DOH: Escambia spike due to increased testing
DOH Escambia PIO Christine Freer told Inweekly that the agency appreciates our desire to better understand and analyze the data, but… “The increase in number…
Powerful video from local ministers: ‘The time is now’
A Reflection on MLK’s Letter from Birmingham Jail Clergy from seven historic downtown religious communities in Pensacola, FL reflect on Martin Luther King Jr’s “Letter…
Pensacola MESS Hall reopens
After temporarily closing its doors in March to protect the health and safety of visitors, staff, and volunteers, the Pensacola MESS Hall has officially reopened…
Second round for COVID-19 Recovery Grant from Gulf Power
FLoridaWest announced today that Gulf Power, in partnership with the Florida SBDC at UWF, is funding a second round of the Northwest Florida Small Business…
Gulf Dead Zone predicted to be size if NH
Yesterday, scientists from Louisiana State University announced their prediction for the 2020 Dead Zone that annually forms in the Gulf of Mexico, off the shore…
Florida top 60K, spike in Escambia County continues
Florida’s COVID-19 cases topped 60K. Â Escambia’s spike appears to be continuing with 13 new cases, a total of 75 since Friday, May 29. Â Only two…
Remembering Victor Steen, the boy on a bike
Before George Floyd and Tymar Crawford, the city had the death of Victor Steen. Around 1:50 a.m. on Oct. 3, 2009, Victor was spotted by…
Thursday a.m. briefing
I had a phone conversation with Christine Freer, DOH Escambia PIO, and sent her my spreadsheet on the spike in COVID-19 cases from May 30-June…
Great Gulfcoast Arts Festival announces 2020 Emerging Artists
PENSACOLA, FLA. – The Great Gulfcoast Arts Festival has partnered with Artel Gallery to bring you a painter and a printmaker as our Emerging Artists….
Bars, theaters, tattoo shops open Friday
By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Bars, tattoo shops and movie theaters can partially reopen Friday in most of the state,…
Statement from George W. Bush on death of George Floyd
Laura and I are anguished by the brutal suffocation of George Floyd and disturbed by the injustice and fear that suffocate our country. Yet we…
Catholic bishop issues statement on death of George Floyd
Statement from Bishop William A. Wack, CSC on the Death of George Floyd and Protests PENSACOLA, FL (June 2, 2020)— The death of George Floyd…