The Early Learning Coalition of Escambia County has made the decision to no longer participate in Achieve Escambia, according to the coalition’s executive director’s report for August. The executive director, Bruce Watson,…
Children’s Trust plans to spend $15 million directly on children
The Escambia Children’s Trust will approve its FY 2022-23 Interim Strategic Plan at its board meeting this afternoon at 5:30 p.m. The plan calls for $15,031,374 on direct services, with an additional…
Running with the Bulls returns next month
The 11th Annual “Running of the Bulls” will take place in Historic Downtown Pensacola on Saturday, Oct. 8, to benefit USO of Northwest Florida. This event is a tribute to Pensacola’s Spanish…
Real news podcasts: Monday, Sept. 12, 2022
Escambia County Commissioner Jeff Bergosh recaps last week’s Committee of the Whole. The queen’s state funeral will take place at Westminster Abbey on Monday, Sept. 19. Ahead of the funeral, the queen…
Breaking: Escambia, Santa Rosa projects get $5.5 million
From State Rep. Alex Andrade: Last week Friday, the Joint Legislative Budget Commission voted to fund the following items for Escambia/Santa Rosa County, totaling $5,500,000 for the two-county area: Project Amount…
UWF academics make Top 10
The University of West Florida was ranked in the top 10 public institutions in the region by U.S. News & World Report, which released its 2023 Best Colleges rankings on Sept. 12….
Four new PSC board members
Gov. Ron DeSantis announced the appointment of Gabriel Bullaro, Julie Sheppard, and Gordon Sprague and the reappointment of Kevin Lacz to the Pensacola State College District Board of Trustees. Gabriel Bullaro Bullaro…
Podcast: 10th Arrogant Steak Cook Off
Seville Rotary Club will be hosting the 10th Arrogant Steak Cook Off (ASCO) to raise funds for non-profit organizations in the Pensacola area. This event is held annually and has raised over…
Podcast: IHMC Evening Lecture Series
The award winning IHMC Evening Lecture Series provides a community forum where individuals gather to hear engaging and enlightening conversation. Speakers present an ongoing series of fascinating lectures on meaningful topics in…
Podcast: Finish Her Run
Many women of Pensacola and the Pensacola running community honored the life of Eliza Fletcher and finished her run this morning exactly one week to the minute of when she was believed…
Podcast: Cars on the Road, Pinocchio and the Emmys
New to watch this weekend – a couple of options for the family…Cars on the Road takes your favorite Pixar cars Lightning McQueen and Mater and sends them on mini-adventures, while Pinocchio…
Podcast: Tom Rivers on Queen Elizabeth’s passing
Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II “died peacefully” on Thursday. She was 96. The news of her death came just hours after the palace announced that the queen’s doctors were “concerned” about her health…
Last day for city survey
The City of Pensacola is conducting its annual resident satisfaction survey and is encouraging all city residents to participate and let their voices be heard. City residents are asked to complete the…
Escambia eyes CORE funds for overdoses
by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly With more than a million dollars expected to flow into Escambia County from the state of Florida to deal with local overdose deaths, local officials are starting to…
Homeless Shelter Dashboard sits idle
by Jeremy Morrison A comprehensive online dashboard tracking the availability of local shelter beds is ready to go, but stalling out due to the lack of participation from local service providers that…
Pensacola Community Market saga [podcast]
In June 2021, Kayti and Kevin Robbins launched Pensacola Community Market in the parking lot of Bonefish Grill, attracting 16 vendors that were friends or others whom they had met at other…
Real News podcasts: Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022
Last year, Kevin and Kayti started the Pensacola Community Market that grow to over 50 vendors and a waiting list. The couple closed the market on Sept. 2. Kevin discusses the market’s…
Bellview Library opens next week
West Florida Public Libraries, along with Escambia County District 1 Commissioner and Chairman Jeff Bergosh, is pleased to announce a ribbon cutting ceremony for the new Bellview Library Friday, Sept. 16 at…
Podcast: What we can learn from Eliza Fletcher’s murder; Plus, how to finish her run
Eliza Fletcher, a 34-year-old schoolteacher, mother, and wife, was abducted and brutally murdered by a predator in Memphis. The attack occurred around 4:30 in the morning. As a husband and someone who…
Milton receives $9.7 million FEMA grant [podcast]
On Wednesday, August 24, the City of Milton was advised by the Florida Division of Emergency Management (FDEM), Mitigation Bureau that the City has been awarded a competitive Hazard Mitigation Grant (HMGP)…