Category: Caring
Premium Seats Available: Blue Angels 2025 Homecoming Airshow
Premium seating tickets for the Blue Angels 2025 Homecoming Airshow go on sale TODAY at 11 a.m.! The wait is over for aviation enthusiasts and…
Oops, Escambia Early Learning Coalition receiving more $$$, not less
According to Denise Potvin, budget chief for the Florida House Pre-K—12 Appropriations, Escambia County’s Early Learning Coalition has been appropriated $15.8 million for FY 2025-2026,…
Worthy Cause: Threads of Hope
Waterfront Mission has launched Threads of Hope, a community initiative to provide clothing assistance to homeless and at-risk students across the Gulf Coast as they…
May 2006 Music Scene, Pensacola bands A to Z
My podcast interview with Jessie Ritter about Pensacola Unplugged reminded me of our coverage of the Pensacola music scene. Thanks to our A&E editor, Sam…
Autism Pensacola picks Holly Strickland
Autism Pensacola has selected Holly Strickland as its new executive director. Strickland has more than 20 years of administrative and operational experience, and she has…
Pensacola Unplugged with Jessie Ritter
On “(We Don’t) Color on the Dog,” I recently had an in-depth conversation with professional musician and songwriter Jessie Ritter about her exciting new project,…
Jeremy Cassidy and the Power of One Moment
Earlier this week, I talked with Escambia County Sheriff Chip Simmons about retired deputy Jeremy Cassady, who passed away last week and will be buried…
Mayor Reeves looks at stipends for Childcare workers
Pensacola explores Miami-Dade model for $3,000 worker stipends as mayor pledges city dollars and facilities to address childcare crisis. Following the second childcare summit, Mayor…
Free or Low-cost Medications for Underserved Communities
Ascension Sacred Heart Pensacola, in collaboration with the Dispensary of Hope, has launched a program to provide our community’s most vulnerable with access to free…
Blue Angels to get more funds for hangar repairs
On July 17, the U.S. House of Representatives approved the Department of Defense Appropriations Act of 2026 (H.R. 4016), authorizing more than $851 billion in…
Night Moves Fest: Japanese Breakfast, Dashboard Confessional
Night Moves Music Fest is set to return for its third year on Nov. 8, bringing one day of live music and outdoor fun to…
Deputy Jeremy Cassidy’s Unwavering Decision
Escambia County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Jeremy Cassady, 50, passed away last week, after a long battle with cancer that his family and colleagues believe was…
Stuff the Bus School Supply Drive Set, July 24
Escambia County Public Schools and United Way of West Florida are proud to host the annual Stuff the Bus school supply drive on Thursday, July…
Against All Odds: Five Pensacola Nonprofits Beat 56,000 Competitors for Starbucks Foundation Grant
Five Pensacola organizations have achieved something extraordinary. Out of more than 56,000 applicants nationwide, these local champions secured grants from The Starbucks Foundation’s Neighborhood Grants…
Florida’s Childcare Crisis: A $18 Billion Economic Challenge
New data from Florida TaxWatch reveals that Mayor D.C. Reeves’ childcare initiative is urgently needed, given the staggering economic impact of Florida’s childcare crisis. Florida’s…
Daily Outtakes: Children’s Trust, County Settle Dispute
Before last night’s meeting of the Escambia County Commission, the Escambia Children’s Trust had five votes to approve an exemption request and interlocal agreement that…
Daily Outtakes: What’s next for Chappie James Monument?
Has the Gen. Daniel “Chappie” James Jr. Memorial Foundation lost its right to build a memorial plaza at the foot of the Chappie James Bridge?…
Gulf Coast Kid’s House School Supply Drive runs through July 31
Gulf Coast Kid’s House has launched its annual school supply drive, accepting donations through July 31 (and beyond) to ensure every child it serves has…
Returning Aviation Officer Candidate School to NAS Pensacola
The U.S. Naval Institute is amplifying a compelling argument from Ensign Davis J. Threlkeld to reestablish Aviation Officer Candidate School (AOCS) at Naval Air Station…
Daily Outtakes: Food As Medicine Expands
What started as a small experiment with 10 food boxes in Pensacola has evolved into a nationally recognized Food as Medicine program, illustrating how grassroots…
