According to the today’s ruling, Skanska USA can’t avoid lawsuits tied to its barges closing the Pensacola Bay Bridge and impacting the families and businesses in Pensacola, Gulf Breeze and Pensacola Beach….
Real News podcasts: Tuesday, Dec. 28
After 47 years as the CEO/President of the Council of Aging, John Clark is retiring. He discusses his legacy on the show. Commissioner Lumon May shares the impact of Marilyn Wesley on…
Real News: Remembering Bubba
Yesterday, I interviewed Gene Mitchell and Quint Studer about their memories of comedian T. Bubba Bechtol.
By the numbers: Covid cases surge
From The News Service of Florida The Florida Department of Health released a report Friday that reflected a surge in COVID-19 cases this month. Here are totals of new cases for the…
Appriver sold again
OpenText™ (NASDAQ: OTEX), (TSX: OTEX) last week. announced that it has completed the closing of the previously announced acquisition of Zix Corporation (NASDAQ: ZIXI) (“Zix”), a leader in SaaS-based email encryption, threat protection…
Real New: Tuesday, Dec. 21 podcasts
I had a great conversation with Councilman Jared Moore and his oldest daughter June. County Commissioner Robert Bender talks about the successes with Public Safety and EMS.
Where to get rapid test
The Florida Department of Health in Escambia County (FDOH-Escambia) is continuing specimen collection for COVID-19 offered to all persons. What: COVID-19 Rapid Testing Schedule* Where: FDOH- Escambia Fairfield, 1295 West Fairfield Drive,…
Real News: Broadband facts
This weekend, the daily newspaper published a guest viewpoint from Johnny Kampis – “Escambia taking big gamble with government-owned network.” Not only did the viewpoint make several misleading points, the PNJ failed…
Real News: Eric Stevenson, Bubbas on Patrol
Attorney Eric Stevenson shared stories about his work with Inweekly. We talked about the infamous article “Bubbas on Patrol” by Duwayne Escobedo in March 2008. BUBBAS ON PATROL Sheriff’s Office Boots County…
My connection to Trump grand jury
A joke among my friends is that I’ve lived long enough to have some connection – maybe several degrees of separation – to most national stories. Today, The Daily Beast reports that…
EPA steeps up clean ups in Pensacola
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced plans to accelerate the cleanup of five Superfund sites in Florida with funds from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. Nationally, a $1 billion investment from…
DIB not enjoying the Scooter ride
by Jeremy Morrison It appears that the downtown Pensacola business community doesn’t much care for scooters. Or at least they don’t like the current state of scooters in the city. “I like…
New community dashboard
The Haas Center at the University of West Florida has developed an online dashboard that provides easy, quick and simple navigation related to key indicators of community success, including health and social…
Anti-trafficking conference on Friday
Gulf Coast Kid’s House and The NISSI Project today announced the inaugural Escarosa Anti-Human Trafficking Conference to improve the multi-disciplinary development in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties. The virtual conference will be…
County employee faces ethics issues
The Escambia County’s Office of Compliance and Ethics has investigated whether Natural Resources RESTORE project manager Matthew Posner was paid to be the interim director of the Pensacola Perdido Bay Estuary Program…
Real News: Bird is the word
Mayor Grover Robinson plans to bring a plan to the city council on how to improve the safety of the Bird scooters in downtown Pensacola. Scott Mitchell, whose family owns and operates…
Real News: Former press secretary discusses Cuomo
Karen Hinton, former press secretary for Andrew Cuomo, discusses her book, “Penis Politics,” which tackles head-on how men abuse power that all too many girls and women have faced. Hinton was one…
Tech expands Pensacola operation
FloridaWest Economic Development Alliance announced today that CIRCULOGENE will be expanding its operations into downtown Pensacola, Florida. CIRCULOGENE, an innovative medical technology company, will be testing cancer patients worldwide from their downtown…
Wahoos win community service award again
The Pensacola Blue Wahoos were chosen as the Double-A South’s nominee for the Minor League Baseball CommUNITY Champion Award, given to the team that showed the greatest commitment to community service during…
Be a Santa to a Senior
As isolation continues to impact local seniors, Home Instead of Pensacola renews the important Be a Santa to a Senior program promising another season of holiday cheer. Be A Santa to a…