Posted in Politics

CO:LAB updates website for 2021

Press Release:When the Gulf Coast Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship first opened its doors to startup businesses in 2008, the Quality of Life Survey funded…

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Posted in State & National News

Desantis rolls out $96.6 billion budget plan

By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday proposed a record $96.6 billion state budget for the upcoming…

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Posted in Escambia County

Developer offers $16M to implement Village or Market plans for OLF-8

Hemmer Consulting LLC and 68 Ventures LLC made an offer to buy 400 acres of OLF-8 for $16 million, leaving only 80 acres for commerce…

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Posted in Escambia County

Busting DPZ Codesign myths

Yesterday, DPZ Codesign published its set of “facts” about its work for the Escambia County Commission on a master plan for  OLF-8, a 500+ acre…

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Posted in Health

Vaccines cut again for Escambia

FDOH-Escambia received an allocation of 2,500 doses of the COVID-19 Moderna vaccine for this week – down for 2800 last week. In partnership with Ascension…

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Posted in Escambia County

Missing DPZ Codesign facts

DPZ Codesign, the firm hired by the Escambia Board of County Commissioners, has published its facts about the OLF-8 site for which is designing a…

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Posted in Education

Escambia County Public Schools Foundation offers virtual family workshops

The Escambia County Public Schools Foundation has partnered with the University of West Florida to offer six workshops to help parents support their student and…

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Posted in State & National News

Gaetz in or out of Congress

In his weekly Backroom Briefing, News Service of Florida reporter Jim Turner mentions how Congressman Matt Gaetz (Trumpican, Fort Walton Beach) might run for a…

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Posted in Guns Pensacola

City may buy back guns

by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly The City of Pensacola may be taking a direct approach to getting guns off the street: buying the weapons, no questions…

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Posted in Health

State vaccine supply limited

Due to a shipment of vaccine not arriving as expected, the vaccinations scheduled for today and tomorrow at the Milton Community Center were canceled. Santa…

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Posted in Pensacola

Fred Levin Tales

In the Jan. 21 issue, I shared a few of my favorite tales told by the late Fred Levin and his friends. Some on my…

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Posted in Education

Escambia Teachers Plea for Equity

by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly Stalled negotiations are rebooting today between the Escambia County School District and the teachers’ union. During a Tuesday evening meeting of…

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