Gaetz Pensacola’s next mayor?

By Duwayne Escobedo A recent survey commissioned by Inweekly found Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward, a two-term incumbent, could be vulnerable in the 2018 election should…

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Corcoran Opening Day remarks

By THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Here are House Speaker Richard Corcoran’s remarks, as prepared, to open the 2017 legislative session: We began this journey…

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Gaetz: BRAC is coming [podcast]

Congressman Matt Gaetz said yesterday that Northwest Florida should prepare for a new BRAC (Base Closure and Realignment Commission). The last BRAC was in 2005….

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14th Annual Chocolate Fest tickets on sale

Gulf Coast Kid’s House is selling tickets for the 14th Annual Chocolate Fest presented by Sandy Sansing. Chocolate Fest is a dessert extravaganza held at…

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Telling Trader Jon’s story [podcast]

On “Pensacola Speaks,” Keith Hoffert talks about working with Vintage Flick on a film project that tells the story of Pensacola’s iconic bar, Trader Jon’s,…

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Free screening of ‘Persona Non Grata’ on March 30

Guests are invited to join the Consulate-General of Japan in Miami, Temple Beth El, the Pensacola Jewish Federation and the Japan-America Society of Northwest Florida…

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Local appointed to Florida Independent Living Council

Governor Rick Scott Appoints Nine to Florida Independent Living Council TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Today, Governor Rick Scott announced the appointment of nine to the Florida…

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Bergosh launches one-stop events on Apr. 3

District 1 Commissioner Jeff Bergosh will host a one-stop roundtable Monday, April 3. Residents will have an opportunity to ask questions, express concerns and gather…

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Southtowne parking garage to open in mid-April [podcast]

Quint Studer said on “Pensacola Speaks” that his downtown parking garage should be open for Y members to use by mid-April.

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Virginia Tech shooting survivor shares lessons from tragedy at PSC on Mar. 6

Kristina Anderson endured three gunshots in the deadly mass shooting at Virginia Tech in 2007. Although she was among the most critically injured of the…

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Dream of ‘Wild West’ die in Florida Supreme Court

By JIM SAUNDERS THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Rejecting arguments by Second Amendment supporters, the Florida Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a longstanding state ban…

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Wahoos host auditions, for singers, not players

PENSACOLA, Fla., – Calling all performers, jugglers, gymnasts, acrobats, singers, songwriters, fire breathers, unicyclists, magicians and more! Opening Day for the Pensacola Blue Wahoos is…

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