Posted in Caring

Zeroes for Zeroes

Today, the Zero for Zeros campaign released a second round of data highlighting the disparity of banks, investment firms and other financial services companies who…

Continue Reading Zeroes for Zeroes
Posted in Education

Cash incentives for teachers in struggling schools

Following Governor Ron DeSantis’ directive to recruit and maintain high quality teachers in areas of critical concern to our students, Commissioner of Education Richard Corcoran…

Continue Reading Cash incentives for teachers in struggling schools
Posted in Politics

Cervantes safety improvements unveiled

by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly Laid out along a long table is a bird’s-eye satellite image of West Cervantes Street depicting potential safety improvements planned for…

Continue Reading Cervantes safety improvements unveiled
Posted in Education Politics

Escambia 8th graders may have trouble competing for jobs

Around 90 million American workers will require some degree of new training to hold onto their jobs in the near future, according to Andy Van…

Continue Reading Escambia 8th graders may have trouble competing for jobs
Posted in Environment

Time Machine: BP, The Beast and Olbermann

In our July 18 issue, I write about how our newspaper garnered national attention when we became affiliated with The Daily Beast. When BP’s Deepwater…

Continue Reading Time Machine: BP, The Beast and Olbermann
Posted in Education

State shrinks teacher bonuses, lawsuit alleges

By Ana Ceballos, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Lawyers representing teachers are accusing the Florida Department of Education of improperly allowing school districts…

Continue Reading State shrinks teacher bonuses, lawsuit alleges
Posted in Business

Levin Papantonio wins $1.1 million award

Arbitrators with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, FINRA, awarded over $1.1 million to Levin Papantonio clients in the Mobile, Ala. area who lost investments and…

Continue Reading Levin Papantonio wins $1.1 million award
Posted in Escambia County Pensacola

City, County look at tree ordinances

by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly The Pensacola City Council this week is looking at potential revisions to the city’s tree ordinance. Emerald Coastkeeper Laurie Murphy — who…

Continue Reading City, County look at tree ordinances
Posted in Education

Thomas celebrates C’s

The Florida Department of Education issued 2018-19 school and district grades last Thursday. The state focused on “A”’s and “B”’s as the measure for success….

Continue Reading Thomas celebrates C’s
Posted in Politics

Presser Notes: Performance Pay and Ranch-House Historic

by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly The city of Pensacola’s recently released proposed budget for the next fiscal year took center stage during Mayor Grover Robinson’s weekly…

Continue Reading Presser Notes: Performance Pay and Ranch-House Historic
Posted in Caring Education

Stuff the Bus starts Thursday

The public is encouraged to stop by one of four collection events planned for July 17 and 18 to make a donation to help “Stuff the Bus.”…

Continue Reading Stuff the Bus starts Thursday
Posted in Education Escambia County

Recap: Escambia County School District

The Escambia County School District earned a B for the 2018-19 school year. However, the district performed poorly when compared to other large school districts…

Continue Reading Recap: Escambia County School District