In this week’s Inweekly, we put a spotlight on local poets. The local poetry scene has given rise to several heavyweights—legends and role models in the poetry community, many of whom have…
Podcast: Real News visits Blue Wahoos Stadium
The Real News broadcast was from the beautiful Blue Wahoos Stadium. The guests included Sena Maddison, Whitney Fike, Walker Wilson, Jeff DeWeese, Eric Grove, Travis Wilson, Trevor Schaetlle, Kevin Saucier, Lumon May,…
Bender prefiles for SOE
Escambia County Supervisor of Elections Robert Bender prefilled Wednesday for the seat as a Republican in the 2024 election. Bender, a former county commissioner, was sworn in as Supervisor of Elections on…
Measles are back
AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), the world’s largest HIV/AIDS organization, is calling on public health officials to provide more education and prevention services around vaccinations as a new measles outbreak spreads through 17 U.S….
Daily Outtakes: EPA plan for American Cresote site blasted
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Office of Inspector General has determined the EPA’s oversight and implementation of institutional controls for the clean-up of the American Creosote Works Inc. Superfund site on J…
Pensacola State may rise tuition and fees
Pensacola State College announces the proposed Full Cost of Instruction Fee cost and lab fee changes for several courses for students enrolled in the programs. The College’s District Board of Trustees will…
Bob Graham’s Pensacola lecture
In January 2018, Bob Graham came to Pensacola to speak at CivicCon and to give the first UWF’s Seligman First Amendment Lecture Series lecture. Graham’s Center for Public Service at the University…
UWF memorial scholarship honors alum David Guss Fell
A $150,000 gift to the University of West Florida from the late Ann Fell established the David Gus Fell Memorial Scholarship Endowment, which will benefit undergraduate engineering majors in UWF’s Hal Marcus…
Portside Pickle expands, adds more public access
The new Pensacola City Council agenda has been released, and Mayor D.C. Reeves is recommending an amendment to the city’s lease agreement with Port Warehouse 4, LLC, which is redeveloping Warehouse #4…
‘Gilligan’ named Blue Angels’ new boss
The U.S. Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels, announced the commanding officer for the 2025 and 2026 seasons at a press conference at the National Naval Aviation Museum onboard Naval Air…
Former Governor, Senator Graham dies at 87
By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Bob Graham, a two-term Florida governor who went on to serve in the U.S. Senate and was known for his work days…
Daily Outtakes: Fred Fest’s impact
Martin Levin sent me the foundation’s estimates on Fred Way Festival’s impact. He said,”This year was our festival’s biggest and most successful event to date.” 10,000 in Attendance 63 Nonprofit Organizations, each…
Presser Takeaways: Mayor Reeves’ best line
At his weekly press conferences this morning, Mayor D.C. Reeves underscored the gravity of a potential data leak from the city’s servers in last month’s cyber attack. While there is no confirmation…
Northwest Florida Construction Career Days, April 16- 17
The American Council of Engineering Companies of Florida (ACEC Florida) is proud to join the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), the Federal Highway Administration and others to host the Northwest Florida Construction…
Daily Outtakes: Defending Our Bases
Earlier this month, Escambia County Commissioner Jeff Bergosh and other leaders from Escambia and Santa Rosa counties attended the 2024 Defense Communities Summit in Washington, D.C. Sponsored by the Association of Defense…
Psst: Blue Angels choose next leader tomorrow, too
The U.S. Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, The Blue Angels, is scheduled to announce the team’s new commanding officer tomorrow, April 16, at the National Naval Aviation Museum onboard Naval Air Station (NAS)…
Mutts With A Mission in town tomorrow
The National Naval Aviation Museum is proud to announce a special meet and greet event in collaboration with Mutts With a Mission (MWAM), a distinguished 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to training service…
City offering credit monitoring
From the City of Pensacola: The City of Pensacola is offering its citizens and employees an option to enroll in credit monitoring following last month’s network security incident. TransUnion is handling this….
DeSantis visits Warrington, discusses ECPS hot button topics
Today, Gov. Ron DeSantis held a media event at Warrington Preparatory School to highlight parts of HB 1285 regarding the school turnaround plans and book challenges— hot button topics in Escambia County….
Rising Star Ashley Saba continues to rise
Ashley Saba has joined the northwest Florida Blue Team as their Market Development Manager. Her geography scope will include 19 counties: Escambia, Santa Rosa, Okaloosa, Walton, Bay, Holmes, Washington, Jackson, Calhoun, Franklin,…