Podcast: IMPACT 100 Pensacola Bay names finalists

Meri Asmar, president of IMPACT 100 Pensacola Bay Area, discussed yesterday on “Pensacola Speaks” their 15 finalists for over a million dollars in grants. Ten…

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Blue Wahoos rack up Southern League awards

Pensacola nabs Woman of Excellence Award, Groundskeeper of the Year, Trainer of the Year and Sports Media Award. The Southern League of Professional Baseball Clubs…

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Meanwhile: Seattle officials reach agreement for $600M NBA-ready arena, Shreveport picks up pieces

While Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward tries to figure how to raise $2.5-5 million to rehab the Pensacola Bay Center and cover the half-million dollars of…

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‘Memories & Heroics” of Japanese-Americans during World War II’ [podcast]

Lilly Eubanks of the Japan-America Society of Northwest Florida discussed on “Pensacola Speaks” the organization’s three-part event, “Memories & Heroics” of Japanese-Americans during World War…

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ATU Local 1395 withdraws First Amendment lawsuit after BCC vote

Mike Lowery, president of Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1395, told his membership this weekend that he had authorized the union’s attorneys to withdrew its First…

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Santa Rosa teachers reject new contract

The Santa Rosa County School District teachers rejected the proposed contract revisions for the 2016-17 school year. The ratification vote was held Sept. 5-6 and…

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Blue Wahoos announce changes to playoff schedule

Due to the uncertainty of Hurricane Irma, the Southern League playoffs have been modified for the Pensacola Blue Wahoos. Due to the impending weather, the…

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ATU Local 1771 put in hands of trustee

Yesterday, Escambia County Administrator Jack Brown was sent a letter from the Amalgamated Transit Union headquarters informing him that the union that represents the county’s…

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City of Pensacola releases its June 30 financial reports – 67 days after period closed

The City of Pensacola has gotten lax in releasing its quarterly unaudited financial reports.  The reports for first six months of FY 2017 – which…

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Shreveport council member hopes Pensacola gets Pelicans team

Shreveport City Councilwoman Stephanie Lynch says the people of her city don’t want to build an arena for a G-League basketball team owned affiliated with…

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Navarre High senior named to Students Working Against Tobacco board

Students Working Against Tobacco (SWAT), Florida’s statewide youth-led movement to combat the tobacco industry, announced the names of its new Youth Advocacy Board members. Catalina…

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How Trump and Obama played out in St. Pete mayoral primary

By DARA KAM THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA A virtual tie between St. Petersburg Mayor Rick Kriseman and challenger Rick Baker in a mayoral primary…

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