Category: Caring
Florida and Pensacola Unemployment rates continue to drop
Florida’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in December 2011 was 9.9 percent, the lowest since April 2009 when the rate was 9.7 percent. This represented 913,000…
Nick star films video in Pensacola
LaTangela Newsom, best known for her role on Nickelodeon’s hit show “Taina†where she co-costarred as “Maritzaâ€â€¦the arch nemesis to the title character, has filmed…
Legendary singer Etta James has died
Etta James, whose hits such as “At Last” and “Something’s Got a Hold on Me” top the charts, died from complications with leukemia. She was…
NAACP: Why we march
From Benjamin Todd Jealous, President & CEO, NAACP Each year on this day, we commemorate the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr….
UWF adds second partnership with Ferry Pass Elementary
The University of West Florida (UWF) School of Education will expand its Partnership for Professional Innovation program to include Ferry Pass Elementary this month. The…
Soup’s On
Manna Food Bank’s 5th Annual Fill A Bowl for Manna event will be this Saturday, Jan. 14 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Pensacola State…
Year of the Dragon
The Japan-America Society of Northwest Florida will ring in the “Year of the Dragon†Saturday, Jan. 21 at the Bayview Community Center. The event will…
There’s an App for That
The National Naval Aviation Museum app is available to download from iTunes and the Android Market. The app will be a great source for information…
SRIA vendetta against DeLuna Fest continues
The daily newspaper published on its front page what they describe as a dispute between the DeLuna Fest organizers and the Santa Rosa Island Authority…
Area gets nearly $1 million for homeless
DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES ANNOUNCES $72 MILLION IN GRANTS TO HELP HOMELESS ACROSS FLORIDA More than 300 local projects will be funded with federal…
Let the Games Begin
Sports fans, listen up. Alumni football is coming to Pensacola. The Gridiron Alumni is planning several alumni football games. The first 40 players to sign…
Something for Gen X nerds to do at lunch…
Where’s Morrissey? A weird picture of Morrissey (looking a little more melcancholy than Waldo usually does, of course)  has been hidden in Google Earth, standing outside the…
Stat of the Day
In Escambia County, 8.4 out of every 1,000 children is in foster care. The state average is 5.7 per 1,000.
Syrah: The Perfect Wine for Winter
By David White—- All wines are appropriate for all seasons. There’s nothing wrong with enjoying a simple white or crisp rosé in the winter, and…
Video: Toddlers and Tiaras’ Alana Steals Show
TLC’s Toddlers and Tiaras has had its share of entertaining contestants but six-year-old Alana just might top the list. The little southern beauty queen and…
Do you want Aaron Lewis Tickets?
Do you want to see Aaron Lewis Feb. 1st at the Saenger? The IN is giving away two tickets to the show, so hopefully you…
Video: Rev. Monk in his own words
The latest video on Rev. Monk, his confrontation with Sam Hall and his ministry:
Help the Homeless
Every year EscaRosa Coalition of the Homeless (ECOH) conducts the “U Count” Point-In-Time Homeless survey, counting the homeless population in Santa Rosa and Escambia counties….
Baptist Hospital starts $1.9 million Emergency Department Construction
PENSACOLA, FL (Jan. 3, 2012) – Baptist Hospital, the flagship facility for Baptist Health Care, has initiated a $1,897,000 construction project for its Emergency Department…
