United Way of Escambia County launches second annual non-profit training series

United Way of Escambia County is launching the second annual non-profit training series with this year’s first program hosted at the Lewis Bear Company from…

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World’s Largest Food Truck Festival Ever, Part II – Tampa March 29-30

Some cities have ways to have fun with food trucks, not bash them. Tampa’s mayor is participating. The second World’s Largest Food Truck Festival, a…

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Homeless expert: Ordinances should never be first step in dealing with the homeless, calls the laws ‘silly’

Mayor Ashton Hayward, Pensacola City Council and the City of Pensacola garnered international ridicule for its homeless ordinances, particularly the one that outlawed blankets. An…

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House Democratic Leader Perry Thurston On the Passing of Former Governor Reubin Askew

House Democratic Leader Perry Thurston (D-Fort Lauderdale) issued the following statement regarding the death of former Florida Governor Reubin Askew: “Reubin Askew distinguished himself as…

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Breaking News: Former Gov. Reuben Askew passes away

By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida Former Gov. Reubin Askew, a major figure in modern Florida political history, died early Thursday at Tallahassee…

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North Hill to City Council: ‘Please do not let us down’

PNJ reporter T.S. Strickland wrote in his column today about attorney Erik Mead’s email to the Pensacola City Council regarding the controversy in North Hill…

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Viewpoint: Decoupling can take dogs out the dog tracks

On June 20 a greyhound named Royal Runner died at Palm Beach Kennel Club. The dog was entered that day into a training event, and…

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Hayward continues to have problems with zoning and neighborhoods. Why?

In the past five months, we’ve had two zoning issues come up inside the Pensacola city limits—Dollar General on Spanish Trail and Dept. of Corrections…

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Jolly sinks Sink

Yesterday Republican David Jolly beat Democrat Alex Sink by less than 4,000 votes to win the Florida Congressional seat held by his old boss, the…

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Panhandle Tiger Bay Club hears from moderate Republican. This may be your last chance to see one.

Republican candidate for Congress in the Panhandle in 2010 and author of “The Reluctant Republican: My Fight for the Moderate Majority” (University Press of Florida),…

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Mayor Hayward issues a corrected statement on North Hill issue

Statement from Mayor Ashton Hayward regarding 1625 N Palafox: While I personally do not believe this facility belongs in a historic residential neighborhood, my administration…

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Institute for Women in Politics brings in national political campaign experts

A campaign workshop that will bring national-caliber political expertise to Northwest Florida is being offered to men and women in the community by the Institute…

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