A new sculpture will be installed at 6 p.m. Oct. 17 at a Gulf Breeze park, the second in a series of public art displays funded by citizens and city government. The…
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Gov. Rick Scott is in Pensacola today
As a result of Hurricane Isaac, Florida is beginning to deal with not only a physical recovery but an economic recovery as well. This economic recovery includes ensuring that visitors continue with…
Barricades Removed from Occupy’s Corner
The barricades encircling the corner sidewalk of Government and Spring streets – the Occupy Pensacola corner -have been removed. Occupiers are now being allowed to return. “They already have, actually,” said Derek…
Visit Pensacola updates blog
I got this message from Visit Pensacola: I left you a voicemail earlier this morning but also wanted to follow up with you via email to reassure you that our priority at…
Un-Occupied
The Hurricane Isaac winds blowing through the area have apparently swept away the Occupy Pensacola encampment at Pensacola City Hall. The camp is now gone, replaced by barricades. A city hall employee…
Thomas has decided to open schools on Thursday
With the closing of the evacuation shelters and the improvement of weather conditions, Superintendent Malcolm Thomas has made the decision to fully resume all operations with the Escambia County School District on…
United Way Gulf Coast Disaster Fund activated
Gulfport, MS – August 29th, 2012- In response to the impact of Hurricane Isaac, United Ways of the Gulf Coast have activated the United Way Gulf Coast Disaster Fund. Please visit www.unitedwaygulfcoast.org…
Escambia County schools closed on Wednesday, too
Escambia County remains under a tropical storm warning. The warning is not expected to be removed until sometime on Wednesday, August 29, 2012. Superintendent Malcolm Thomas has made the decision to close…
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Oops, Gano is not Redskins kicker
In its Tuesday edition, the Pensacola News Journal reports that Tate High grad Graham Gano will be kicker for the Redskins (“Graham Gano wins battle to kick for Redskins”). The Washington Post…
Question for the day
When do news crews cross the line from keeping viewers informed about Isaac to just scaring the crap out of people? Just left my 82 year old mother who is in a…
10 pm Monday BRACE Isaac Update
Tropical Storm Isaac Update #5 Escambia County Information ï‚· Escambia County is currently under a Tropical Storm Warning. We remain at Level 1 activation. ï‚· Escambia County remains under a Local State…
Pensacola Chamber closed on Tuesday
Due to Tropical Storm Isaac, the Greater Pensacola Chamber and Visit Pensacola will be closed on Tuesday. The Chamber and Visit Pensacola will be staffing the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) to monitor…
Praying for a Better Day
A group of local ministers gathered today to make a statement regarding the recent string of shootings in the Pensacola area. The First West Florida Baptist District Association is concerned about the…
Airport closes tonight
Pensacola International Airport will close at approximately 11:00 p.m. tonight after the last inbound flight. It will re-open at 7:00 a.m Wednesday morning
Special City Council Meeting Cancelled
With an approaching tropical storm—or, perhaps hurricane—in the Gulf, today’s special meeting of the Pensacola City Council has been cancelled. The meeting was called off about an hour prior to its 1:15…
City of Pensacola to suspend operations Tuesday
The City of Pensacola will suspend non-essential operations tomorrow, Tuesday, August 28, ahead of Tropical Storm Isaac’s projected landfall to the west of the city. All City facilities, including City Hall, City…
Ministers To Speak Out Against Gun Violence
Press Release: The Moderator of the First West Florida Baptist District Association, along with the President of the Baptist Minister’s Union of Pensacola and Vicinity, will both issue statements on Monday, August…
Isaac tracking towards New Orleans
Isaac has moved into the Gulf of Mexico and Northeast Florida is on the outer edge of the “cone of uncertainty.” Hurricane veterans will tell that east of the storm is the…
Former Pensacola busboy honored for military service
The Orlando Sentinel reported John Steele, former Pensacola busboy who enlisted in the marines as teenager in 1945, receive one of the nation’s highest civilian awards – Congressional Gold Medal. Steel, now…