The Party on the Plaza is back to celebrate the Pensacola Ice Flyers Game 1 of the SPHL Championship Finals. Arrive early for the festivities before the game this Thursday, April 10th…
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Jazz Gumbo, April 21
Who: Jazz Society of Pensacola presents What: Jazz Gumbo When: Monday, April 21, 6:30 PM. Where: Phineas Phogg’s Room in Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government Street. Details: The Jazz Society of Pensacola’s…
‘Party Down South’ begins filming…in Athens, Ga.
The Red & Black reports that the CMT reality show ‘Party Down South’ has begun filming in Athens, Ga. —home to the University of Georgia. The town hasn’t warmed up to the…
Local Walkers invited to join a leg of 1,500-Mile Child Abuse Prevention Trek, April 16
The fight to end child sexual abuse comes to the Panhandle and locals are invited to participate in the “Walk in My Shoes†event on April 16. The walk will begin at…
Bach’s Magnificent Mass in B Minor on Saturday, May 10
The Choral Society of Pensacola concludes its current season with a performance of one of the most magnificent and challenging works in all of choral/symphonic literature – Johann Sebastian Bach’s Mass in…
Kayak for a Cure Pensacola, May 3
Kayak for a Cure Pensacola will host its third annual charity paddle event to benefit the American Cancer Society on Saturday, May 3 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Shoreline Park…
Local firm wins $9 billion award in Actos case
Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. and Eli Lilly & Co. were ordered to pay a combined $9 billion in punitive damages after a federal court jury in Lafayette, Louisiana found they hid the cancer…
Bill’s Birthday Bash at NY Nick’s…really it is at NY Nick’s on April 23
The Southeastern Teen Shakespeare Company (SETSCO) is celebrating Shakespeare’s 450th birthday with a fundraiser for their upcoming production of The Taming of the Shrew. Tickets for the fundraiser will go on sale…
Hiring: ACE Art and Culture Festival Curator
The non-profit devoted to the arts, Arts, Culture & Entertainment, Inc. (ACE), is seeking an individual to carry out the implementation of a fall arts/culture event. The mission of the event is…
West hiring 50+ in Pensacola
West will be hosting a Job Fair to hire 50+ associates interested in becoming licensed insurance agents. West is seeking candidates with strong sales and customer service experience, and will pay all…
Area Poet presents ‘Carl Sandburg and Me,’ April 15
Area Poet presents “Carl Sandburg and Me” In celebration of April’s National Poetry Month, West Florida Literary Federation’s third Tuesday open mic will feature Gulf Breeze poet Jack Brooking, who writes under…
Hayward issues statement on decision by Judge Gary Bergosh
Statement from Mayor Ashton Hayward regarding Bergosh ruling Yesterday, Judge Bergosh made a wise ruling which was extremely fair and equitable to both the City and Mr. de Varona. I want to…
House of Sticks: Accounting with a Twist
Are you familiar with the term “mark-to-market” accounting? Okay…. mosey back into Google and look it up. This term represents where some economists want to place blame for the financial crises we…
Notes on Airport Concessions hearing yesterday
Judge Gary Bergosh heard arguments for nearly five hours on a temporary injunction request by Robert de Varona, the airport’s food concessionaire, to prevent the city from removing and storing his restaurant…
Varona issues statement
Statement from Robert de Varona on Judge Gary Bergosh ruling that Varona Enterprises has sixty days to vacate Airport leasehold property: “Today Eloise and I are grateful that the court has taken…
Varona loses case but gets 60 days
Varona Enterprises lost its case for an injunction against the City of Pensacola. However, Judge Gary Bergosh said the company was entitled to 60 days because of the letter Airport Director Greg…
Health and Hope Clinics awarded CVS Caremark Charitable Trust grant
The CVS Caremark Charitable Trust, a private foundation created by CVS Caremark Corporation (NYSE: CVS) today announced it has awarded five grants totaling nearly $230,000 to community health organizations in Florida as…
Friends of West Florida Public Library to hold Book Sale April 25-27
Friends of West Florida Public Library, a non-profit support organization of the West Florida Public Library (WFPL), will hold its Big Spring Book Sale and Silent Auction April 25-27 at the downtown…
Jim Hizer joins Convergent Nonprofit Solutions
Convergent Nonprofit Solutions, one of the country’s preeminent fundraising and capital campaign management firms, has announced the addition of Jim Hizer, CEcD, CCE as project director. In his new role, Hizer will…
Gulf Coast Community Bank raises $3.055 million
Lee Bradley, Senior Managing Director of Community Capital Advisors, Inc., (“CCA”) recently announced the successful capital raise of $3,055,000 for Gulf Coast Community Bank (“GCCB”) in cooperation with the bank’s management team…