College lacrosse coming here, May 10-13

Pensacola hosts the NAIA Men’s Lacrosse National Invitational this week at the Ashton Brosnaham complex. Why this matter: Thanks to Pensacola Sports, our community is…

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City, County holding joint workshop on ending homelessness

The Escambia County Board of County Commissioners, Pensacola City Council and Mayor D.C. Reeves will hold a joint workshop on Tuesday, May 9 at 9:30…

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Avenue of Flags

North Pensacola Optimist Club has embarked on a new annual event, “Avenue of Flags.” On three national holidays – Memorial Day, Fourth of July and…

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Cox recognizes Inspirational Student Heroes in Escambia County

On Wednesday, May 3, Cox Communications hosted the annual Cox Inspirational Student Hero Awards in Escambia County, recognizing 54 students who have overcome extreme hardships…

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Escambia Children’s Trust seeks input on mental health pilot programs

The Escambia Children’s Trust yesterday published a draft Request for Proposals (RFP) and launched a public comment portal that will allow feedback on the draft….

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2023 Movies in the Park returns May 12 

The 2023 annual Movies in the Park series will return to Community Maritime Park on Friday, May 12, and will feature three Friday movie nights…

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Homework: Cowboy Mouth

Fred Leblanc of Cowboy Mouth will be my guest on WCOA’s “Real News with Rick Outzen” at 8 a.m. on Friday, May 5. Cowboy Mouth…

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Cozad on National Naval Aviation Museum reopening to the public [podcast]

After more than three years of restricted entry, the National Naval Aviation Museum (NNAM) is thrilled to announce the public access waiver onto NAS Pensacola…

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Blake Doyle Community Skatepark open

The City of Pensacola celebrated the completion of the Blake Doyle Community Skatepark at Hollice T. Williams Park with a ribbon cutting and grand opening event on…

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Homeless count still may be low

Opening Doors of Northwest Florida revealed at its April general coalition meeting that the 2023 Point-in-Time count tallied 1,180 homeless individuals in the two-county area,…

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Breaking: Navy to reopen NAS Pensacola

The Navy is restoring seven-day access to NAS Pensacola beginning May 17. Ret. Admiral Kyle Cozad will be my guest on WCOA tomorrow at 7…

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Sunday’s Child names grant finalists

Sunday’s Child, a Pensacola Bay Area member-based philanthropic group that promotes LGBTQ+ inclusion and equality by awarding grants to significant charitable and economic initiatives, recently…

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