Inweekly 3/11/21: Quarantine Confessions

Check out this week’s issue. Cover story:  Quarantine Confessions  On the one-year anniversary of the COVID pandemic, we’ve opted to reflect on our time in…

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Vaccines available now in Brownsville

Happening NOW until noon at Brownsville Community Center, 3200 W De Soto St,  FDOH-Escambia is providing COVID-19 vaccines to eligible residents.Walk-ins are accepted. No appointment…

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Lawmakers move to abolish Constitution Revision Commission

With the full Senate poised to take up the issue, a plan that would abolish an influential panel that can place proposed constitutional amendments on…

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Gov. DeSantis appoints new UWF trustees

Pensacola, Fla. – March 17, 2021 – Gov. Ron DeSantis recently announced the appointment of Dr. Paul Hsu and reappointment of Lewis Bear Jr. and…

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DeSantis offers blueprint for stimulus spending

By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Gov. Ron DeSantis pitched plans Tuesday to use nearly half of the money coming to…

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FDLE uncovers election fraud

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement has uncovered election fraud – not in the 2020 presidential election but in homecoming queen race. FDLE agents Monday…

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Spirit Airlines coming to Pensacola

Spirit Airlines today announced More Go to the Florida Panhandle, with plans to bring Spirit Signature Service, brand new Airbus planes and its low fares…

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Kindergarten readiness lags behind state, Achieve Escambia goal

Escambia County’s Kindergarten Readiness improved by one percentage point over the 2019-20 school year, 47% to 48%, while Santa Rosa jumped 21 points from 57%…

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DPZ has no idea what will happen at COW

Marina Khoury and her DPZ CoDesign team have no idea what will happen at today’s Committee of the Whole. The commissioners are scheduled to review…

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Senate limits port bill to cover only cruise ships

By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Florida lawmakers continued Wednesday to narrow an effort to overturn a decision by Key West…

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New Orleans considers renaming 37 streets, parks and public spaces tied to white supremacists

The New Orleans City Council is considering a recommendation to rename 37 streets, parks and public spaces honoring white supremacists after its Street Renaming Commission…

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Council debates maritime park proposal

By Jeremy Morrison Raising concerns about finances, the potential for gentrification and “opportunity hoarding,” the Pensacola City Council cast a collective sideways glance at the…

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