Category: News
John Morgan tests pot smoking ban
By DARA KAM THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Saying Floridians knew what they were voting on in November, Orlando trial lawyer John Morgan on Thursday…
Pensacola Children’s Chorus announces new team members
The Pensacola Children’s Chorus is announced two two new assistant directors to lead the singers of the Pensacola Children’s Chorus: Hanan Tarabay and Katie Powell….
Gillum prods Scott administration on voter info
By BRANDON LARRABEE THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Trying to ratchet up political pressure on Gov. Rick Scott’s administration to respond to a federal request…
CFO Patronis sends out first official letter
From: CFO Jimmy Patronis Date: July 5, 2017 at 9:13:20 PM CDT Subject: CFO Jimmy Patronis: It Is An Honor To Serve Dear Fellow Floridians:…
Mayor Hayward to appeal Bayview Cross ruling
From the City of Pensacola: The Mayor and City of Pensacola, Florida, today will ask a federal court to protect a cross memorial that has…
Studer: keeping employees motivated [podcast]
Quint Studer discussed this week on “Pensacola Speaks” how not demotivate your high-performing employees. “It’s common for a top leader to say the employees are…
Tanyard residents seek answers
By Sammi Sontag Inweekly At a Tanyard neighborhood meeting held at the Corinne Jones Resource Center Thursday evening, Pensacola City Councilwoman Jewel Cannada-Wynn listened to…
Escambia lawmakers given low C’s and a high D in Sunshine Scorecard report
The Florida First Amendment Foundation graded Florida lawmakers on their support for open government. Escambia County’s three didn’t fare so well. State Sen. Doug Broxson…
City flooding issues expand as rain falls
From the Bay Cliff Neighborhood Facebook page. The photo above and this comment was posted yesterday afternoon: “What’s going on here at Shannon and Monteigne?…
City of Pensacola to beef up traffic enforcement
By Sammi Sontag INWEEKly The Pensacola Police Department and Florida Highway Patrol are joining forces to crack down on reckless drivers and traffic crashes within…
New state laws hit the books on July 1
By JIM TURNER THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Rideshare services, such as Lyft and Uber, will have to comply with statewide rules, and students and…
Bubba’s Sweet Spot one-year anniversary on Saturday, July 1
Bubba’s Sweet Spot, which opened July 1st of last year, is set to celebrate its one year anniversary this Saturday. To commemorate the occasion, Bubba’s…
UWF economist: Corcoran has Florida bringing a knife to the gunfight for economic development
Dr. Rick Harper believes that Florida House Speaker Richard Corcoran’s efforts to dismantle Gov. Rick Scott’s business incentives programs invited those involved in economic development…
Newpoint founder arrested
Newpoint Education Partners founder and owner Marcus May was arrested yesterday in Escambia County. May has been charged with swindling more than $1 million from…
Chris Hart joins Florida TaxWatch
Chris Hart, who abruptly left Gov. Rick Scott’s embattled economic-development agency earlier this year, landed Wednesday at a Tallahassee-based think tank best known for its…
Studer and Saunders on Pensacola Speaks today
Quint Studer and UWF president, Dr. Martha Saunders, will be guests on News Talk 1370’s “Pensacola Speaks” today.
Escambia County has some of the worst performing schools in Florida
The state of Florida has 1,823 elementary schools. Escambia County has eight in the bottom 100 (see table below). Florida has 558 middle schools. Escambia…
Fees Simple bill passed U.S. House committee
On Tuesday, June 27, the House Committee on Natural Resources favorably reported H.R. 2370, the Escambia County Land Conveyance Act. The bill, authored by Congressman…
Santa Rosa School District earns A, Escambia remains a C
Santa Rosa County School District earned an “A” for the 2016-17 school year, according to reports released today by the Florida Department of Education. The…
Walton County to launch the Underwater Museum of Art
The Cultural Arts Alliance of Walton County (CAA) in partnership with the South Walton Artificial Reef Association (SWARA) and support from the National Endowment for…
