Good news from the blog, Oct. 24 edition

IMPACT 100 gives away a million dollars in an afternoon

IMPACT 100 Pensacola Bay Area Sunday awarded 10 grants worth $106,000 each to community groups. â€œWe will change the future of the recipient organizations and the people they serve,”said Cyndi Warren, President of IMPACT 100, in a letter to the media. “At the end of today, more than $7,236,000 […]

Florida jobless mark hits 7-year low

Press release: The state’s unemployment rate for September stands at 5.2 percent, down 0.2 percentage points from August’s revised number. September’s preliminary figures are the lowest for Florida since Feb. 2008. The latest monthly data, released by the Department of Economic Opportunity on […]

WSRE announces new local show

Press release: WSRE is introducing a new show called â€œinStudioâ€ for the stationâ€™s local lineup on Thursday nights. This WSRE production will broadcast conversations focused on local topics and solutions. Guests will offer information, insight and ideas about issues impacting quality of life […]

UWF Historic Trust hosts haunted house walking and trolley tours

Press release: The University of West Florida Historic Trust will host its 25th annual haunted house walking and trolley tours in Historic Pensacola this October. Guests may choose from four walking tour routes: the Ghastly Ghosts of North Seville, Murder and Mayhem, Red-Light or the Tragedy and […]

PYP hosts 3rd Annual Fun-Filled Field Day, Oct. 24

Press release: The Pensacola Young Professionals will host its third annual Fun-Filled Field Day presented by Hill-Kelly Dodge for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northwest Florida and Families First Network on Saturday, October 24 from 1 to 4 p.m. at Bartram Park in downtown Pensacola. The event […]

Studers host Marshall Tucker Band concert for Springfest supporters

Press Release: Thank you to music festival supporters! As a thank you to all that supported the effort to bring back Springfest, a downtown music festival, a thank you concert is being hosted by Quint and Rishy Studer. The Marshall Tucker Band will perform on Thursday, October 29 at the Pensacola […]

CMPA to unveil statue of late Pensacola Mayor Emeritus Vince J. Whibbs Sr.

Press release: The family of Vince J. Whibbs, Sr. and the Community Maritime Park Associates invite the community to attend an unveiling ceremony for a life-size statue of the former Pensacola mayor and businessman at the Vince Whibbs, Sr. Community Maritime Park on Saturday, Oct. 24 at 11 […]

UWF Historic Trust lays out its plans for downtown Pensacola

Press release: The University of West Florida Historic Trust unveiled its interpretive master plan to the public on Tuesday during an event at the Museum of Commerce in Downtown Pensacola.Â […]

The FOO FOO Three Tenors

Written by Rick Outzen on 21 October 2015

Press release: Pensacola Opera is pleased to present The Foo Foo Three Tenors on Sunday, November 15 at 3 p.m. at the Blue Wahoos Stadium as a part of the second annual Foo Foo Festival. This mega-concert is free and open to the public with VIP experiences available for purchase. The Foo Foo […]

Healthy Halloween Party

Written by Rick Outzen on 21 October 2015

Press release: The Junior League of Pensacola and Sacred Heart Hospital are once again teaming up to offer children and families a healthy and safe option for celebrating Halloween. The third annual Healthy Halloween Party will be held Thursday, October 29 at Sacred Heartâ€™s Greenhut Auditorium […]

PYP attitude survey shows people still feel good about this place

The Eighth Annual Quality of Life Survey is out. The Overall Quality of Life Survey rating is at an all-time high – 71 percent of those asked give our quality of life rating a positive. The first year (2008) only 51 percent felt that way. As of June 2015 – when the survey was conducted, the top […]

Alexandra Cousteau to speak at PSC on Nov. 17

Alexandra Cousteau advocates the importance of conservation and sustainable management of water in order to preserve a healthy planet. The WSRE Public Square Speakers Series will present Cousteau for a free lecture on Tuesday, Nov. 17, in the Jean & Paul Amos Performance Studio on the Pensacola […]

Belle Bear and Arc Gateway honored

Last week at The Arc of Florida Convention, Belle Bear and our Arc Gateway were honored. Belle was the recipient of the Ray Watson Brotherhood Memorial Award for volunteering her time and expertise in addressing and pursuing advocacy issues on all levels for persons with intellectual and […]