Heroes Among US: Capt. Floyd Brown

I had opportunity to interview this morning retired Navy Capt. Floyd Brown will be the featured speaker at Thursday night’s Heroes Among Us outdoor speaker…

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How many votes do candidates need to win primaries

Supervisor of Elections David Stafford spoke at the Greater Pensacola Chamber’s candidate school earlier this month. Predicting voter turnout for a primary is always difficult….

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IHMC building up for AIA Florida ‘People’s Choice’ award

Floridians and the world-wide public at large can vote online for their favorite community buildings in the fifth annual People’s Choice Competition, launched by the…

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City Interactive Financial Transparency Platform never updated

In February 2017, the City of Pensacola launched the Interactive Financial Transparency Platform module of its OpenGov software. It would revolutionize how taxpayers could track city revenue…

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Evander Holyfield Two-Day Boxing Camp on July 7-8

Hall of Fame boxer Evander “Real Deal” Holyfield will lead a series of training camps for both children and adults on July 7-8 at the…

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Psst, Simmons has raised $88K for 2020 sheriff’s race

While most of us are focused on the 2018 election cycle, Chief  Deputy Chip Simmons quietly has raised $88,570 for his campaign for Escambia County…

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Summer Civics Lunch: Florida Constitutional Amendments 2018

The Institute for Women for Politics of Northwest Florida will host its inaugural Summer Civics Lunch on the 2018 Florida Constitutional Amendments 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Tuesday,…

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Walking with Walker volunteers sought

Walker Wilson, who is seeking the Escambia County School Board District 3 seat, is looking for volunteers to go door to door this Saturday. He…

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County Commission candidates have already spent $137K

The August 28 primary is nine weeks away. Escambia County Commission candidates have spent over $137,000 as of May 31 on their campaigns. By far,…

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Chamber has questions

In the ongoing effort to increase public awareness about where candidates for local office stand on issues important to the business community, the Greater Pensacola…

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ECUA problem well pops up in lawsuit

The Emerald Coast Utility Authority filed Friday a federal lawsuit against 3M Company, Tyco Fire Products LP, Chemguard Inc., Buckeye Fire Equipment Company, National Foam…

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CityofPensacola.com online

Received minutes ago: From: Trudi Nichols Sent: Tuesday, June 26, 2018 8:29 AM To: All City Staff + Council Staff Subject: RE: Website Issue Good…

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Woodland Heights Center: Commitments not fufilled

By Sammi Sontag Inweekly… The Woodland Heights Resource Center is tucked away off Fairfield Drive near Pensacola Village. The center was built in 2013 to…

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CityofPensacola.com still down

The City of Pensacola’s official website, cityofpensacola.com, has been down for more than 30 hours. Citizens have not had access to any city information.  The…

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Candidate forum set for June 28

Women for Responsible Legislation will hold their monthly meeting 11:15 a.m.-1 p.m. Thursday, June 28, at Pensacola City Hall. This month WRL will host a…

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Port visioning begins tomorrow

Starting tomorrow, Tuesday, June 26, the City will be holding a Community Issues and Priorities Open House, and they want your input on how the…

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Ehr to hand out hurricane supply kits

Phil Ehr, Democratic Candidate for Florida’s First Congressional District, will team up with local business Pensacola Osteopaths to host a hurricane supply drive. A tent…

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Endorsements for Garrett, Hill, McMillan and Wilson

Pam Bondi, Attorney General of the State of Florida, has endorsed Mike Hill for Florida House of Representatives, District 1: “I have worked with Mike…

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Pensacola Mayoral Candidate Forum on June 30

Bike Pensacola is hosting a mayoral candidates’ forum at 4:30 p.m. Saturday, June 30 at the West Florida Public Library, 239 N. Spring St. “We’ll…

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Local teacher named JFR Alfred Lerner fellow

Lauren Samoszenko, a teacher at Ransom Middle School in Cantonment, was recently selected as one of 29 Holocaust educators from 12 states, Croatia and Poland,…

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