Last week, the board of Keep Pensacola Beautiful voted to change its name from Our Corner back to Keep Pensacola Beautiful. KPB CEO Charles Bare wrote Inweekly: “We are grateful for all…
School board sets special meeting for Tuesday, May 30
The Escambia County School Board will hold a special meeting at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, May 30 to determine what to do after it terminated Superintendent Tim Smith’s contract last week. Note:…
Daily Outtakes: Take Five
Report Given, Applause, Exit Stage Right The Mental Health Task Force of Northwest Florida was given the strategic plan and roadmap report last Friday. State Rep. Salzman was praised several times for…
Viewpoint: We need less politics in education
From Grover Robinson: The bad thing about being a former elected official is people approach you with community problems hoping you might fix them. The good thing about being a former elected…
FPL seeks another rate cut
From The News Service of Florida: Florida Power & Light customers could see a slight reduction in their bills starting in July, under a request to reduce charges due to a decrease…
Baker Act solution near
Baptist Hospital and Lakeview are creating a Central Receiving System to deal with Baker Act patients. Baptist will handle children up to 18 years old. Lakeview will deal with adults. “Other communities…
Podcast: Why sue Escambia County School Board
Protect Democracy is partnering with PEN America on the federal lawsuit against the Escambia School Board for its removals and restrictions of books from school libraries. On WCOA this morning, Protect Democracy’s…
DeSantis, Scott ready to challenge Trump
News outlets are predicting Gov. Ron DeSantis and U.S. Senator Tim Scott (SC) will officially announce their presidential campaigns next. Axios reports DeSantis will launch his 2024 presidential campaign on Wednesday in…
Daily Outtakes: Unintended or Intended Consequences
The laws passed by the Republican-controlled Florida Legislature and signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis have consequences. Are they unintended or intended? Why this matters: The words in the bills are one thing…
Hear about Book Ban lawsuit Friday a.m.
At 7 a.m. Friday on WCOA, my guest will be Shalini Agarwal, the counsel for Protect Democracy, the organization partnering with PEN America on the federal lawsuit against the Escambia County School…
Tiny House Open House
Council on Aging of West Florida will host an open house event May 24 at 2 p.m. to showcase the second tiny house for a project funded by a $50,000 AARP Community…
Podcast: Schoolhouse Rocked
On WCOA this morning, I recapped the vote to oust School Superintendent Tim Smith and shared the buzz flying around in its aftermath. It’s worth a listen.
Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity
The University of West Florida Center for Cybersecurity highlighted the success and impact of the National Cybersecurity Workforce Development Program at a showcase held at Florida International University in Washington, D.C. Dr….
Mental Health Court recommended
Ernst & Young tomorrow will recommend to the Mental Health Task Force the establishment of Mental Health Treatment Courts. Portions of a draft have been circulated behind the scenes, and several have…
Postmortem with School Board members
Yesterday, Inweekly reached out to Escambia County School Board members for their thoughts in the wake of the abrupt firing of School Superintendent Tim Smith. Slayton was stunned the motion was made….
Foo Foo doles out $500K
Yesterday, the Pensacola Foo Foo Festival Committee announced the public grant scoring for the 10-year anniversary of the Foo Foo Festival, naming 15 grant recipients and allocating nearly $500,000 in grant funding…
Daily Outtakes: Tim Smith’s passion
School Superintendent Tim Smith didn’t sit quietly while he waited for Escambia County School Board members Paul Fetsko, Kevin Adams, and David Williams to fire him. His passionate words have resonated throughout…
Real News podcasts 5/17/23
Escambia County Commission Chairman Lumon May discusses Warrington Middle and the firing of School Superintendent Tim Smith. Leah Binder of The Leapfrog Group discusses how they grade hospitals. The Leapfrog Hospital Safety…
Pensacola Airport is back up
2:30 p.m. Update: Pensacola International Airport will resume nighttime operations tonight, Wednesday, May 17. Travelers are encouraged to check their flight status at flypensacola.com/fly/flight-status. Any cancellation decisions are made by the individual airline, not…
Buzz: Leonard has not accepted interim position
District 5 school board member Bill Slayton says he has heard Keith Leonard isn’t sure he wants to be the interim school superintendent. This morning, Inweekly reached out to Slayton about last…