Good news from Rick’s Blog, Aug. 28

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On the sunny side of the greater Pensacola area:

UWF named to ‘8 Awesome Schools You Never Knew Existed’ list
CollegeTown.com ranked the University of West Florida at number four. []

Served in Japan? 
Have you or your family been stationed in Japan? If so, there’s an event for you next Friday. The Japan-U.S. Military Program (JUMP) Pensacola Event will take place at the National Naval Aviation Museum on Friday, Sept. 4 from 2 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. And if you have photos from your []

Pensacola Little Theatre: ‘God of Carnage’
The Pensacola Little Theatre invites you to get out your boxing gloves, or rather take the gloves off, and get into the ring. PLT’s next show to take stage is the Broadway hit, God of Carnage,  []

Upward Intuition hosts  Blake Doyle Classic
Upward Intuition moves forward with its commitment to help Pensacola build its first ever community skateboarding plaza with the Blake Doyle Classic  []

U.S. Coast Guard dedicates ‘Rescue Me’ painting 
To coincide with tenth anniversary ceremonies marking Hurricane Katrina’s devastating assault on New Orleans and the Gulf Coast, the United States []

Pensacola Beach Songwriters Festival 
October brings music to our ears! Pensacola Beach plays host to some of the world’s most talented songwriters – creating a musical and creative atmosphere unlike any other.  []

PSC Warrington campus gets new leadership