Category: Caring
Quint Studer given Legacy Impact award
Brad Black of Humanex Ventures was the keynote speaker at the 2016 Entrecon. Black took time at the two-day conference to present Quint Studer with…
Pensacola State and UWF in Best for Vets: Colleges 2017
Military Times has named the University of West Florida and Pensacola State College to its Best for Vets: Colleges 2017 list based on a comprehensive…
Y opens doors to media tour
By Duwayne Escobedo Less than five days until it opens at 5 a.m. Monday to its members for the first time, the Pensacola Y gave…
PSC Art Faculty Exhibit at Switzer Gallery ’til Dec.14
Press release: Hardhats aren’t needed. Just bring your visual toolbox to explore “Under Construction,†the 2016 Pensacola State College Art Faculty and Staff Exhibition, that…
Preterm birth rate in Florida increases. Escambia County drops but not for black mothers
Florida’s preterm birth rate increased slightly to 10 percent in 2015 from 9.9 percent in 2014, according to the 2016 March of Dimes Premature Birth…
Loblolly returns for three nights [podcast]
The Friends of Loblolly are back with their Halloween production of “Fame and Fortuna,†an “original, grotesque satirical work with songs and scenes written and…
War on Children: Child abuse spreads across races
According to state reports, the investigations of child abuse in Escambia County match the racial demographics of the area. Â [supsystic-tables id=’87’] Last year,…
Real Men Wear Pink…and drink beer tonight
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and everywhere you look you see the color pink. Breast cancer is a disease that touches us all in…
Obamacare premiums in Florida jump 17 percent, but no increase with tax credit
Health insurance premiums on the Affordable Care Act’s marketplaces were announced earlier this week. Nationally, the average rate increase is projected to 22 percent, before…
State launches Florida Unique Abilities Partner Program
Today, Florida Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO) Executive Director Cissy Proctor joined Senate President Andy Gardiner, along with Florida businesses and advocates, to announce the…
Child abuse cases continue to rise, DCF impotent
In August, an Escambia County grand jury indicted Alonzo Dewayne Thompkins, Jr., 26, for first-degree felony murder in the death of toddler Cornelius Savage. On…
Jean Wallace receives Florida Scenic Highway award
On Tuesday, Oct. 18, the Florida Scenic Highways Program (FSHP) honored Jean Wallace, Scenic Highway Foundation Vice President, with the Gary Balogh Inspiring Excellence Award…
Criminalizing Kids: The Effects of Mass Incarceration on Our Youth
Press Release: Celebrate National Youth Justice Action Month on Wednesday, October 26, and join us for a short documentary screening of “America Divided: The Class…
Northwest Florida Great Dane Rescue saves more than 30 dogs
Northwest Florida Great Dane Rescue (NWFLGDR) is currently caring for more than two dozen Danes from a breeding operation in Walton County that left approximately…
Free screening of ‘Being Mortal’ on Nov. 1
Covenant Care is holding a free, community screening of the documentary “Being Mortal†on Nov. 1, 6-8 p.m. at University of West Florida, Building 22….
Largest public art project in city’s history
Pensacola artists preparing for largest public art project in city’s history Sketching underway for 3,000-square-foot mural to be painted on Jefferson Street parking garage in…
Pensacola Symphony announces Foo Foo Festival concert lineup
The Pensacola Symphony has three concerts this November: OnStage on Thursday, November 3, Kobrin Plays Brahms on Saturday, November 5, and Symphony in the Square…
IMPACT impacts Pensacola area
IMPACT 100 Pensacola Bay Area, a local women’s philanthropy group, extends special congratulations to this year’s grant recipients. Each of the following organizations was awarded…
Escambia County employees on Day of Caring
Nearly 60 Escambia County employees volunteered Friday, Oct. 14 in support of the United Way Day of Caring, an annual community service effort coordinated by…
UWF Military and Veterans Resource Center celebrates 5th anniversary
The University of West Florida Military and Veterans Resource Center celebrated its fifth anniversary on Wednesday, Oct. 12. The celebration included an open house barbecue…



















