The Bureau of Labor Statistics released April’s Consumer Price Index report which gives a snapshot of current inflation numbers. The CPI was 8.3%, down slightly from March. Caleb Silver of Investopedia shared…
Category: Politics
Members First Credit Union makes 140K donation to UWF
The University of West Florida recently received a $140,000 gift from Members First Credit Union of Florida supporting various University initiatives. A check presentation was held on May 10 at UWF’s College…
Real News podcasts: Beach Traffics, Summer Interns
Escambia County Commissioner Robert Bender discusses how the beach is handling traffic much better than in the past. He also recaps last week’s commission meeting. The city of Pensacola’s Kelsey Powell discusses…
Pensacola MESS Hall celebrates 10 years
The Pensacola MESS Hall was founded as an experiment 10 years ago. A group of community members believed that a hands on science museum would be an asset for the Pensacola area….
UWF Cyber Camp [podcast]
Guy Garrett, the assistant director and instructor in the UWF Center for Cybersecurity, discusses their summer camps for middle school students. SESSION 1: June 6-10 SESSION 2: June 20-24 9 a.m. –…
Education fight could take months to play out
By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida. All rights reserved; see terms. TALLAHASSEE — A legal battle over a new state law that restricts teaching about sexual orientation and gender identity…
Pensacola’s new affordable housing plan
By Tom St. Myer The City of Pensacola took a step toward addressing the critical shortage of affordable housing on Monday at its City Council agenda conference. Housing Director Marcie Whitaker presented…
Pensacola airport adds more parking
With passenger numbers continuing to break records at Pensacola International Airport, PNS has added a new economy lot with over 330 spaces to make parking more accessible than ever for travelers. Economy…
Presser Notes: Arty Burgers, Big Err & Sewage Search
by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly Bartram Park will be getting another art installment this week, and Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson said Monday during his weekly presser that he’d like to see the trend…
Miami Herald reports on our battle with FPL [podcast]
The Miami Herald has noticed the Panhandle’s anger over how Florida Power & Light has treated its customers since buying Gulf Power. From the article: “I have not seen an uproar like…
Blues Angel Music named to Top 100 Music Retailers in the World list
Blues Angel Music in Pensacola has been named a Top 100 Dealer by the National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM), the global association of music instruments and pro audio products. The award…
Future of Travel Looking Strong
Visit Pensacola Celebrates a 79% Increase in Visitor Spending Since 2014 During National Travel & Tourism Week Pensacola, FL – This week, Visit Pensacola is celebrating The Future of Travel with industry…