By Tom St. Myer Gun violence served as the entry point, but a roundtable consisting primarily of elected officials expanded into a broad conversation about Black-on-Black crime, fatherless households, mental health, socioeconomic…
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Podcast: 2022 Power Up Energy Expo
The University of West Florida will serve as co-host for the 2022 Power Up Energy Expo in Panama City on Oct. 19-20. The annual training and networking event, which brings together design,…
Highlights: 2022 Quality of Life Survey
Quint Studer and the Pensacola Young Professionals unveiled the 2022 Quality of Life Survey last night at a CivicCon event. The Studers have paid for the Mason-Dixon poll of community attitudes since…
Meet Nadia
The IHMC robotics team has revealed its newest humanoid robot, Nadia – a big step forward for legged robots in terms of its range of motion and ability to recover from being…
Music City Hit Makers concert
Concert brings together Grammy-winning songwriters and the Pensacola Symphony Orchestra for an unforgettable musical experience Pensacola, Fla.– October 7, 2022– On November 8, the University of West Florida and The Frank Brown…
State of the University
University of West Florida President Martha D. Saunders reflected on the Institution’s accomplishments from the past year and outlined plans for the future during her 2022 State of the University Address on…
Reminder: Soul Bowl is Saturday
The 30th annual Soul Bowl will be played at Blue Wahoos Stadium on Saturday, October 15 from 9:00 AM until 6:30 PM. The full-day youth football festival pits the crosstown rival SYSA…
Peanut Butter Challenge
The Peanut Butter Challenge is an annual jar collection for local food pantries hosted by UF/IFAS Extension and Florida A&M University Cooperative Extension. Launched in the Florida Panhandle counties in 2012, it…
Real News podcasts: Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022
An exclusive interview with Deputy Commerce Secretary Laura DiBella. President Biden and Florida Gov. DeSantis met in Fort Myers on Wednesday as the president surveyed damage from Hurricane Ian. The two seemed…
Molly McGuire scholarship tops $500K
Pensacola State College’s Molly McGuire Culinary Arts Endowed Scholarship fund has reached an impressive mark. A $32,000 donation from the Irish Politicians Club (IPC) and McGuire Martin family has pushed the scholarship…
West Pensacola Elementary celebrates ‘Socktober’
West Pensacola Elementary School will kick off its annual “Socktober” service project this month, with a goal of collecting 900 pairs of new socks this month. Each year, West Pensacola Elementary celebrates…
PPD also steps up security at youth football games
Press release: In response to a fatal shooting on Saturday, Oct. 1 at the Bellview Athletic Complex in Escambia County, the Pensacola Police Department will have an increased police presence at City of Pensacola…