Readers have asked that I post when the Visit Pensacola meets today. Visit Pensacola Board of Trustees Feb. 5 3 p.m. Hagler/Mason Meeting Room Second Floor of Pensacola City Hall
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Latest Market Research on Pensacola Tourism
Visit Pensacola meets today. In its agenda packet is the marketing research update on tourism for this past fall. The top 10 Visitor Origins for Fall 2013: Atlanta, GA Mobile, AL Baton…
FDLE chemist arrested
Escambia County Sheriff’s Office Investigators, in conjunction with the State Attorney’s Office, obtained warrants for the arrest of former FDLE lab chemist Joseph Graves. Graves is charged with one (1) count of…
Junior League of Pensacola presents 2nd annual ‘Junior League Dishes It Out,’ March 29
The Junior League of Pensacola and Pensacola Cooks will present “Junior League Dishes It Out,†Saturday, March 29 at Seville Quarter in downtown Pensacola. Junior League Dishes It Out is a tasting…
Founder/CEO of National Energy USA to speak to Gulf Coast Economics Club
The Gulf Coast Economics Club is proud to announce our Wednesday Feb. 19, 2014 program: Mr Dave Robau, founder and CEO of National Energy USA. Mr. Robau is founder and CEO of…
Important meeting on BP
The Center for Independent Living Disability Resource Center invites people with disabilities and other under-represented persons or groups to a discussion on how they can fully participate in the process that will…
IN Your Head Radio, Feb. 4: UWF Football, Florida politics and homeless issue
We have University of West Florida Athletic Director Dave Scott on the show at 11:05 am. Republican strategist Rick Wilson will be on at 12:05 p.m., and we are trying to get…
Varona makes offer to stay open while city completes new RFP process
Robert Varona, whose contract for food concessions at the Pensacola International Airport expires on March 31, has sent the following letter to Mayor Ashton Hayward and the Pensacola City Council: Dear Mayor…
Dollar General on Spanish Trail dead issue
Greg Rettig, who organized the grassroots effort to prevent Dollar General from building a store on Spanish Trail and Summit Blvd, posted on his Facebook page thaat he received the following email…
Panhandle Tiger Bay Club Presents Michelle Hurdle and The Status and Future of Airbus in the Area
Economic Development spirits were flying high in Alabama after the global aerospace giant, Airbus, chose Mobile’s Brookley Aeroplex for its first U.S. airplane assembly plant. The Panhandle Tiger Bay Club’s February speaker,…
Ryan Wiggins on Charlotte’s Web cannabis
Last week, I interviewed Ryan Wiggins of Full Contact Strategies on the differences between the proposed Florida House bill to legalize the Charlotte’s Web strain of cannabis and the medical marijuana ballot…
Tar balls still being found on Pensacola Beach
FDEP personnel Dominic Marcanio and Joey Whibbs conducted on Jan. 31 post-response monitoring surveys in Escambia County, Florida, with a focus in the Fort Pickens area. A total of 328 tar balls…
UWF MBA student places first in international business strategy competition
A University of West Florida MBA student recently earned the title of “Grand Champion†in the Best Strategy Invitational, a global competition that pits student teams against each other as they operate…
Medical Marijuana Meet and Greet reschedule for Feb. 26
Come and hear Peyton and Holley Moseley share the incredible story about their daughter, RayAnn and her fight with epilepsy. Learn from State Representative Matt Gaetz what the Florida legislature is working…
Jazz Jam Tonight
From the Pensacola Jazz Society: When: Feb. 3. Begins at 6:30 p.m., doors will open at 5:30 p.m. Where: La Brisa Restaurant (formerly The Unique Cafe), 51 Gulf Breeze Parkway, Gulf Breeze…
Christie loses ground against Clinton in latest poll
The latest poll Quinnipiac University finds Hillary Clinton tops all prospective Republican candidates, Jeb Bush Leads GOP field, and Christie has slipped against all candidates. In the 2016 White House race, New…
Florida TaxWatch likes Scott budget
Highlights from Governor Rick Scott’s proposed budget plan for FY 2014-15 are featured in the latest Budget Watch Report from Florida TaxWatch. The $74.20 billion spending plan is slightly lower than current…
IN Your Head Radio: Rising Stars
During the last hour of the radio show (1-2 p.m.), we will focus on Rising Stars. We will interview members of the 2014 class, but are also encouraging past Rising Stars to…
Mike Hill wants to be Speaker of the House
Freshman State Rep. Mike Hill has set his sights on being the Speaker of the House by 2020. Though he likes to describe himself not as an African-American, but just an American,…
Opera hosts open house Feb. 13
Press Release: Pensacola Opera will host a Friends Social and Open House at the Pensacola Opera Center on Thursday, Feb. 13 from 5-8 p.m. Come out and join us for an evening…