Category: Caring
Corcoran shakes up disabilities organization
By Ana Ceballos, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Florida Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran has threatened a criminal investigation into a state organization that…
Black Women’s Equal Pay Day
August 22 marks Black Women’s Equal Pay Day, which represents how far into 2019 Black women have to work before their wages catch up to…
Court documents provide details of alleged human trafficking in massage parlors
At 2 p.m. the U.S. Attorney for North Florida will present his case to keep David C. Williams detained. The Pensacola man, 41, has been…
Mothers rally against gun violence
by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly Speaking out against gun violence and demanding “responsible†gun legislation, a group of about a hundred people gathered at the intersection…
Florida Moms Demand Action host rally on Sunday
Press Release  – On Sunday, Aug. 18, volunteers with Florida chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, will gather at MLK Plaza…
Wahoos honor Belle Bear with bobblehead night
The Pensacola Blue Wahoos will honor Belle Bear as “Community Player of the Year” at tonight’s game with a Belle Bear Bobblehead Giveaway. Game starts…
Night Out at Legion Field
The Pensacola Police Department and Escambia County Sheriff’s Office, along with Escambia County Fire Rescue, Escambia County EMS, Community Drug & Alcohol Council Inc, City of…
Backpack fundraiser – Aug. 1
In partnership with Ryan and Ellis Group at Merrill Lynch and South Market, Feeding the Gulf Coast will be hosting a happy hour at the…
Buzz: GBHS hires former Wahoo
Gulf Breeze High School has hired former Pensacola Blue Wahoo Travis Mattair as its new baseball coach. Mattair, age 30, played in 788 pro baseball…
Vote for ‘City of Grudges’
Every year Killer Nashville receives hundreds of submissions for its Killer Nashville Silver Falchion Awards for the best books of the previous year. “City of…
Zeroes for Zeroes
Today, the Zero for Zeros campaign released a second round of data highlighting the disparity of banks, investment firms and other financial services companies who…
Stuff the Bus starts Thursday
The public is encouraged to stop by one of four collection events planned for July 17 and 18 to make a donation to help “Stuff the Bus. 
65-hour online fundraiser begins today
Council on Aging of West Florida to again partner with Home Instead Senior Care to provide air conditioners and fans to vulnerable elder adults PENSACOLA,…
Sunday’s Child award $106K
Four charities across the Pensacola Bay Area received grants from Sunday’s Child, an LGBTQ-focused philanthropic non-profit, to fund initiatives and projects that promote diversity of…
B’nai Israel celebrates 120 years
In June 1899, a small group submitted the original application for establishing an Orthodox congregation in Pensacola, making B’nai Israel one of the oldest Jewish…
‘Ping Pong on Palafox’ rescheduled
PENSACOLA, Fla. (June 5, 2019) — Zarzaur Law, P.A., has decided to postpone its “Ping Pong on Palafox†community ping pong tournament event due to inclement…
Great Gulfcoast Arts Festival announces Emerging Artists
The Great Gulfcoast Arts Festival has partnered with Artel Gallery to bring you a bead artist and a painter as our Emerging Artists. Crystal King…
SWAC Champ vs. MEAC champ this weekend
Florida A&M University, the 2019 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference champions, will take on Southern University, the 2019 Southwestern Athletic Conference champs, in a Saturday afternoon exhibition…
State moves to bolster human trafficking fight
By Ana Ceballos, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Gov. Ron DeSantis could soon sign legislation that creates a statewide registry for pimps and…
Review: Laws and Addiction
Mike Papantonio’s third legal thriller has all his trademark touches—compelling characters, greedy mega-corporations, high-priced defense law firms, and insights into mass tort battles against seemingly…
