City attorney nomination derailed

The Pensacola City Council has delayed its approval of Mayor Ashton Hayward’s nomination for city attorney. It will not be discussed until the next March…

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Pensacola Speaks podcast: Duwayne Escobedo talks about W.D. Childers and the death of Willie Junior

On Pensacola Speaks, I talked with investigative reporter Duwayne Escobedo about his coverage of the fall of W.D. Childers and the mysterious circumstances surrounding the…

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850 Magazine highlights Escambia County-Port, Airport, IHMC, Hospitals, Studers…and more

850 Magazine has published its Escambia County Journal. Here are the features: Small Town, Big Ideas Top researchers from around the globe come to the…

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Pensacola Speaks podcast: How to start a business

On Monday, I interviewed Kelly Massey, director of the Florida Small Business Development Center at UWF, on the challenges of starting a business and the…

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The ideas of City’s consultant on homelessness questioned

The Huffington Post published an article (“How A Traveling Consultant Helps America Hide The Homeless“) yesterday that questions the ideas of Robert Marbut, the national…

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Who are the 2015 International Women of Courage

Established in 2007, the annual Secretary of State’s International Women of Courage Award honors women around the globe who have exemplified exceptional courage and leadership…

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Covenant Hospice celebrates National Social Worker Month

Press release: Covenant Hospice proudly celebrates National Social Work Month throughout the month of March. This year marks a special year for the social work…

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Pensacola Speaks: How to start a business and the mysterious death of Willie Junior

We will open Pensacola Speaks today with an interview with Kelly Massey, the director of the Florida Small Business Development Center at UWF, about his…

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Maygarden named new UWF College of Business Advisory Council chairman

The Pensacola Chamber Foundation and the University of West Florida (UWF) recently announced that Jerry Maygarden has been appointed chairman of the UWF College of…

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City of Pensacola wants public input on 2015-16 budget

The City of Pensacola will hold two public meetings tonight to provide an opportunity to learn more about the Fiscal Year 2016 Budget. The first…

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Jacksonville has innovative program to help mentally ill and homeless

Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office Jail Director Tara Wildes wants to place trained Supplemental Security Income processors at the jail to increase the success rate of getting…

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Water conservation plan needed for the state

When I attended the AP preview press conference in Tallahassee, the need for the state legislature to pass a comprehensive water plan was pushed by…

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Putnam: Citrus industry could collapse in two or three years

Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Adam Putnam was in Pensacola last week. He met with Inweekly to discuss the issues facing the state’s agriculture industry. “Well,…

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Pensacola Speaks podcast: Fracking in Florida and Escambia County

On Friday, I interviewed Kim Ross of Rethink Energy Florida on fracking in Florida and Escambia County. She will be in Pensacola today for the…

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A better use for parking meters

The city of Mobile has a unique way of dealing with panhandlers in its downtown parks. This meter is in Bienville Square. The Pensacola City…

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University of West Florida Upcoming Events March 8-14, 2015

Below are upcoming events at the University of West Florida. Media interested in additional information should contact news@uwf.edu. Title: Across the Pond: The Melding of…

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Inweekly 2011:Pensacola’s Black Exodus

The Loss of a Professional Class By Scott Satterwhite “If there were opportunities for me, I would love to return to Pensacola,” said LaRuby May,…

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Bike Fest Call for Funky Bikes

The Funky Bike Fest calls for creative people of all ages to get your funky bicycles ready to show off to the people of Pensacola….

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Florida Cabinet slows down agency appointments

Capitol watchers were given a glimpse this week of the next chapter in the showdown between the governor and Cabinet members over department-head appointments. Aides…

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Inweekly 2007: Reviving Brownsville

Mari S. Krueger wrote this article on the various attempts to revive the Brownsville area of Escambia County. It came on the heels of Sheriff…

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