The U.S. Department of Education announced Tuesday that it is awarding more than $420,000 to the Broward County School Board to cover state financial penalties targeting school board members’ salaries. The grant…
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Real News podcasts: Tuesday, Sept. 28
A fun show today: “The Many Saints of Newark” debuts this week – which gives us a perfect time to remember the award-winning series “The Sopranos.” Escambia County Commissioner Jeff Bergosh talks…
Free coffee on Fridays
Tom Thumb, a leading convenience, coffee, and gasoline retailer, is welcoming fall by bringing back free coffee Fridays during the months of September and October. Now through October 29, customers will receive…
Presser Notes: Soccer Success, Campout Transition & COVID
by Jeremy Morrison Prior to getting into the meat of his weekly presser Monday morning, Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson turned things over to Brian Wyer, executive director of the Gulf Coast Minority…
Real News podcasts: Monday, Sept. 27
A great way to start your week: Bill Dunn, NOF CEO, talks about FloridaWest’s Cyber Coast Florida campaign and cybersecurity. Alystock Witkin partner Sam Geisler discusses the amended finding of fact that…
Wahoos stay in Pensacola for 10 more years
The City of Pensacola and the Pensacola Blue Wahoos are excited to announce that Blue Wahoos Baseball will continue to call Pensacola home for another 10 years, renewing their lease at the…
New Florida surgeon general gets big fat pay raise
A week after being hired, Florida’s new surgeon general, Dr. Joseph Ladapo, gets a 72% pay raise. Lapado will earn $250,000. His predecessor Dr. Scott Rivkees was only paid $145,000. The Florida…
I-110 Homeless Camp stays for now
City Will Work to Transition Away From Site by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly The homeless encampment underneath a downtown stretch of Interstate-110 overpass can remain in place a bit longer without campers having…
Real News podcast: Friday, Sept. 24, 2021
A solid line-up of interviews for Friday on NewTalk 1370 WCOA State Rep. Alex Andrade discusses the bills he has proposed for the 2022 session. We also discussed the governor’s proposal to…
Real News podcast: Beastie Boys and Cole Stevenson
Pensacola High senior Cole Stevenson woke up to do NewsTalk 1370 WCOA this morning. We discussed his IP paper “An Analysis of Licensed To Ill: How the Beastie Boys’ Influential Album Affected…
Green Money
Estuary Program Awards Second-Year Funding by Jeremy Morrison The Pensacola and Perdido Bays Estuary Program rolled out its second year of grant funding Thursday evening, awarding more than $200,000 to projects focused…
Escambia County School District falls in line with Lapado
Two days after the board, the school district announced it further relax its Covid safety protocols to comply with the directive from Dr. Joseph A. Lapado, Florida State Surgeon General, to place…