Category: News

Inweekly had Duwayne Escobedo look into the City of Pensacola’s 3-1-1 service, which handled a little over 400 calls a month last year–most of which…

The Flordia Department of Management Services’ Office of Supplier Diversity is hosting free workshop for female, veteran and minority business owners on Thursday, February 11…

Pensacola City Councilman Brian Spencer discussed downtown development on News Talk 1370 WCOA’s “Pensacola Speaks” on Monday. He explained when he believed it was the…

Yesterday, Baptist Hospital announced a new $6-million investment in the commerce park at the entrance to the Pensacola International Airport. The Baptist Medical Park-Airport will…

The City of Pensacola Parks and Recreation Department and the Community Maritime Park Associates invite non-profit organizations to participate in the third year of the…

On News Talk 1370 WCOA’s “Pensacola Speaks” this afternoon, I will have Wilmer Mitchell, attorney for Bob Snow who created Rosie O’Grady’s and the Seville…

The Grand Hotel Marriott Resort in Pt. Clear, Ala. is hosting a job fair Feb. 12 & 13. “Since opening in 1847, the Grand Hotel…

By JIM TURNER, THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Theresa “Cissy” Proctor was promoted by Gov. Rick Scott in December to lead the Florida Department of…

Sarasota County is trying to launch an innovative approach to dealing with mentally ill individuals arrested for minor crimes in hope of slowing the revolving…

A Regional Roundup event will be held this Saturday, Feb. 6, from 8 a.m. to noon at Escambia High School located at 1310 N 65th…

The Tampa Bay area led the state in job creation last year with 41,400 new private sector jobs added over the year. Florida has added…

Pensacola City Councilman Brian Spencer believes that his fellow councilman and business partner, Larry Johnson, was off-base in his criticism on the council’s decision to…

The University of West Florida celebrated a $18,867 donation to the Larry Butler Memorial Music Award on Thursday, Jan. 28 at the UWF Center for…

By Duwayne Escobedo Bill Seedes and Andrea Rosenbaum want people to know that the YMCA of Northwest Florida is so much more than a “swimming…

On News Talk 1370 WCOA’s “Pensacola Speaks,” I will interview at 5:10 pm Jennifer McFarren on the Lean In Pensacola event that was held this…

The Escambia County Destination Marketing Organization (“DMO”) has hired Rusty Branch as its new executive director, effective Feb. 1. He replaces Ron Ellington, who retired…

From the News Service of Florida: MEDICAL MARIJUANA SET FOR NOVEMBER BALLOT Voters will get another chance to decide whether to allow medical marijuana in…

The first two months of any position can be rocky as one gets acclimated to the position. That definitely holds true for the position of…

By DARA KAM THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA While officials in some other states try to shut down the games, Florida legislators are speedily moving…

Dr. Gary Cumberland will be my guest on News Talk 1370 WCOA’s “Pensacola Speaks” today at 5:35 p.m. He was the medical examiner on several…