ON “Pensacola Speaks,” I will open with UWF VP Brendan Kelly who give us a progress report on the UWF Historic Trust’s work in downtown Pensacola. In the second half, I will…
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DIB Special Events Committee floats event calendar
Special Events Committee has been tasked by the Downtown Improvement Board to prepare an event calendar for 2017. The primary goal for these events is to build on the success and momentum…
Business association endorses Florida House candidates, skips Senate race
The National Federation of Independent Business, Florida’s leading small-business association, today announced its endorsed candidates in several panhandle legislative races. The endorsements were made by NFIB/Florida SAFE (Save America’s Free Enterprise) Trust,…
Blue Angels bring back Weisser for 2016 and 2017 seasons
Inweekly has been told that the Blue Angels are bringing back Lieutenant Commander Frank Weisser to flow solo with the team. Weisser will join the Blue Angels next week and will begin…
PSC student elected state college system SGA president
Pensacola State College student Kaitlin Santiago has been elected head of the Florida College System Student Government Association (FCSSGA). Santiago, a sophomore majoring in international business, was recently elected FCSSGA president. Campaigning…
Wells told City Clerk invocation practice complied with Galloway decision
Inweekly received a copy of the legal opinion that Rusty Wells rendered on the City of Pensacola’s practice to have invocations at the beginning of its council meeting. The memo to City…
City Attorney sends out weird letter on Invocation issue
Pensacola City Council Executive Don Kraher asked City Attorney Lysia Bowling for her opinion on the invocations at the council meetings. Her reply is gobbledygook (a legal term). Her reply is below….
Rep. Jolly and 50 Causes Ride tackle suicide prevention [podcast]
The U.S. House of Representatives yesterday passed Congressman David Jolly’s (FL-13) bipartisan legislation which would reauthorize one of the nation’s largest commitments to youth suicide prevention and make many needed reforms to…
2016 Saenger Classic Movies Announced
The votes have been tallied, triple checked and the selections have been made following the Pensacola News Journal survey for the Saenger Classic Movie Series. This is the fourth season for the…
Popular radio host Branden Rathert in Columbia, MO
Whatever happened to Branden Rathert, the award-winning afternoon drive host for News Radio 1620? Rathert is the Morning Host of “Wake Up Columbia” at KSSZ (“HotTalk 93.9 The Eagleâ€) in Columbia, Missouri….
Politifact catches both presidential candidates in false statements
PolitiFact, an independent fact-checking journalism website, has taken a look at Hillary Clinton’s statements regarding her emails and matched it against the FBI head James Comey’s press conference on Tuesday. Clinton repeatedly…
Charlotte’s Web creators fight for Florida license
By DARA KAM THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA More than two years after lawmakers legalized a limited type of medical marijuana, an administrative law judge heard arguments Wednesday in a dispute about…
Breaking news: Papantonio wins $5.1M verdict against Dupont
An Ohio federal jury on today awarded $5.1 million to a cancer survivor, David Freeman, who alleged DuPont’s chemical dumping into the river that separates Ohio and West Virginia caused his cancer….
Sherri Myers to be honored
Pensacola Councilwoman Sherri Myers will be honored at the Center for Independent Living’s 2016 Annual Awards & Volunteer Recognition Luncheon. Myers will be presented with Joe Oldmixon Award for her lifetime of…
Escambia BCC discusses Local Option Gas Tax and Escambia Co. Jail on July 14
A special Board of County Commissioners Meeting has been scheduled for Thursday, July 14 at 9 a.m. to discuss issues concerning the Local Option Gas Tax and the Escambia County Jail. The…
Move to Amend meets July 14
Northwest Florida Move to Amend will hold a public meeting at 7 p.m. on July 14 at the United Way Conference Room, 6479-A Caroline St, Milton. Northwest Florida Move to Amend is…
Evers gives away chances to shoot a machine gun
State Sen. Greg Evers, running in a crowded Republican primary for a Northwest Florida congressional seat, will hold a fund-raising event where donors can pay up to $2,700 for a chance to…
Who is Matt Gaetz? [podcast]
Listen to how Matt Gaetz handled the GOP Congressional debate that was held on July 24.
FDEP and NOAA to hold meeting on $11M Pensacola Bay Living Shoreline Project
The Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), in partnership with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), will hold a community meeting on the Pensacola Bay Living Shoreline Project. The project is…
Miller proposes bill to protect VA whistleblowers
Yesterday, Chairman Jeff Miller introduced H.R. 5620, the VA Accountability First and Appeals Modernization Act of 2016. The bill would strengthen protections for whistleblowers and help fix the Department of Veterans Affairs’…