Destination Archaeology participates in Smithsonian Magazine’s Museum Day Live!

Press release: The Florida Public Archaeology Network’s Destination Archaeology Resource Center (DARC) will participate in the Smithsonian magazine’s Museum Day Live! on Saturday, September 26,…

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2016 Cox Diamond Invitational announces dates, teams

For the third consecutive year, the Pensacola Sports Association will partner with COX Communications to host the Cox Diamond Invitational. The three-day round-robin baseball tournament…

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Few good things happen around Tom Ann Buddy’s

Late Wednesday afternoon, the Pensacola Police Department issued a press release involving an incident that resulted in two officers being placed on administrative leave and…

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Who applied to be an assistant city administrator

Former County Administrator Bob McLaughlin did not apply. The man who followed him as interim and handled the BP Oil Spill did –Larry Newsom. Policy…

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Raschein, Gaetz haul in campaign cash in August

From The News Service of Florida: In what was a relatively quiet fundraising month for state lawmakers, Rep. Holly Raschein, R-Key Largo, collected $28,821 in…

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Backroom Briefing: Lobbyist miscues laid out in Legislative Report

(Weekly political notes from The News Service of Florida) BY BRANDON LARRABEE THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA So far, the legislative effort to review lobbying…

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Remembering 9/11/01

When the airliners crashed into the Twin Towers, we were having a sales meeting. The television was on CNN in another part of the office….

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WUWF report gives clues to the future of DeepFlex

WUWF radio has a segment on DeepFlex and its future at the Port of Pensacola. In June 2014, the city announced that DeepFlex agreed to…

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PLT opens ‘Once Upon a Mattress’ on Sept. 18

Press release: What do an evil queen, a cursed king, a prince who can’t marry, and a princess who can’t sleep have in common? If…

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Body cam video conflicts with statements by Chief Alexander

In his press release, Chief David Alexander gave this description of the incident inside Allen Chapel AME Church: “Officer Darling waited outside the sanctuary and…

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Public records give a fuller picture of Allen Chapel incident

Before he issued his statement on Sunday about the Allen Chapel incident, Chief David Alexander didn’t contact Pastor Freddie Tellis or Escambia County Sheriff David…

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Florida Taxi vs. Uber battle, Round 2

CAB COMPANIES LAUNCH INSURANCE CHALLENGE IN UBER WAR BY DARA KAM THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Taxicab companies in Broward County and Tallahassee filed their…

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Body cam video from Allen Chapel incident

The body cam videos from the Allen Chapel incident. You can hear the pastor asking the officer to have a seat:   The supervisor arrives…

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Hayward: ‘We do not want to slow down the bridge process’

Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward told Inweekly this morning that he had no intention of slowing down the construction of the Pensacola Bay Bridge. He had…

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Allen Chapel pastor speaks out

Yesterday morning, I interviewed Rev. Freddie Tellis, pastor of Allen Chapel AME Church. This past Sunday, a Pensacola Police Officer, with her hand on her…

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Great Gulfcoast Arts Festival announces invited International artist Alan Weston

Press release: Pensacola’s Great Gulfcoast Arts Festival got a mention in the August/September issue of International Artist magazine thanks to this year’s Invited International Artist…

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Big Brothers Big Sisters announces 2014-2015 Military Big of the Year

Press release: Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northwest Florida announces Petty Officer First Class Fredrick “Josh” Amerine as 2014-2015 Military Big of the Year. He…

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Meanwhile, taxi companies sue state over Uber, Lyft

BY DARA KAM THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Taxi companies in Tallahassee and Broward County are suing the state over app-based transportation services, alleging that…

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Blue Wahoos named Southern League Organization of the Year

Also Tommy Thrall, Ray Sayre and Dan Shugart honored. Press release: The Southern League of Professional Baseball Clubs has announced the Pensacola Blue Wahoos as…

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Matt Gaetz has competition of Senate seat

Bay County Commissioner George Gainer has opened a campaign account to run for the seat that will be vacated next year by state Sen. Don…

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