Press Release: The Escambia County Corrections Department recently completed the annual Florida Model Jail Standards (FMJS) inspections. Corrections passed both the Jail Standards and Medical Unit inspections, with the inspectors finding no…
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Blazek wins Great Gulfcoast Arts Festival Poster Competition
Press release: Artist Joey Blazek is the winner of the 2015 Great Gulfcoast Art Festival poster competition winner. His colorful, lively piece will be reproduced on limited edition posters, T-shirts and other…
Terhaar stands with council executive choice
Inweekly asked Pensacola City Council President Andy Terhaar whether he was bothered by the recent revelations that newly-hired Council Executive Donald Kraher had filed for Chapter 13 bankruptcy and did not have…
Guns and Medical Marijuana on tap for Florida House next week
As lawmakers continue preparing for the 2016 legislative session, House panels next week will take up a bill that would allow people to openly carry firearms and will get an update about…
Escambia BCC General Fund budget increased by 8 percent since FY 2011
Escambia Board of County Commissioners have increased their budget since FY 2011 by 8.21 percent. To make the comparison, a few adjustments needed to be made. In FY 2011, the Escambia County…
Then it got weirder, anonymous source tries to derail Pensacola council executive hire
The News Journal reports today that Council Vice President Larry B. Johnson delivered two unmarked envelopes to Assistant City Attorney Rusty Wells at the council’s Sept. 17 meeting. Johnson refused to say…
Secretary asks judge to toss Hill’s ‘Fair Districts’ lawsuit
By JIM SAUNDERS THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Florida Secretary of State Ken Detzner has asked a federal judge to toss out a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of redistricting standards approved by…
History: Passenger plane crashes into Escambia Bay
This “Public Record” column was originally published in Dec. 9, 2010. It’s the story of two brave man whose heroism saved 55 lives. The Plane Crash On May 8, 1978, National Airlines…
IHMC: Careers in Technology event, Oct. 1
Students, entrepreneurs and local officials will converge October 1 at the Institute for Human and Machine Cognition for the inaugural “Careers in Technology†event. The meetup, co-hosted by Innovation Coast and the…
Noted environmentalist Joy Towles Ezell to speak to UWF students and visit Wedgewood community
Joy Towels Ezell, founder of Help Our Polluted Environment (HOPE), will speak with the University of West Florida environmental group – SEAS: Student Environmental Action Society; Wednesday, Oct. 7, 4–5 p.m. Building…
Escambia County awarded $750K for Bayou Chico stormwater project
The Florida Department of Environmental Protection has awarded more than $750,000 in grant funding to Escambia County for the construction of a stormwater project to treat and convey stormwater, reducing nutrients from…
Blue Wahoos Stadium ranked No. 2 among minor league parks
Press release: In its annual rankings of 160 minor league parks, Stadium Journey has placed Blue Wahoos Stadium as the second best MiLB Ballpark. This is the fourth time the home of…
Tourism continues to climb
Visit Pensacola has its board meeting today. The Tourism Metric Report for August 2015 shows that Tourism Development Tax collections were up 9.7 percent for the month compared to August 2014. Year-to-date…
Two apartment complexes sold for $27.1 million
Multi Housing Advisors (MHA) has brokered the $27.1 million sale of two apartment communities in Pensacola. Totaling 392 units, the properties include Arbor Club Apartments and Ashley Club Apartments. ApexOne purchased the…
STAMPED: Pensacola LGBT Film Fest announces nightly themes, film schedule
STAMPED: Pensacola LGBT Film Festival has announced the slate of films which will be screened at its 2015 festival next month. In all, 23 short and feature-length films from around the world…
Putnam calls on lawmakers to approve water policy
By JIM TURNER THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam said Monday that Florida lawmakers must approve a water-policy plan floated last spring to avoid the types of shortages being…
Pensacola City Council passes budget, as city government continues to cost residents more
The Pensacola City Council last night passed the FY 2016 city budget of $211,183,000. On the surface, it appears to be a saving over the FY 2011 budget ($216,778,800)–the one approved before…
Florida lawmakers get wealthier
By JIM TURNER THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Being in the state’s “part-time” Legislature might tax members’ time, but for most it hasn’t caused financial heartaches. With all 160 annual financial-disclosure reports…
USS Pensacola fought for the North during the Civil War
I came across this jewel about the USS Pensacola from the website thehillishome.com. The USS Pensacola was one of the largest ships in the US Navy during the Civil War. While various…
Florida chamber says small business bullish on economic recovery
Florida’s small businesses are optimistic about the future of the state’s economic recovery, with nearly 60 percent of respondents expecting the economy to improve during the next 12 months and half of…