Category: News

Some cities have ways to have fun with food trucks, not bash them. Tampa’s mayor is participating. The second World’s Largest Food Truck Festival, a…

The Independent News is giving away two tickets to Hangout Festival, May 16-18. Each email address entered will only be counted once, and winners must…

Mayor Ashton Hayward, Pensacola City Council and the City of Pensacola garnered international ridicule for its homeless ordinances, particularly the one that outlawed blankets. An…

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House Democratic Leader Perry Thurston (D-Fort Lauderdale) issued the following statement regarding the death of former Florida Governor Reubin Askew: “Reubin Askew distinguished himself as…

PNJ reporter T.S. Strickland wrote in his column today about attorney Erik Mead’s email to the Pensacola City Council regarding the controversy in North Hill…

Florida State University’s law school continues to move up in national rankings and is listed among the best graduate and professional programs in the United…

In the past five months, we’ve had two zoning issues come up inside the Pensacola city limits—Dollar General on Spanish Trail and Dept. of Corrections…

Republican candidate for Congress in the Panhandle in 2010 and author of “The Reluctant Republican: My Fight for the Moderate Majority” (University Press of Florida),…

The Northwest Florida Daily News reports that Walton County has received $7.6 million from BP due to recently negotiated settlement in its three-year lawsuit regarding…

From their digital newsletter: Monday, March 10th, 2014 Dear Neighbors, The City Council met today at their committee meeting, and by a very narrow margin,…

Statement from Mayor Ashton Hayward regarding 1625 N Palafox: While I personally do not believe this facility belongs in a historic residential neighborhood, my administration…

A campaign workshop that will bring national-caliber political expertise to Northwest Florida is being offered to men and women in the community by the Institute…

The First City Art Center Studio Artists and Gallery will open a new show, “Inspiration,” on Friday, March 21 from 5-9 p.m. See how inspiration…

The inaugural Great Firkin Fest will invade downtown Mobile on Saturday, April 5 at Moe’s Original Bar B Que, located at 701 Spring Hill Road….

The City of Pensacola will host a Community Forum on Homelessness that will be conducted by Dr. Robert Marbut, who has been working with other…

Next Wednesday, 15 local students will have the chance to pitch their business plans to some of the most prominent members of the region’s business…

St. Francis of Assisi Episcopal Church in Gulf Breeze, FL will have on Saturday evenings during Lent at 5 p.m. for “Taizé in the Atrium.”…

The League of Women Voters Pensacola Bay Area will a forum on Saturday, March 15 at the Tyron Branch Library. Guest Speaker is Fay Walker….

Peddle, hike, and climb your way through Florida’s archaeology and history with the Florida Public Archaeology Network (FPAN) and the National Park Service on Thursday,…