Kim Wilmes, President & CEO of Florida’s Great Northwest, issued the following statement after the Florida Senate’s unanimous approval of legislation authorizing Triumph Gulf Coast to receive and award $300 million to…
Sunbelt Crushing to host Town Hall meeting
Sunbelt Crushing, LLC will hold a town hall meeting to discuss the requested renewal of the existing permit for its facility on Longleaf Drive. The meeting will be held Tuesday, May 2…
Rosamond Johnson Commemoration, May 6
Gulf Islands National Seashore officials announced the annual commemoration of Private Rosamond Johnson will be held at the Perdido Key Area on May 6, 2017 at 10:00 am. A commemoration ceremony and…
National Travel Rally, May 9
Visit Pensacola is asking people to wear red and attend a rally at the Pensacola International Airport on Tuesday, May 9 from 9:30 a.m.-11 a.m. National Travel Rally Day is a concerted…
All power expected to be restored today by 6 p.m.
Power is expected to be restored to all Gulf Power customers by 6 p.m., following a series of storms that rolled through the area late last night and early this morning. As…
All-Star game tickets go on sale today
For the first time in team history, the Pensacola Blue Wahoos are set to host many of the top young prospects at picturesque Blue Wahoos Stadium in downtown Pensacola June 19-20. Presented…
Budget prospects dim as House, Senate feud
We had a phone interview scheduled with Speaker Corcoran that he had to cancel. This is probably the reason for the cancelation. BUDGET PROSPECTS DIM AS HOUSE, SENATE FEUD By BRANDON LARRABEE…
EPA to hold public meeting on American Creosote clean-up plan
On Wednesday, April 26, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will hold a public meeting concerning the proposed plans to clean up the American Creosote Works (ACW) Superfund Site, located in Pensacola,…
ATU Local 1395 takes vote of “no confidence” on First Transit Corporate
We received this email: Dear Honorable County Commissioners, Today, Sunday, April 23, 2017 a packed Union Hall made up of over 60 members of the Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1395 which represents…
Studer surprised about boycott, is half a million dollars enough?
Quint Studer, co-owner of Bodacious Olive and Bodacious Brew, was surprised to hear his businesses have been targeted for a boycott after the Pensacola City Council passed anti-panhandling ordinances. He said the…
Latest on parking at Vinyl Music Hall
Curt Morse, executive director of the Downtown Improvement Board, went on “Pensacola Speaks†to clear up confusion over Vinyl Music Hall blocking off parking spaces on Garden Street for bands to load…
Lawmakers target more local regulations
By LLOYD DUNKELBERGER THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Cities and counties would not be able to require contractors to provide certain benefits and wages to workers on state-funded public works projects under…
Is School Superintendent picking which schools can have winning teams?
Pensacola High’s head baseball coach, the PNJ’s baseball coach of the year 2016, announced he is resigning at the end of the season, and he says that district administration is the cause….
Boycott announced over panhandling ordinance
Opponents of City of Pensacola’s anti-panhandling ordinance launched a Facebook event page for a six-week boycott of a 11 downtown Pensacola businesses, two others located on Cervantes and the Downtown YMCA. According…
Gulf Islands National Seashore had $206M impact in local economies in 2016
A new National Park Service (NPS) report shows that 4.8 million visitors to Gulf Islands National Seashore in 2016 spent $206 million in communities near the park, creating an economic benefit of…
UWF student honored for voice and arts advocacy
University of West Florida student Donovan Black received two notable honors recently, the 2017 Grady-Rayam Prize in Vocal Performance and the UWF Arts Advocacy Award. Black, a senior majoring in vocal performance,…
Blues Angel Music hosts free recycle and restring even
Local musicians are invited to attend a free recycle and restring event at Blues Angel Music in Pensacola on Saturday April 29 at 9 a.m. Sponsored by D’Addario, musicians can bring any…
Andrews Institute looks to next 10 years
Dr. James Andrews, one of the premier orthopedic surgeons in the country, recalled that former Baptist Health Care president Al Stubblefield traveled to Birmingham, Ala., to meet with him in December 2003…
Bydlak 2018? 2020?
Rebekah Bydlak garnered 7.8 percent of the vote in the hotly contested August 2016 GOP primary to replace Congressman Jeff Miller. Coming in fourth in the seven-person race hasn’t driven her away…
Two endowed chairs announced at PSC board meeting
Giving local school children the opportunity for better dental hygiene and health care is the goal of two new recipients of endowed chairs at Pensacola State College. Announced at Pensacola State’s District…