CyberThon offers college scholarships
PENSACOLA – Local high school students pursuing advanced education in a STEM field (Science, Technology, Engineering or Math) are now eligible for new funding in…
Pensacola Human Society joins 2017 Tour for Life adoption initiative
Pensacola Humane Society joins North Shore Animal League America’s 2017 Tour For Lifeâ„¢ – the world’s largest national cooperative life-saving mobile pet adoption event –…
IP releases preliminary findings of mill explosion investigation
The findings indicate that an explosive atmosphere was created by a combination of off-gasses normally produced in the pulping process and air introduced to maintain…
Chamber supports proposed panhandling ordinance
The statement was released today: The Greater Pensacola Chamber of Commerce exists to support the businesses, investors, and entrepreneurs who make up the backbone of…
Kick Butts Day on Saturday, March 11
Santa Rosa County’s Students Working Against Tobacco (SWAT) are speaking up and taking action against the tobacco industry for the 22nd annual Kick Butts Day…
House looks to clamp down on local taxes
By BRANDON LARRABEE THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA A wide-ranging bill that would rein in local governments’ ability to increase taxes narrowly passed the House…
TaxWatch reports features The Bluffs
A new report by Florida TaxWatch, the state’s independent, nonpartisan, nonprofit taxpayer research institute & government watchdog, finds that the growth of high-tech manufacturing is…
City and County have different stories on superfund site
At Monday’s Agenda Review, City Administrator Eric Olson told the Pensacola City Council that Escambia County had requested verbally the city hand over its portion…
Pensacola mayor wants a piece of Triumph pie
Mayor Ashton Hayward doesn’t want the Escambia Board of County Commissioners to be the sole body that decides how the county’s share of the BP…
Imogene Theatre: The Mulligan Brothers, March 10
The Mulligan Brothers, an Americana Folk-Rock band from Mobile, Ala., is playing 7 p.m. on Friday, March 10 at the Imogene Theatre in Milton. The…
Larry Butler Memorial Music Award at UWF receives $27,500
The University of West Florida recently celebrated a donation of more than $27,500 to the Department of Music in support of the Larry Butler Memorial…
More on Negron press conference
NEGRON SKEPTICAL ABOUT DEEPWATER HORIZON PROPOSALS By The News Service of Florida Senate President Joe Negron expressed concerns Tuesday about House proposals he said could…
Gulf Breeze Rotary Gumbo Cook-Off on Saturday, March 11 [podcast]
The Gulf Breeze Rotary Club holds its 12th Annual Gulf Breeze Rotary Gumbo Cook-Off on Saturday, March 11 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at…
Three generations of Gaetzes do not back down
By Duwayne Escobedo Inweekly Don Gaetz said watching his son Matt confront hundreds of angry protestors against his son’s policy to eliminate the U.S. Environmental…
Asphalt removal project completed at Fort Pickens
Gulf Islands National Seashore officials announce completion of the asphalt removal project, an effort that began at Fort Pickens in September 2016. Approximately 400 yards…
Giveaway: Hangout Music Fest 2017
If you’re anything like us, you’re already counting down the days until May 19—aka the first day of Hangout Fest 2017. Headliners for this year’s…
City of Pensacola Sanitation looks to increase rates
Jerry Moore, the head of the City of Pensacola’s Sanitation Services, wants to raise sanitation rates. At Monday’s Agenda Review, Moore told the Pensacola City…
UWF Dance Marathon exceeds fundraising goals for children’s hospital
More than $43,000 was raised at the fifth annual University of West Florida Dance Marathon in support of Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals, a nonprofit organization…
Florida Senate president commits to Triumph funds coming to NWFL
State Sen. Doug Broxson passed along to the Inweekly encouraging news from Senate President Joe Negron’s first press conference of the 2017 Legislative Session. Sen….
UWF, Pathways for Change provide sales training for jail inmates
After years of teaching sales skills to corporate professionals and students, University of West Florida marketing professor Dr. Bob Kimball is taking his instruction to…
