Yesterday’s post about bottled water not being offered at the gift shops at the Pensacola International Airport caught the attention of another Inweekly reader. In February, Interim Airport Director Dan Flynn suggested…
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Audition for haunted tour guides…the tour is haunted, not the guides
The University of West Florida Historic Trust is seeking volunteer tour guides for its 25th Annual Haunted House Walking and Trolley Tours. Volunteers must be 18 years of age, able to commit…
Work begins on Navy Point bridge
The Florida Department of Transportation began construction activities on replacing the bridge located on County Road 292A (West Sunset Avenue) over Bayou Grande to the Navy Point neighborhood the week of July…
Bridging the Gap returns
The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office hosts “Bridging the Gap,†a Crime Prevention Conference July 27, 28 and 29, 2015. The three-evening conference, at the Brownsville Community Center, 3100 W. Desoto Street in…
NC board approves schools after they cut ties with Newpoint
Last Friday, July 17, the North Carolina Charter Schools Advisory Board approved two new charter schools to open in 2016. The schools, Pine Springs Preparatory Academy and Cape Fear Preparatory Academy, had…
Jolly announces for U.S. Senate
By JIM SAUNDERS THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Joining three other Florida congressmen in seeking to move to the U.S. Senate, Pinellas County Republican David Jolly said Monday he will run in…
Employment math: smaller work force, fewer employed, unemployment drops
On July 17, Governor Rick Scott announced that Florida’s unemployment rate fell to 5.5 percent—the lowest rate since March 2008. In June 2015, 12,200 private-sector jobs were created across Florida. Florida’s annual…
Sundown on Project Sunburst
Four years ago, Governor Rick Scott announced Project Sunburst, a website that would make his office more transparent. E-mails to and from the Governor would be accessible to the public through an…
Sunday food services at Pensacola International Airport has issues
Yesterday, I received this email from a reader about the Sunday food concessions at the Pensacola International Airport: I fly at least 25 times a year from Pensacola to destinations throughout the…
Baldwin on ESPN about Confederate flag
Two weeks ago, ESPN came to Pensacola to interview Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Doug Baldwin, Jr. He was putting on a football camp at Legion Field for the Southern Youth Sports Association…
Podcast: Studer tired of endless meetings and delays
After the Pensacola City Council’s special meeting, Quint Studer called into “Pensacola Speaks.” He is hopeful that the leases can be finalized soon, but he can only wait to see what instructions…
PSC Students Earn Recognition at National SkillsUSA Conference
Seven Pensacola State College students won recognition at the 51st Annual SkillsUSA National Leadership Conference recently in Louisville, Ky. Kathrin Bowyer, Mariah Moore, and Justina Tungol won silver medals in the Career…
Council gives Studers what they said did not want
Quint Studer yesterday stood before the Pensacola City Council and told them that he and his wife didn’t want the city council to take parcels 3, 6 and 9 off the market…
UWF develops second nursing cohort to meet workforce demand
The University of West Florida has approved the development of a second cohort for pre-licensure BSN nursing students to meet the increasing needs of the local workforce. The new cohort, set to…
CLC joins race for U.S. Senate
By JIM TURNER THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Lt. Gov. Carlos Lopez-Cantera will retain his current office as he runs for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by presidential candidate and fellow…
CMPA shoots shot across the mayor’s bow, approves Studer leases
The Community Maritime Park Associates Board of Trustees did in less than 48 hours what Mayor Ashton Hayward and his COO Tamara Fountain failed to accomplish in four weeks. The CMPA Board…
Walton County Commission postpones vote on Confederate flag
By MARGIE MENZEL THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA After a heated public hearing, the Walton County Commission on Tuesday voted to postpone for two weeks a vote on whether to take down…
Once again, Mayor’s office changes the lease approval process for Maritime Park
On June 18, the Pensacola City Council held a workshop on two development proposals. CBRE and MCM-BAP presented on a proposed hotel, mixed housing and public-private funded parking garage. The Studers presented…
WEAR TV gets a new anchor
WWL TV reporter Jaclyn Kelley let her NOLA Facebook fans know she is moving to Pensacola: I have some very exciting news to share! I will be joining the WEAR-TV anchor team…
Another observation from Monday Council Marathon
The height of dysfunction is to hold a council workshop on a film commission, have city staff make a presentation, and not have any council support for the proposal. A simple request…