Baptist Minister’s Union of Pensacola and Vicinity,…
Former Pensacola busboy honored for military service
The Orlando Sentinel reported John Steele, former Pensacola busboy who enlisted in the marines as teenager in 1945, receive one of the nation’s highest civilian…
Deluna Fest announces single-day tickets
DeLuna Fest began selling single-day tickets today at 10 a.m. Fans can pick the day that their favorites are playing. Buy now here.
Bonfest tomorrow
By Shelby Smithey… Originally a traditional Japanese celebration to honor ancestors and family unity, Obon, or Bon for short, is now celebrated widely in other…
Army Suicides are up
A year agp, I wrote about the alarming rate of suicides among our military – “When Yellow Ribbons Aren’t Enough.” The problem hasn’t gone away….
LOL Unfortunate ad placement of the day
Check out the add on the local section next to the News Journal’s article on county chickens. As one friend put it: “That’s probably the…
Batman Maybe (original lyrics)
It’s time to lighten up, Pensacola. So we offer you a Batman and Carly Rae Jepsen mash-up called “Batman Maybe” by Wesley Freitas.
Chumuckla Opry to fiddle no mo
NorthEscambia.com reports that the Farmer’s Opry House in Chumuckla will close on Oct. 6. The owners want to rest a spell, but will still open…



