Category: Politics
Real News: Friday, July 1, 2022
We celebrated the 23rd anniversary of our newspaper with Jenny Noonan as my guest host. I talk about what I consider a pivotal year for…
Real News podcasts: Thursday, June 30
Escambia County Public Safety Director Eric Gilmore shares the overnight development with three disturbances that the National Hurricane Center is tracking. At least 53 people…
Saenger Classic Movie Series [podcast]
The Grand Dame of Palafox will once again open her doors to the community with a selection of seven films this summer. And as a…
Lakeview Center makes list of Top 100 Women-Led Businesses [podcast]
Lakeview Center has been named #7 in this year’s list of “Top 100 Women-Led Businesses in Florida” by The Commonwealth Institute and Kaufman Rossin. The…
UWF score high on top metric
The University of West Florida is No. 1 in the Florida State University System for Metric 1 of the Florida Board of Governors’ 2021-22 performance-based…
IP Grant Workshop set for July 14
The International Paper Pensacola Mill will award $63,000 in foundation grants and is hosting a free, virtual workshop to review the application process with interested…
Pensacola named to Top 100 Best Cities list
Pensacola has made the top 100 list in the 2022 America’s Best Cities Report, ranking among many of the nation’s most well-known metropolitan cities including…
Hobbs on FBI National Academy [podcast]
ECSO Commander Andrew Hobbs recently completed a 10-week course with the FBI National Academy. He is the first from the sheriff’s office to complete the…
Community Health has Covid vax for children five and under [podcast]
Today, Community Health Northwest Florida announced the organization will begin providing COVID-19 vaccination for children between ages 6 months and five years. This follows final…
Children’s Trust: What high schools need help
English Language Arts: A pattern is developing…. School Name Number of Students ELA Level 1 ELA % WEST FLORIDA HIGH 676 60 9% J. M….
Children’s Trust: What middle schools need help
Three middle schools have highest percentage of students at Level 1, the lowest proficiency level, in English Language Arts and Math: Workman, Bellview and…
Children’s Trust considers $20 million budget today
The Escambia Children’s Trust will hold special meeting today at 9 a.m. in the conference room of the Early Learning Coalition, 1720 W. Fairfield Drive….
Mimicking Nature’s Wonder
Bayou Texar Lecture Series Kicks Off with Famed Designer by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly Franco Lodato’s well of inspiration runs deep, with the designer turning to…
Real News podcasts: Wednesday, June 29
Serena Williams began — and ended — her comeback at Wimbledon after 364 days out of singles competition looking very much like someone who hadn’t…
Deadline near for LeaP projects [podcast]
For Leadership Pensacola (LeaP), the class project is a key part of its curriculum. This year, LeaP will meet a need of nonprofit Chamber members….
Blue Angels Airshow schedule
The Santa Rosa Island Authority (SRIA) will once again host the annual Pensacola Beach Air Show, with viewing opportunities July 6-9. The elite U.S. Navy…
Salvation Army gets new leadership [podcast]
The Salvation Army in Pensacola is pleased to welcome new leaders, Captains Stephan and Ashlee Wildish. They assumed their position on June 26, 2022 and…
Congressional moratorium on drilling off Florida ends June 30
PENSACOLA, FL–The longstanding Congressional moratorium protecting the eastern Gulf of Mexico off Florida from offshore drilling expires on Thursday June 30, leaving the area with…
Where should Children’s Trust put a million dollars
The Escambia Children’s Trust collects between $8-$10 million annually. Using the 2022 test scores in English Language Arts and Math provided by the Florida Department…
Escambia schools show improvement in math scores
The Florida Department of Education has released the math scores for its school districts. Escambia grades 3-8 improved by 4 points over last year. The district…
