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We covered several stories last week: Party finances Andrade campaign: https://ricksblog.biz/andrade-rakes-in-33k/ Council throws more bucks toward skaters: https://ricksblog.biz/pensacola-moves-forward-on-skatepar/ Escambia Children’s Trust issues first RFP ‘There’s always been poop at Bruce Beach’ Once…

Florida Power & Light attracted the most attention this past week: 1. The Miami Herald has noticed the Panhandle’s anger over how Florida Power & Light has treated its customers since buying…

Baptist Health Care will host a job fair on Wednesday, May 18 from 3 to 6 p.m. at the Hilton Garden Inn, located at 1144 Airport Blvd. in Pensacola. Positions available throughout…

Ascension Sacred Heart in Pensacola has once again been awarded an ‘A’ from The Leapfrog Group’s Hospital Safety Grade for Spring 2022. The national designation recognizes the hospital’s efforts in protecting patients…

From the News Service of Florida: State political candidates faced a Tuesday deadline for filing reports showing campaign-finance activity in April. Here are legislative candidates who raised the most money in April…

Registration for IHMC’s 2022 Summer Robotics Camp is open for the Pensacola campus. Rising eighth-, ninth-, and 10th-graders can register to spend a week learning about computer programming and robots. Campers will…

It’s been a Saturday staple in downtown Pensacola since 2007. On May 14, Palafox Market will celebrate its 15th anniversary with an anniversary block party, complete with live entertainment, giveaways, face painting,…

ABC News’ Entertainment guru Jason Nathanson reviews another great weekend for TV viewing: “Hacks,” “The Lincoln Lawyer,” “The Kids in the Hall” and “The Time Traveler’s Wife.”

by Jeremy Morrison Pensacola is finally getting its public skatepark, but not before a bit of grousing. Though the park ultimately received unanimous support from the council, the tone was set early…

The City of Pensacola and Ciclovía invite the community to celebrate National Bike Month during Bike to Work Day on Friday, May 20 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. The day will…

Featuring A Dance-Off With Local Dance Crews and Celebrity Judges PENSACOLA, Fla. — On Friday, May 20 from 5pm-9pm, Gallery Night Pensacola’s theme is “Dancin’ In the Streets”! While Gallery Night is…

Former Pensacola Mayor Mike Wiggins reviewed on WCOA last week’s Charter Review Commission meeting. “We are on a pretty tight time schedule. Quite frankly, we are about halfway through the charter with…

Pensacola, FL, May 11, 2022 – The Escambia Children’s Trust is rolling out its first-ever Request for Proposals (RFP), focused on kindergarten readiness. Escambia Children’s Trust invites local providers of high-quality early learning services…

Cherie Rancifer, age 68, wasn’t shocked to read about poop in Pensacola Bay at Bruce Beach. She says the city’s sewage treatment plant dumped into the bay where the Black community swam…

Chief Justice Roberts has ordered the Marshal of the Supreme Court (a retired Army Colonel) to conduct the investigation into last week’s leak from the Court. This would be a difficult assignment…

by Jeremy Morrison It’s clear that Pensacola City Councilman Casey Jones is pretty stoked about the notion of a municipal skatepark. It’s an amenity he wishes was around when he was younger….

Milton, FL– Sunday, May 15, Feeding the Gulf Coast is teaming up with The MAX Volleyball tournament to support local hunger relief efforts in our community. Team sign-up is open this week…

By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida. All rights reserved. TALLAHASSEE — Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis continued to amass a pile of political cash in April, bringing in more than $10…

by Jeremy Morrison Bruce Beach is about to get a little splashier. The municipal beach near downtown Pensacola will be getting nearly $7 million in improvements as part of a larger waterfront-walkability…

By Grayson Keglovic, Inweekly Anger from Northwest Floridians swayed Gov. Ron DeSantis’ decision to veto Florida Power & Light’s priority bill, according to the Miami Herald’s capitol bureau chief Mary Ellen Klas….