On News Talk 1370 WCOA’s “Pensacola Speaks,” Quint Studer will open the show. We will discuss his upcoming column in the Pensacola News Journal on how to hire well. In the second…
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Reach & Rise mentors sought
The Reach & Rise mentoring program trains adult volunteers to provide mentoring services to young people ages 6-17 for one year. We aim to help youth develop tools to cope with issues…
On The John Bachelor Show tonight, 8:45 pm
I will appear on The John Batchelor Show tonight at 8:45 p.m. to discuss the impact of the Trump campaign on the U.S. Senate race. A new Quinnipiac poll finds Sen. Marco…
Pensacola Police add another charge in child abuse case [podcast]
A second charge of aggravated child abuse has been filed on a Pensacola man arrested Monday after police responded to a residence and found a child not breathing. Alonzo Thompkins, 26, of…
State Senate race continues to heat up
The Florida Chamber sent out this announcement this afternoon: In its ongoing efforts to elect pro-jobs candidates to the Florida Legislature, the Florida Chamber of Commerce PAC today released a new television…
What will Mayor Hayward do with parking plan
The West Florida Regional Planning Council presented its downtown parking study to the Pensacola City Council on Monday. The $30,000 study was commissioned by Mayor Ashton Hayward as part of his goals…
Sixth Ever Annual Arrogant Steak Cook Off set for Oct. 14
Seville Rotary’s Sixth Ever Arrogant Steak Cook Off will be held on Friday, Oct. 14 at Seville Quarter, 130 E Government Street in Downtown Pensacola. Gates for the annual fundraising event open…
Text analysis shows craziest tweets come from Trump himself
The data experts have analyzed the tweets from Donald Trump and found they come from either a iPhone or Android. The angrier ones are from the Android, which the researchers believe are…
Residency of ECUA board member an issue for courts or Gov. Scott
Earlier this week, a citizen of District 3 filed a complaint with the Supervisor of Elections that her Emerald Coast Utilities Authority Board representative, Elvin McCorvey, had not lived in the district…
Mayor Hayward reluctantly releases complete list of who worked in his office
Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward initially refused to release to Inweekly a complete list of the employees who have worked in his office since Oct. 1, 2011. Only after the newspaper filed an…
Hillary Clinton promises ambitious jobs program for her first 100 days [podcast]
On Monday, Hillary for Florida announced new analysis that shows Florida could add 656,00 jobs under Hillary Clinton’s economic plans, while it could lose 214,000 jobs under a Donald Trump presidency. The…
Props Craft Brewery lands grant for expansion
The University of West Florida Office of Economic Development and Engagement has awarded a $150,000 grant to Props Craft Brewery LLC allowing the craft brewery to expand into the mass manufacturing and…
RPOF spokesman leaves, avoids Trump campaign
The candidacy of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has helped cost the Florida GOP its chief spokesman. Wadi Gaitan, the communications director for the Republican Party of Florida, said Monday he is…
Underhill: What is a fiscal conservative [podcast]
On “Pensacola Speaks” on Monday, Escambia County Commissioner Doug Underhill talked about budgeting and his definition of a fiscal conservative. We touched on the local option gas tax and his frustration that…
How an A school district selects its school superintendent
St. Johns County School District is an A school district, number one in the state of Florida. St. Johns earned 208 points more than Escambia County School District this past school year….
ECUA and BCC launch recycling facility on Aug. 22
The Emerald Coast Utilities Authority Board (ECUA) and Escambia County Board of County Commissioners(BCC) will hold a kick-off ceremony to mark the opening of the ECUA’s Interim Materials Recycling Facility, or IMRF,…
Inside the numbers: More guns used in City of Pensacola crimes
The Pensacola Police Department crime statistics reveal that the use of firearms while committing a crime was up for the first six months of 2016 when compared to the same period last…
Miami to Pensacola on Zika Virus Alert
As Escambia County Health director John Lanza began his presentation to Rotary Club of Pensacola members on the Zika virus, Gov. Rick Scott announced that four more people in northern Miami have…
No joint meeting between commission and council
Last week, Mayor Ashton Hayward appealed to the state the county’s distribution formula for the local option gas tax. The appeal was sent one week after he had borrowed $15 million for…
Bowden to headline chamber annual meeting
On Wednesday, Sept. 14, the Greater Pensacola Chamber will welcome former Florida State University (FSU) football coach Bobby Bowden as keynote speaker to its 126th annual meeting in downtown Pensacola. Bowden, one…