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Visit Pensacola in the Sunshine

This morning Escambia County citizens will get to hear, for the first time in a public forum, about the latest set of bylaws for Visit…

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Posted in Education Entertainment

Buzz: Push for Catholic vs. West Florida High game to be played at maritime stadium

West Florida and Catholic will face off this Friday to see which team advances in the Florida 5A football playoffs. The Catholic Crusaders won their…

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Posted in Pensacola Politics Protests

Homeowners will be at Vickery Center tonight to talk with Mayor about Dollar General issue

This email has been circulated by homeowner associations in the Cordova Park area: To all our Homeowners, Two residents brought to my attention that East…

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Posted in Politics

Crist: Facing Scott’s $100 million war chest, made decision to run difficult

Former Governor Charlie Crist admitted to me today that his decision to run against Republican Gov. Rick Scott was a difficult one. I wanted to…

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Posted in State & National News

Crist says he will hold on to poll lead over Scott, promises to be an advocate

The latest poll by Human Events and Gravis Marketing has Democrat Charlie Crist ahead of Gov. Rick Scott by 10 points, 46 to 36. The…

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Posted in Pensacola Politics Protests

No Dollar General Update: Spanish Trail residents claim the zoning change request was not posted clearly

Over the weekend Pensacola City Council received emails from citizens in the neighborhoods surrounding the intersection of Summit Boulevard and Spanish Trail, where the city…

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Burgess Road: dangerous passage for school children ignored by city hall

Burgess Road is a narrow street, majority of which is inside the Pensacola city limits, that has become a “cut-through” traffic for those avoiding the…

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Posted in Education

Fraud at school cafeterias

Now we know why the Escambia County Public School District set up a toll-free fraud hotline. The daily newspaper reports that an outside audit of…

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Posted in Caring

Upwords: Mayor cares about homeless, grant helps 32 families (update)

No one can ever accuse the Pensacola Mayor’s Office of being subtle. After a week when the city was getting criticized in social media for…

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Letter to the Editor: Pregnancy Discrimination

The State of Florida, through Florida Statute 760, provides vital protection against discrimination for individuals on the basis of several categories including sex, color, and…

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Wahoo Job Fair on Monday, Nov. 18

For the third year in a row, the Pensacola Blue Wahoos will host two job fairs for people interested in applying for game-day/ part-time customer-service…

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Posted in Politics Veterans

Viewpoint: Bring Fairness to Military’s Sexual Assault Process

SIDING WITH GILLIBRAND ON HOW TO BRING CLEAR FAIRNESS TO THE MILITARY’S SEXUAL ASSAULT PROCESS By Phyllis Hain In the U.S. Senate, two female Democratic…

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