Nichols named Civilian of the Quarter for the Chief of Naval Training
Melanie Nichols, president of the North Hill Preservation Association has been selected Civilian of the Quarter for the Chief of Naval Training. She shared the…
The top podcasts of the week ending July 9
The podcasts that got the most downloads this past week were: Diane Lea talks about Day 15 of her 50 Causes ride. Who is Matt…
State Weekly Roundup: Brown interrupts the quiet
(Recap and analysis of the week in state government) By DARA KAM THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Other than a steady stream of emails from…
How to get a job in Pensacola [podcast]
Pensacola has the third best job market in the state of Florida. Dr. Katie Hudon, Assistant Director of Career Services and an instructor at UWF,…
Bushwhacker 5K set for Aug. 6
The Capt’n Fun Runners present the annual Capt’n Fun Bushwacker 5K Run on Saturday, August 6, at 7:30 a.m. to benefit Big Brothers Big Sisters…
Case could force pot grower to reveal investors
Editor’s note: Watch this case closely. The list of investors in Loop’s Nursery’s medical marijuana growing venture could be a who’s who of Pensacola. STATE…
State Attorney clears Robinson
Late Friday afternoon, the State Attorney’s Office announced that Escambia Commissioner Grover Robinson had been cleared of any Sunshine violation for his call to Gulf…
News we broke
We’re not really known for breaking news, but this week we did break news on two major stories and followed up on a story from…
Pensacola wrap up: week ending July 9
PETA Loves PPD A Compassionate Police Department Award is on its way from PETA to the Pensacola Police Department after officers rushed to save a…
A Cry for Independent Analysis: Oakcrest Elementary falls from A to F in six years
One criticism of Superintendent Malcolm Thomas has been that he and his leadership at the district level haven’t been able to maintain success at the…
Escambia has 13 elementary school on FLDOE 300 lowest list
The lowest 300 elementary schools are determined based on the English language arts achievement and learning gains points each school earns in the school grades…
Pensacola Palafox Historic District placed on National Register of Historic Places
Secretary of State Ken Detzner announced today that the Downtown Jacksonville Historic District and Pensacola’s Palafox Historic District were recently listed on the National Park…
County collects all taxes due on Big Wheel
It took a year but Escambia County Tax Collector Janet Holley reports to Inweekly that the owner of the Big Ferris Wheel, known as “360…
Escambia School District drops to a ‘C’ grade
The Escambia County School District dropped from a B to a C grade for the 2015-16 school year, according to preliminary results released Friday by…
Pensacola City Council shows sympathy for the devil
The Pensacola City Council made no move to change its invocation process at last night’s special meeting. Among the five members that showed up -Charles…
Low bidder on Pensacola Bay Bridge did not get highest technical score
Inweekly received the tally sheets for design and construction of the new Pensacola Bay Bridge. As reported in the PNJ, Skanska USA Civil Southeast, Inc….
UWF professor honored for mentoring
The American Chemical Society Scholars Program has selected University of West Florida Assistant Professor of Chemistry Dr. Karen Molek as the 2016 recipient of the…
Grover, Gulf Breeze, the Bridge and Sunshine [podcast]
The State Attorney’s Office is investigating Escambia County Commissioner Grover Robinson’s phone call with Gulf Breeze Mayor Matt Dannheisser regarding the new Pensacola Bay Bridge to…
Trader Jon’s coming to T.T. Wentworth [podcast]
Yesterday on “Pensacola Speaks,” Dr. Brendan Kelly, UWF Vice President for University Advancement, announced the UWF Historic Trust will bring Trader Jon’s to the second…
Atlanta, Miami, Orlando and other cities to get direct flights to Havana, Cuba
Passenger flights may begin between Havana, Cuba and up to 10 U.S. airports, including four in Florida, as early as this fall. Pensacola area passengers…
