Sign up for Summer Youth Internships
Applications Now Open for 2023 Summer Youth Employment Program Applications are now open for the Escambia County Summer Youth Employment Program. Applications are accepted beginning…
Pensacola Children’s Chorus partners with Parks & Rec
A new partnership between Pensacola Children’s Chorus (PCC) and the City of Pensacola will bring three new and completely free singing programs to the city’s…
Real News: Quint, OLF-8, AirBnB, Jetty and Skullz
Quint Studer’s new company Healthcare Plus Solutions Group has become an exclusive partner with Aramark Healthcare+. Quint shares some of the details. Hear how Commissioner…
Teachers reach agreement with District
Press release:On February 9, the School District of Escambia County and the Union of Education Staff Professionals reached an agreement on the raises of its…
Breaking: County gets new $35 million offer for OLF-8
Commissioner Jeff Bergosh announced on WCOA this morning that the Board of County Commissioners has received a $35-million offer for Outlying Landing Field 8. He…
Hands of Hope Medical Mission saves lives
Late last month, the Hands of Hope Medical Mission (HHMM) sponsored its first stateside patient operation at the Andrews Institute Surgery Center. Orthopaedic surgeons Drs….
Real News: OLF-8 negotiations, Balloons, Beads, Lawmakers, Green Eggs
County Commissioner Steven Barry said that he expects tomorrow the board will acknowledge the $33 million letter of intent from D.R. Horton for OLF-8 and…
Podcast: A Way of Seeing
Innisfree Hotels’ Luna Fine Art Gallery proudly announces a new exhibit specifically designed for blind and visually impaired people, open now through March 12 at…
Presser Notes: Trestles and Concourses
by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly Graffiti Bridge — otherwise known as the train trestle crossing over 17th Avenue — is both a cultural icon, as well…
Studer has a new partner
Quint Studer’s new company Healthcare Plus Solutions Group – which he co-founded with Dan Collard of his former company, Studer Group – has become an…
Lily Hall chef wins ‘Chopped’
Lily Hall Chef Darian Hernandez and his partner Chef Izzy Buasier from New Jersey won the “Blind Date” competition on the Food Network’s “Chopped” last…
Gallery Night celebrates STEAMPunk on Feb. 24
Featuring over 60 Local Artists, Performers, and STEAM Focused Non-Profits On Friday, Feb. 24, from 5 – 9 pm, Gallery Night Pensacola’s theme is “STEAMpunk!”…
Early Registration for Navy Fed 5K
Early Registration Now Open for the 13th Annual Navy Federal 5K in Pensacola Pensacola, Fla. (February 6, 2023) – Whether you run or walk, the…
ECT awards $5.1 million to 19 children’s service providers
By Tom St. Myer An arduous two-year process filled with missteps finally resulted in the Escambia Children’s Trust awarding millions of taxpayer dollars to agencies…
Real News: Sunbelt ball, Lily Hall wings, Five Sisters innovators, Pickleball and Mayor D.C. – not a bad Tuesday
Pensacola Mayor D.C. Reeves covers Amtrak coalition, Pickleball, Graffiti Bridge and his upcoming trip to Tallahassee. Lily Hall Chef Darian Hernandez is on the “Blind…
Pensacola Christian cancels concert over ‘concerns’ about lifestyle of members
The King’s Singers have revealed that their concert scheduled for last Saturday at Pensacola Christian College was canceled due to homophobia, after a “flood of…
PPD targets Chappie James Bridge traffic
From the Pensacola Police Department: “Pensacola police made 21 traffic stops in 1.5 hours this morning on the bay bridge. Warnings were issued for minor…
Breaking: ECT approves $5.1 million for out-of-school programs
Six board members showed up for the February regular meeting of the Escambia Children’s Trust board. The short-handed group voted to hand out $5,104,482 in…
By The Numbers: Children’s Services Summary, January 2023
Children’s Services Summary January 2023 113 Children Served Child Protective Investigators – Department of Children & Families 31 New investigations of child sexual abuse, severe…
EggFest gives $113,500 to local charities
More than doubling what organizers gave away in 2021, Pensacola EggFest saw record participation in 2022 to boost its infusion into the community. A record…
