Category: Caring
Former Pensacola ACLU leader passes
Susan Watson, the executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Alabama, died on Friday after a brief illness, according to news reports. The…
Blue Wahoos winner of 2016 Bob Freitas Awards: Double-A
Baseball America has announced that the Pensacola Blue Wahoos are the winner of the Bob Freitas Award for Double-A. The award is given to the…
Clean up Carpenter Creek [podcast]
This week, I interviewed Emerald Coastkeeper Laurie Murphy about her efforts to clean up Carpenter Creek. She and Councilwoman Sherri Myers had a tremendous response…
Bubba Watson represents Pensacola at MLB winter meetings
Major League Baseball will hold its winter meetings next week at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland. Blue Wahoos co-owner…
Gatlinburg Relief Fund in place at SmartBank
In the wake of this week’s tragic wildfires in Gatlinburg and the Great Smoky Mountains, the Gatlinburg Chamber of Commerce Foundation has established the Gatlinburg…
Buzz: Miller vs. Palin for VA Secretary?
Rep. Jeff Miller may have competition to be President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for Secretary of Veterans Affairs. Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has told the…
Visit Pensacola promotes Trader Jon resurrection at T.T. Wentworth
PENSACOLA, FLA.: Beloved by generations of Pensacolians and Naval aviators alike, a new replica exhibit on the second floor of the T.T. Wentworth, Jr. Florida…
Pensacola Speaks: Who are you supporting on #GivingTuesday?
My guest today on “Pensacola Speaks” is Andrea Krieger, the president/CEO of United Way of Escambia County. We will talk about local charities that they…
Catholic bishop to leave Pensacola for St. Petersburg
Bishop Gregory L. Parkes, head of the Pensacola-Tallahassee Diocese, will be installed at the first of year as the the fifth bishop of the Diocese…
Just in time for #GivingTuesday, Check-A-Charity tool
Charitable organizations registered in Florida received nearly $79 billion in contributions last year, and in advance of Giving Tuesday, which is on Nov. 29, Commissioner…
Hemminghaus-Weeks to be honored for Saenger Theatre restoration
On Thursday, Dec. 1 at 5:30 p.m. the Friends of the Saenger will honor Sherri Hemminghaus-Weeks for her 30-plus years of outstanding service to the…
Manna and Fill the Mayflower bring in food for 52000 meals
MANNA Food Pantries’ Ninth Annual Fill the Mayflower food drive brought in enough food to provide over 52,000 meals to the hungry. The food will…
Thank you, Pensacola. GoFundMe for local veteran surpasses $5K
Last week, we asked readers to help our former writer Josh Encinias with a GoFundMe account for an emergency medical fund for his father, Master…
Happy Thanksgiving
A very happy Thanksgiving from all of us who work to produce Inweekly, Rick’s Blog and Pensacola Speaks! We are tremendously grateful for your support….
Pen Air donates 150 turkeys for USO NWFL’s Thanksgiving Feast
The USO of Northwest Florida anticipates to serve more than 1,000 troops at the 8th Annual Thanksgiving Feast & Festivities event who are not able…
Michael Jackson: A Thrilling Tribute raises money for Autism Pensacola, Nov 29
Falynne Lewing and Red Hot Productions, Inc. are traveling to Pensacola to put on a benefit performance for Autism Pensacola. The benefit show is 7…
GoFundMe to help local veteran
Former Inweekly writer Josh Encinias has created a GoFundMe account for an emergency medical fund for his father. “My dad is set to have a…
Sacred Heart lights giant Christmas Tree, Nov. 28
Sacred Heart Hospital of Pensacola will host its annual Christmas Tree Lighting ceremony on Monday, Nov. 28 at 5 p.m. All community members are welcome…
UWF Theatre Dept tackles ‘A Christmas Carol’
The University of West Florida Department of Theatre will celebrate the 10th anniversary production of “A Christmas Carol – A Ghost Story of Christmas,†a…
A.C. Read course featured
Secretary of State Ken Detzner announced the A.C. Read Golf Club, located at the Naval Air Station Pensacola as this month’s featured course on the…
