Through Friday, the Professional Fire Fighters Association Local #707 has raised $7200 for Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) with its annual Fill the Boot campaign. The firefighters are well on their way to…
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Gaetz mulls UWF presidency
By MARGIE MENZEL THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA As the University of West Florida searches for a new president — and the Aug. 15 application deadline approaches — former state Senate President…
Escambia School District grades are a roller coaster
The Escambia School District has had major issues maintaining academic success in its middle and elementary schools. Schools like Bellview Middle, Oakcrest, Warrington Middle, Lincoln Park, and Montclair are hailed as champions…
Emerald Coast Beer Festival, Sept 8-9
The Emerald Coast Beer Festivalâ„¢ returns to Seville Quarter in September. On Thursday Sept. 8, the beer pairing dinner will be held in the Apple Annie’s Room, and on Friday Sept. 9….
Workshops teach how to help feral cats
The Pensacola Humane Society’s Barbara Grice Memorial Spay and Neuter Clinic is pleased to partner with EscaRosa Trap-Neuter-Return to provide free training and coaching in trap-neuter-release techniques of community cats. Free training…
Pokemon Go impacts downtown Pensacola
by Blanton Stagno Gasping, squealing, jumping for joy, and eyes locked on the screen of an IPhone are clear indicators that one is engulfed by the virtual reality game of Pokémon Go….
Wall South No Go for Pokemon Go
The City of Pensacola asks Pokemon Go players to not hunt Pokemon at Veterans Memorial Park: City of Pensacola is asking players of the viral smart-phone game Pokemon Go to refrain from…
Reagan’s former PAC endorses Bydlak
Rebekah Bydlak today announced that she has earned the endorsement of Citizens for the Republic, Ronald Reagan’s former PAC. Citizens for the Republic released the following statement with their endorsement: Bydlak’s work…
Rock & Roll Hall fame releases RNC playlist
The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame has created a “playlist” of songs by Rock Hall inductees and inspired by the events this week at the GOP Convention. Each song highlights the…
Okaloosa TDC director resigns
The Daily News reports that Okaloosa County Tourism Development Director Ed Schroeder has resigned his post, effective Aug. 31. The resignation came after Clerk of Court’s questioned the TDC operations. Schroeder headed…
Pensacola Bama Club honored
The Pensacola Bama Club received the University of Alabama National Alumni Association’s (NAA) award for Event of the Year for the club’s 2015 Nick Saban Scholarship Kickoff fundraising celebration. In addition the…
Medical pot to hit market next week
By DARA KAM THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Medical marijuana could be available to a select group of Florida patients as early as next week, after health officials gave the go-ahead for…
Showman or statesman? Floridians await Trump speech
By BRANDON LARRABEE THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA When Donald Trump — billionaire developer, reality TV star, political outsider — steps on stage Thursday to accept the Republican presidential nomination, he might…
Thomas and his goals
When he was first elected school superintendent in 2008, Malcolm Thomas created a page on the district’s website that listed his six “Focused Curriculum Goals.” In his seven years in office, he…
Giuliani: ‘let me prosecute this case against Hillary Clinton, she will go to jail’
By BRANDON LARRABEE THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Florida delegates to the Republican National Convention heard a blistering indictment Wednesday of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, with former New York City…
Rubio: voters feel ‘their country is unraveling’
U.S. Senator Marco Rubio visited Pensacola this morning to discuss the renovation of federal courthouse that has been closed because of mold issues. He spent a few minutes with Inweekly and talked…
PPD releases name of homicide victim
The name of a man who was fatally shot this morning at the corner of East Avery and North Tarragona streets has been released. The man – identified as Mark E. Freeman,…
Sink sees similarities between Trump and Scott [podcast]
Yesterday, I had former Florida CFO Alex Sink on News Talk 1370 WCOA’s “Pensacola Speaks.” She predicted the next week’s Democratic National Convention will be very different that the GOP convention. “You…
UWF named a 2016 Great College to Work For
The Chronicle of Higher Education recently named the University of West Florida a 2016 “Great College to Work For.” Conducted annually, the Great Colleges to Work For survey collects data and highlights…
Zarzaur Law hosts Gallery Night fundraiser for family of Blue Angel
Zarzaur Law, P.A. will be hosting a fundraiser for Capt. Jeff Kuss’ family during July’s Gallery Night on Friday, July 22 starting at 6 p.m. The monthly Gallery Night event, Legal Graffiti,…