Category: News
IMPACT announces finalists
Pensacola, FL, September 16, 2015 – IMPACT 100 Pensacola Bay Area, a local, philanthropy group, is pleased to announce the fifteen (15) grant finalists selected…
PSC hosts ComposerFest XI Sept. 20
Press release: Come enjoy the original music of local, regional and international composers at Pensacola ComposerFest XI, a Pensacola State College Lyceum Series event. The…
UWF Receives Higher Education Excellence in Diversity Award
Press release: The University of West Florida received the 2015 Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award from “INSIGHT Into Diversity†magazine, the oldest and…
Springfest Pop Up for Gallery Night
A Springfest Pop up event will take place this Friday night at the TT Wentworth Museum. Kurt Stevens will perform from 8-10 p.m. Candy from…
Cyberstalker who targeted women indicted by federal grand jury
A federal grand jury returned an indictment charging Michael Daniel Rubens, 30, formerly of Tallahassee, with seven counts of cyberstalking, five counts of unauthorized access…
Florida Senate questions Scott’s business recruitment program
By JIM TURNER THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Florida’s top business recruiter might face a tough crowd this week when he goes before a Senate…
Amazon.com founder Bezos building rockets in Florida
By JIM TURNER THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Blue Origin, the aerospace effort of technology entrepreneur Jeff Bezos, will build a $200 million manufacturing facility…
Wilson: Trump bubble will burst (podcast)
On Monday, I interviewed GOP political strategist Rick Wilson about his take on the latest CNN poll that has Donald Trump increasing his lead in…
Matt Gaetz has a gun bill
A House Republican on Monday filed a proposal that would allow people with concealed-weapons licenses to openly carry firearms. The bill (HB 163), filed by…
CareerSource Escarosa and Pensacola State College to host 7th Annual Community Job Fair
Press release: CareerSource Escarosa and Pensacola State College have partnered to host the 7th Annual Fall Community Job Fair on Friday, Sept. 25 from 9…
Council Week begins, next episode Wednesday
By Jeremy Morrison The Pensacola City Council dove into a jam-packed week last night, trying to wrap its arms around the Maritime Park lease process…
UWF Volleyball jumps five spots in Coaches Poll
Press release: University of West Florida volleyball ranks No. 20 in American Volleyball Coaches Association DII Top 25 Coaches Poll The University of West Florida…
EntreCon tickets now on sale
Press release: After months of planning, tickets for EntreCon are now on sale. Presented by The UWF Center for Entrepreneurship, EntreCon is a two-day conference…
Will anyone lease the Maritime Park parcels under new template?
Yesterday, Beggs & Lane attorney John Daniel presented his proposals for a template for future leases at the Community Maritime Park. See template. PNJ reporter…
PSC student named state president of HOSA
Pensacola State College sophomore Jay Tellis is the newly selected state president of Health Occupations Students of America. With more than 13,600 members in secondary…
Pensacola: The Historic Elections of 1951
by Diane Mack, president of The Institute for Women in Politics of Northwest Florida On April 24, 1951, voters went to the polls in the…
New ruling: Hawkshaw RFP is dead
Special Liaison Rusty Wells has sent to the Pensacola City Council additional information regarding the Hawkshaw RFP and whether Councilman Larry Johnson could bring up…
Free preview screening of ‘On Two Fronts: Latinos & Vietnam’
Press release: WSRE, PBS for the Gulf Coast, will host a special preview screening of the documentary “On Two Fronts: Latinos & Vietnam†on Friday,…
Lee to stay as SRIA executive director to Jan. 15, 2016
Buck Lee has sent an email, dated Friday, Sept. 11, to the Santa Rosa Island Authority Board stating that he will stay on as the…
Hawkshaw RFP reconsideration disappears from CRA agenda
Last week, Inweekly asked Pensacola City Attorney Lysia Bowling for an opinion on Councilman Larry Johnson’s recommendation for the Community Redevelopment Agency to reconsider its…



