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 of New Spain, Bernardo de Galvez, on…
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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 million jury award in a case involving…
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 like it’s ‘Gilligan’s Island.’ It was just…
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 financial advisor Trey Poirier. PSC Foundation Board…
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 Hayward had presented an agenda item to…
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 children from 4th to 7th grade who…
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 last week. Dr. Shively has analyzed the…
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. George Gainer and was passed by the…
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 developed at the Florida Institute for Human…
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 at the Hagler Mason Conference Room. Council…
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 to stay at the home of a…
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 – The University of West Florida has been…
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 budget analyst. Council President Brian Spencer, whose…
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 affiliated with Major League Baseball. “(Quint) really…
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 campus, Building 3200, 5555 W. Hwy 98….
Studer: Practice makes perfect [podcast]
Quint Studer discusses how a conversation with Orioles manager Buck Showalter led to this week’s column in the News Journal.
Gaetz finds bipartisan support for medical pot bill
Republican Congressman Matt Gaetz and Democratic Congressman Darren Soto have joined forces in a bipartisan effort to make it easier for ill-patients and scientific and medical researchers to obtain marijuana. The proposed…
UWF addresses lack of women in STEM fields at elementary level
The University of West Florida Hal Marcus College of Science and Engineering now offers Code and Tech Stars, CaTS, a free, semimonthly program on the Pensacola campus to encourage interest among fourth…
Fleming: Mayor cannot veto Council hiring a budget analyst
Pensacola attorney Ed Fleming reviewed Mayor Ashton Hayward’s veto of the Pensacola City Council hiring a budget analyst. His client shared that opinion with Inweekly. According to Fleming, Mayor Hayward did not…
IMPACT 100 Pensacola Bay Area hosts non-profit workshop on April 20
IMPACT 100 Pensacola Bay Area announced its annual Nonprofit Workshop. The workshop is open to all nonprofit organizations in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties and will be held in downtown Pensacola at…