Today, Pensacola’s Foo Foo Festival officially announced its plans for its eighth annual events, taking place Nov. 3-14. Via a virtual and in-person kickoff, the Foo Foo Festival committee shared this year’s…
Category: Caring
Alzheimer’s Educating America Tour [podcast]
The Alzheimer’s Foundation of America is holding a free virtual educational conference on Wednesday, Feb. 16 as part of its Educating America Tour to provide Florida residents with information about brain health, caregiving,…
2008 Rising Stars: Clay Ingram, Ashley Hodge Harris
Clay Ingram discusses his political and professional careers since being named an Inweekly Rising Star in 2008. Clay’s advice to the 2022 Rising Stars: “Adopting that attitude that anything is possible —…
Last day for homeless encampment
City of Pensacola press release: Today, Monday, Jan. 31, is the deadline for individuals living in the homeless encampment under Interstate 110 to vacate the encampment for the city to conduct a…
Real News podcasts: Friday, Jan. 21
Kayla Romero is in Naval Officer Candidate school. She’s a West Florida High graduate and fourth generation Navy. She graduates at the end of January and will entire flight school in Pensacola….
Sunday’s Child looking for grant requests
Sunday’s Child, a Pensacola-area philanthropic group which promotes LGBTQ+ inclusion and equality, held its annual kickoff event virtually on Thursday, Jan. 13 to celebrate completion of their 2022 membership drive. The organization…
Rafferty Center announced
Today the Southern Youth Sports Association announced the building of a new $2.7 million community center on Pensacola’s Westside alongside Legion Field and the Theophalis May Center on Gregory Street. Lumon May,…
Meet Tammy Greer [podcast]
This morning on WCOA 1370AM/104.9FM, I had an exclusive radio interview with the new executive director of the Escambia Children’s Trust, Tammy Greer. I also talked with David Peaden, who serves on…
Breaking: Greer picked for ECT post
Escambia Children’s Trust chair Stephanie White announced on WCOA 1370/104.9 FM that the board has picked Tammy Greer to be its executive director. The ECT board interviewed the five finalists at an…
‘The Right to Exist’
Filmmaker Liz Watkins has done it again with her documentary “The Right to Exist,” which follows the struggle of a homeless sanctuary on commercial private property in Pensacola.
The Bear Family Foundation hands out $4.98 million
The Bear Family Foundation last year awarded $4.98 million to local nonprofits. Lewis Bear, Jr. and his wife Belle were my guests on 1370 WCOA/104.9 FM. Lewis talked about how the family…
CivicCon awards presentedon Dec. 6
More than 130 nominations were submitted by community members for the first-ever CivicCon Awards. All in the community are invited to join CivicCon Founding Members for a free social gathering and awards…