City of Pensacola launches speakers bureau

This week, the City of Pensacola announced on its “Transparent Pensacola” page the creation of a speakers bureau to provide public speakers for local clubs,…

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VT MAE within budget and set to open Spring 2018

On Monday, Dave Penzone, the consultant hired by Mayor Ashton Hayward to oversee the VT MAE project at the Pensacola International Airport, updated the Pensacola…

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Governor gets $1.5B from Trump Administration for health care

As the House and Senate get ready to start negotiating a budget for the upcoming fiscal year, Gov. Rick Scott and federal officials announced Wednesday…

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Dueling Opinions on Veto

The interpretation of the Pensacola City Charter continues to be like deciphering the Dead Sea Scrolls for city officials. At the special meeting on April 10,…

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Studers may convert SunTrust building to conference center

Nearly two years after Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward rejected the Studers’ lease agreement to build a conference center and the UWF Center for Entrepreneurship at…

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Galvez Symposium, April 28

The University of West Florida Historic Trust, in association with the Pensacola Heritage Foundation, is hosting a Symposium on the Governor of Louisiana and Viceroy…

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Big Tobacco loses again

Pointing to “intentional” wrongdoing in the past by the tobacco industry, a state appeals court Wednesday ordered two cigarette makers to pay a full $35…

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Broxson: Triumph process like ‘Gilligan’s Island’ [podcast]

When asked for an updated on the legislation regarding the distribution of $300-million of Triumph Gulf Coast funds, State Sen. Doug Broxson said, “It feels…

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PSC Foundation Board of Governors welcomes three new members

The Pensacola State College Foundation Board of Governors recently welcomed three new members at its annual meeting: electrical engineer Keith Hoskins, attorney Holly Jurnovoy and…

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Cannada-Wynn pulls Morris Court playground off agenda again

Pensacola City Councilwoman Jewel Cannada-Wynn has wanted to permanently close the Morris Court playground for months, despite opposition from the neighborhood. She and Mayor Ashton…

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Brownsville Culture & Arts Camp starts this summer

Historic Brownsville Community, Inc. (HBC) and Pensacola Habitat for Humanity (PHFH) are collaborating to provide a six-week “Brownsville Culture & Arts Camp” that will offer…

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National Security expert weighs on Syria attacks [podcast]

Yesterday on “Pensacola Speaks,” I interviewed Dr. Jacob Shively, an assistant professor in the University of West Florida’s Government Department, about the events in Syria…

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Senate committee splits Triumph dollars with counties (update)

Over the weekend, I fielded several calls regard the amended Florida Senate Bill 364 concerning the Triumph funds. The amendment came from Panama City Sen….

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New Vet app created in Pensacola gets funding

The Florida Institute for the Commercialization of Public Research announced today that it has finalized a funding agreement with VetCV, a Pensacola-based company with technology…

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City Council to get budget analyst, mayor accepts defeat

The Pensacola City Council voted unanimously, 7-0, to override Mayor Ashton Hayward’s veto of the hiring of a budget analyst at a special meeting Monday…

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SETSCO presents Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing

It’s 1959 in Messina, Connecticut, Elvis is all over the radio, and Pedro, the captain of the winning football team, and his crew are invited…

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NSA names UWF its National Center of Academic Excellence Cybersecurity Regional Resource Center

UWF named by NSA as National Center of Academic Excellence Cybersecurity Regional Resource Center for the Southeast region Pensacola, Fla. – April 10, 2017 –…

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Myers and Cannada-Wynn ask City Council to override Hayward veto

The Pensacola City Council hold today at 3:30 p.m. a special meeting to discuss Mayor Ashton Hayward’s veto of the council action to hire a…

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MLB Pitch Hit & Run coming to Pensacola, April 22 [podcast]

Former Pensacola Council President Charles Bare has teamed with Quint Studer, co-owner of the Blue Wahoos, to bring back RBI Pensacola, a youth baseball program…

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PSC Vet Tech students hold Dog Wash tomorrow

PSC Vet Tech students will hold Dog Wash on Warrington campus Saturday, April 8, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Pensacola State College’s Warrington…

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