Gaetz hopeful lawmakers will hammer out health care solution

Don Gaetz is hopeful that the Florida House and Senate will hammer out a budget in June. The biggest sticking point is how the state…

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Newpoint says it was blindsided by Thomas

Newpoint Education Partners tonight said in a press release that it was caught off guard by Superintendent Malcolm Thomas’ recommendation for the Escambia County School…

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Farm Share and Representative Mike Hill host free food distribution for Pensacola area needy families tomorrow

Farm Share is partnering with Rep. Mike Hill to sponsor a free food distribution on 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Friday, May 15, at Brownsville Assembly of…

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Don Gaetz on Pensacola Speaks at 5:35 p.m.

State Sen. Don Gaetz will be on the second half of “Pensacola Speaks.” Maybe he will announce his candidacy for U.S. Senate? “Pensacola Speaks airs…

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PS today: Miami Herald reporter talks about big money in charter schools

Miami Herald investigative reporter Kathleen McGrory has covered charter schools for years. She and Scott Hiaasen worked together in September 2011 on the series “Cashing…

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Castle Greyskull gets a reprieve…until next meeting

The meetings of the Escambia Board of County Commissioners are circular events. Ideas, opinions and facts go round and round, and sometimes a decision pops…

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PS Podcast: Rick Wilson on 2016 GOP presidential field

Yesterday on “Pensacola Speaks,” we talked with Rick Wilson, founder of Intrepid Media, about his thoughts on the GOP presidential field. Wilson mentioned how impressed…

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Rick Wilson on Pensacola Speaks today

GOP political strategist Rick Wilson will be on the show today. We will get the inside scoop on state and national politics. Pensacola Speaks airs…

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Loblolly Theatre returns

The Loblolly Theatre closed its doors in October of 2012 after thirteen seasons presenting original plays in an intimate theatre. In that time 75 original…

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Palm Beach County charter school shows risk of poor oversight

The Palm Beach County School District may have to repay $2.5 million to the state because it failed to provide proof of the attendance records…

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Panama City Beach bans alcohol on the beach for next Spring Break

Tonight Downtown Improvement Board and downtown business owners will meet to discuss the future of Gallery Night. Last week when the bar and restaurant owners…

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Lionfish on the menu

by Jeremy Morrison Lionfish are as dangerous as they are beautiful. The invasive species — filling local waters at an alarming rate in recent years—…

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Newpoint update: Bergosh speaks out, FDOE letter, NEP fights, Edgar investigates

School Board member Jeff Bergosh has issued a statement on the Newpoint issue. Last Friday, Superintendent Malcolm Thomas recommended that the school board terminate its…

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Reynolds offered Shakopee, Minn. job

The Shakopee City Council yesterday voted to enter into negotiations with Bill Reynolds, former Pensacola city administrator (2011-2013), as Shakopee’s next city administrator. The city…

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A Better Way to Give debuts at council workshop

A city council workshop was held Monday to discuss the issue of homeless people in Pensacola and how they should be handled. As of right…

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Pensacola Opera appoints new director

Press Release: Pensacola Opera’s Board of Trustees has announced the appointment of Maestro Jerome Shannon as the company’s new Executive Director. Shannon has been acting…

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Local ad group opposes film ordinance

I received this email from the local chapter of the American Advertising Federation: To All AAF Members: The Pensacola City Council is considering an ordinance…

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Cuba impressed by Pensacola delegation

Two weeks ago, Inweekly reported on a local delegation that visited Cuba seeking to build relationships and test the waters for possible business opportunities (“Creating…

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Newpoint in trouble in Bay County

The company that runs three charter schools in Escambia County had its grant applications for two new schools in Bay County denied. The Florida Department…

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Podcast: Evers looking at Congressional race

State Senator Greg Evers said yesterday on “Pensacola Speaks” that his seriously looking at running for Congress. “We keep all options open, but yes, we’re…

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