The Pensacola Foo Foo Festival is returning bigger and better than ever in 2022. On Monday, February 7, 2022, the Foo Foo Fest committee will conduct a virtual and in-person kickoff meeting…
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2009 Rising Stars
Here are the 2009 Rising Stars: ALLAN BELL, 33 Real Estate Broker, Developer Why nominated: Allan is a hard-working real estate broker, developer and entrepreneur. He gets things done, is dependable and…
Alzheimer’s Educating America Tour [podcast]
The Alzheimer’s Foundation of America is holding a free virtual educational conference on Wednesday, Feb. 16 as part of its Educating America Tour to provide Florida residents with information about brain health, caregiving,…
2008 Rising Stars: Clay Ingram, Ashley Hodge Harris
Clay Ingram discusses his political and professional careers since being named an Inweekly Rising Star in 2008. Clay’s advice to the 2022 Rising Stars: “Adopting that attitude that anything is possible —…
Chamber releases 90-day goals for 2030 Blueprint
Two weeks ago, more than 100 cross-sector community leaders convened to analyze the 2022 goals for the broader Pensacola 2030 Initiative. That engagement led the Chamber Foundation to prioritize the first small…
Inaugural Rising Stars
Here is the inaugural Rising Star class from 2008. Â We did smaller versions in 2006 and 2007, but we realized the highlighting of our young leaders deserved to be more than an…
Real News podcasts: Monday, Jan. 31
District 1 Commissioner  Jeff Bergosh will host a town hall Monday, Jan. 31 from 5:30-7 p.m. The town hall will take place at Perdido Bay United Methodist Church, 13660 Innerarity Point Road….
IHMC issues RFQ for $20 million expansion
A $20 million hub of research into human healthspan, resilience, and performance is moving closer to coming out of the ground. The Florida Institute for Human and Machine Cognition has issued a…
Last day for homeless encampment
City of Pensacola press release: Today, Monday, Jan. 31, is the deadline for individuals living in the homeless encampment under Interstate 110 to vacate the encampment for the city to conduct a…
Palafox Market adds Mardi Gras theme
Pensacola Mardi Gras and Palafox Market will collaborate for a special event to commemorate the beginning of the 2022 Mardi Gras season. On Saturday, Feb. 19, the award-winning Palafox Market will transform…
Power outage in North Hill
Florida Power & Light customers in the North Hill area are without electricity this afternoon. FP&L says about 600 customers left with no power in the Pensacola area. Poor timing.
Nirvana NFT, The Afterparty and more [podcasts]
ABC News’ Jason Nathanson gives the lowdown on “The Afterparty,” “The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window,” and more. 28 Never-Before-Seen images of Nirvana from…
Power struggle [podcast]
Should Pensacola Establish a Municipal Utility? by Jeremy Morrison What does it take to provide the city of Pensacola with power? Could the municipality handle such operations better than the power company?…
Connecting the Community
WSRE and Pensacola State College are partnering to produce a new television program that will spotlight a variety of cultural interests and the diversity of local communities. “Connecting the Community†will premiere…
Has your power bill gone up? [podcast]
Several readers have complained about the price hike on the Florida Power & Light bills – which isn’t what the big utility told us would happen. We expect there to be a…
Gulf Breeze says contractor responsible for Soundside sewer misconnect [podcast]
Gulf Breeze City Manager Samantha Abell came on WCOA to explain the agreement the city’s utility reached with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection concerning the cross-connection that impacted about 340 homes…
LEAP applications sought
The Pensacola Chamber Foundation will open the nomination process for the Leadership Pensacola (LeaP) Class of 2023 on Thursday, Jan. 27. Nominations will be accepted through Feb. 28. Started in 1983, LeaP…
The BCC’s case against Childers
The Escambia County Commissioners have filed a complaint for Writ of Mandamus against County Clerk Pam Childers “ordering her to resume her ministerial duties and to comply with County ordinances and State…
FP&L parent gets new CEO
From the News Service of Florida: NextEra Energy, the parent company of Florida Power & Light, named John Ketchum on Tuesday as its president and chief executive officer. Ketchum, who has held…
Veo scooters coming tomorrow
Press Release: VEOÂ will bring e-scooters to the City of Pensacola beginning Wednesday, Jan. 26, offering residents and visitors a new way to explore Pensacola with the Cosmo ve1 model. This micromobility device…