On NewsTalk 1370 WCOA, I have interviewed Sid Williams Heath of Pensacola Little Theatre and Peter Rubardt of the Pensacola Symphony about their upcoming seasons. We are so fortunate to have so…
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IMPACT 100 names finalists
Pensacola, FL, September 8, 2021 – IMPACT 100 Pensacola Bay Area, a women’s philanthropic organization, is pleased to announce the fifteen grant finalists selected for 2021. Eleven of these fifteen nonprofit finalists…
Washington High student dies from Covid
WEAR TV has broken the story of 15-year-old Victoria Ramirez dying from Covid-19. Her family says she came down with COVID-like symptoms about two and a half weeks ago. Though she tested…
Real News podcasts: City Council, County Commission
On NewsTalk 1370 WCOA, I interviewed Escambia County Commission Chair Robert Bender and Pensacola City Council President Jared Moore. Commission Chair Bender said two topics came up at the budget hearing yesterday….
Four inducted into PSC Hall of Fame
Four of Pensacola State’s most-accomplished Pirates will make up the Pensacola State College’s 2021 Athletics Hall of Fame class. The honorees are Sen. Doug Broxson, president of the College’s first booster club;…
Real News podcast: Trial begins for 9/11 mastermind
With the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attack just days away, the man accused of being the mastermind behind the plot, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed (KSM), appeared with four other defendants for the…
Real News podcast: Rafferty takes the 401(a) case
Last Thursday, the Escambia Board of County Commissioners voted to hire the Levin Papantonio Rafferty law firm to represent it in the dispute with County Clerk Pam Childers. In August, Childers told…
9/11 memories: ‘We will never forget’
For the 10th anniversary of 9/11, we asked readers to submit their stories about the terrorist attacks (Inweekly, “We Will Never Be The Same,” 9/7/11). Edwin Banacia lived in New York City…
Real News line-up for Wednesday, Sept. 8
On NewsTalk 1370 WCOA this morning, I will open the show with Escambia County Commission Chairman Robert Bender who will recap last night’s budget meeting. Then, I will interview Aaron Katersky with…
Real News podcast: Bergosh on Childers memo
Commissioner Jeff Bergosh is ready to take County Clerk Pam Childers to court, blaming her for not handling the issues she had brought up with the 401(a) retirement plan earlier with staff….
Real News podcast: Poppy Garcia
Last week, I had a great conversation with local artist Poppy Garcia about the importance of outdoor art. “For some people, especially in a smaller communities such as ours, public art is…
Joe Scarborough’s column written on 9/11/2001
On Sept. 11, 2001, Joe Scarborough was publisher emeritus of the Independent Florida Sun, one of the many names for our weekly newspaper. He wrote this column while our community was coping…