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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 canâ€™t marry, and a princess who canâ€™t sleep have in common? If…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Great Gulfcoast Arts Festival announces invited International artist Alan Weston

Press release: Pensacolaâ€™s Great Gulfcoast Arts Festival got a mention in the August/September issue of International Artist magazine thanks to this yearâ€™s Invited International Artist…

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 â€œJoshâ€ Amerine as 2014-2015 Military Big of the Year. He…

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…

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…

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…

Sarasota deregulates all taxis, paves way for Uber

Yesterday, Sarasota city commissioners unanimously voted ended its months-long debate as to how to regulate Uber, and instead, voted to strip existing regulations on taxicabs….

Political maneuver by Mayor Hayward could have put new bay bridge at risk

On News Talk 1370 WCOA’s “Pensacola Speaks,” State Senator Don Gaetz yesterday said that attempts to redesign the Pensacola side of the new Pensacola Bay…

Escambia County issues statement on Sept. 1 jail death

Escambia County is releasing the identity of the inmate found unresponsive in his cell as 45-year-old Shawn Jordan (DOB: 11/4/1969). Jordan had been in jail…

Coast Guard marker to be dedicated Sept. 19

Press release: Veteran Coast Guardsmen from around the nation are gathering in their old homeport of Pensacola during the weekend of September 18 to dedicate…

Move over Trump, make room for Pensacola’s Renaissance mayor

Sara Warner, publisher of California Courts Monitor, had a profile of Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward published today on the Huffington Post website. Hayward is praised…

UWF volleyball ranked in coaches poll

Press Release:Â The University of West Florida volleyball team ranks No. 25 in the first American Volleyball Coaches Association Division II Top 25 Coaches Poll of…