Friday morning update
UWF Testing Site Closing – Update The County notified us at 11:12 am the UWF site will stay open two more weeks -Â Earlier report…
Who’s raised money for 2020 elections
2020 Campaign Fundraising – per Escambia Supervisor of Elections Clerk of the Circuit Court Party  Contributions  Expenses Andy Romagano REP  $                 –  $                 – Pamela…
DeSantis could expand restaurant seating and open gyms
By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Gov. Ron DeSantis said he will announce Friday additional “phase one†measures to reopen the…
DIB sets up business recovery focus groups
Mayor Robinson has requested that the Downtown Improvement Board provide a list of action items for him to consider, so the DIB has scheduled five…
Thursday noon report
Another positive day for Escambia County – only six new positive COVID-19 cases. DOH Escambia entered 294 new test results into the Merlin system –…
Co:Lab Update
FloridaWest’s incubator, Co:Lab, sent out an update on its April activity. Co:Lab is program of FloridaWest EDA supported by Pensacola State College. Thoughtful Togetherness, Co:Lab…
Escambia Fire Chief bans outdoor burning
The Escambia County Fire Chief has issued a burn ban order effective Wednesday, May 13 until further notice. The announcement was sent out after 5…
Thursday morning update
At his Wednesday presser, Gov. Ron DeSantis talked about his efforts to curb the spread of COVID-19 in long-term care facilities. Florida has 4,480 LTCs…
The Spring names VMS pilot companies
The Spring Venture Mentoring Service (VMS) today announced its initial pilot companies. Â The program sponsored by Quint Studer and his Studer Community Institute is based…
COVID: COW edition
Another roller coaster day for COVID-19 cases in Escambia County. Â Only six additional cases. DOH Escambia entered 819 new test results – less than 1%…
Pensacola sailors return home from USNS Comfort
Naval Medicine Readiness and Training Command Pensacola sent 18 sailors to support the Navy hospital ship USNS Comfort’s COVID-19 relief efforts in New York. After…
Wednesday morning shot
Best Pivot of the Week – Bubba Watson’s Diamond Disc Golf Challenge The Pensacola Blue Wahoos and team co-owner Bubba Watson have partnered to bring…
Tuesday afternoon update
According to FDOH, the latest COVID-19 death in Escambia was associated with a long-term care facility. We won’t know the name of the facility until…
Better guidelines for restaurants
Reopening Escarosa Guide produced by the Pensacola and Santa Rosa chambers had a rather generic page concerning restaurants that was put together by working group…
COVID-19 roller coaster
The roller coaster of COVID-19 test results in Escambia County continues with a spike of 18 new positives and another COVID-related death. The 18 new…
Underhill releases data, takes a swing
After my morning post about the lack of information on local testing, Commissioner Doug Underhill took to Facebook to offer what he says are the…
Pensacola Community COVID-19 Response
A video produced by Volume ONE Salon and Lensea Film:
Tuesday morning brief
What we know: Â The COVID-19 test results posted daily for Escambia County have shown positive cases in single digits since the May 3–which had single…
Presser Notes: ‘We’re Looking for Solutions’
by Jeremy Morrison With restaurants reopening at a limited capacity following statewide closures in response to the COVID-19 coronavirus, Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson said Monday…
COVID-19 and the Workforce in Escambia County
In an Inweekly/Political Matrix poll of 719 Escambia County residents, we found 26.4% had either lost their jobs, been furloughed or had their hours cut…
