Category: News
Crowne Plaza becomes Grand again, April 15
The Pensacola Grand Hotel will soon end its affiliation with InterContinental Hotels Group as a Crown Plaza hotel. Beginning April 15, the Pensacola Grand Hotel…
City of Pensacola award $1.5 million stormwater grant
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced on Monday that it will award the City a $1.5 million Emergency Watershed Protection Program grant to complete…
Five questions with Congressman Ron DeSantis
Congressman Ron DeSantis stopped by the Inweekly offices yesterday. The Republican candidate for U.S. Senate was making a campaign stop and spoke last night at…
Experience UWF Downtown Lecture Series: Eric Whitacre, Grammy-winning composer and conductor
The Experience UWF Downtown 2015-16 Lecture Series continues with its fourth and final installment of the year on Thursday, April 21. Eric Whitacre, Grammy-winning composer…
ReDiscovery Lecture Series: Military Adventures, April 7
Pensacola Heritage Foundation’s ReDiscovery Lecture Series on Thursday, April 7, will feature John Appleyard speaking on the subject of Military Adventures. Pensacola has held some…
Breaking News: Judge approves $20B settlement in BP oil spill
Federal Judge Carl Barbier has granted final approval of the estimated $20 billion settlement over the 2010 BP Deep Horizon oil spill. The settlement covers…
Florida Department of Corrections hiring 4,000 officers
Florida Department of Corrections (FDC) plans to hire more than 4,000 correctional officers statewide before July 1, 2017 to fill existing vacancies and account for…
Not so fast on Florida ban on Planned Parenthood funding
By MARGIE MENZEL THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA A new Florida abortion law seeks to ban Medicaid funding for family-planning services at clinics that also…
It only took Matt Gaetz 10 days to raise over $350K for Congress
In his first 10 days on the campaign trail for Florida’s 1st Congressional District, State Rep. Matt Gaetz (R–Fort Walton Beach) announced today his campaign…
Buzz: Escambia Community Clinics buys Allie Yniestra school
The Escambia County School District closed a deal to sell the closed Allie Yniestra Elementary School to Escambia Community Clinics. The purchase price was $675,000….
‘Paper Tigers’ details helping at-risk youth, screening April 28
Lakeview Center Children’s Services is partnering with numerous local agencies to host a showing of “Paper Tigers,†a compelling, award-winning movie that shows how one…
Five key points of ruling in case often referred to as ‘The Fish House v. City of Pensacola’
On Friday, April 1, Judge Scott Duncan issued his decision in the Case no. 2014-CA-000081: Seville Harbor vs. The City of Pensacola vs. Great Southern…