The Board of Directors of Innovation Coast has announced Tiffany Sullivan is the nonprofit organization’s new executive director. Sullivan will tap into her background as an attorney and community leader to guide…
Studer suggests a few business books for leaders and entrepreneurs [podcast]
Quint Studer’s column for the Pensacola News Journal talks a short list of recommended business books. He discussed the list on News Talk 1370 WCOA’s “Pensacola Speaks” earlier this week. What books…
Loblolly returns for three nights [podcast]
The Friends of Loblolly are back with their Halloween production of “Fame and Fortuna,†an “original, grotesque satirical work with songs and scenes written and composed by members of the former Loblolly…
2015 Fishing was very good for West Florida
Last year was another above-average year for fishing and seafood consumption, with the average American adding nearly an extra pound of seafood to their diet, according to the annual Fisheries of the…
Rep. Jeff Miller and Alfre Woodard on ‘Pensacola Speaks’ today
On News Talk 1370 WCOA’s “Pensacola Speaks” today, we will interview Congressman Jeff Miller in the first half-hour of the show. In the second half, our guest will be actress Alfre Woodard….
Comparing City of Pensacola murder rate with other Florida cities
In 2015, the Pensacola Police Department reported four murders. The City’s murder rate ranked 16th among all Florida cities and third among cities with populations between 50,000-60,000 people. [supsystic-tables id=’89’] Through Tuesday,…
Santa Rosa nominees for Teacher of the Year announced
Santa Rosa Education Foundation is pleased to announce the thirty-three nominees for Santa Rosa Teacher of the Year. Nominees were selected by their peers at each school throughout the district. Marsha Lynn…
ECAT unveils new website with online trip planner
Escambia County Area Transit (ECAT) representatives unveiled a newly-designed ECAT website and online trip planner to the community at an Oct. 27 event. With the new trip planner, users can enter their…
City of Pensacola murder rate has nearly quadrupled in past 20 years
Twenty years ago the City of Pensacola had over 7,000 more people living within its city limits and only two murders. As I reported yesterday, the City has had seven murders through…
War on Children: Child abuse spreads across races
According to state reports, the investigations of child abuse in Escambia County match the racial demographics of the area. Â [supsystic-tables id=’87’] Last year, the Pensacola News Journal published an award-winning…
Real Men Wear Pink…and drink beer tonight
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and everywhere you look you see the color pink. Breast cancer is a disease that touches us all in some way or another. The American Cancer…
Get Started Pensacola finalists announced
Cox Business has announced the finalists of Get Started Pensacola, taking place on Wednesday, Nov. 2 at 5:30 p.m. at the Pensacola Little Theatre. The winner will take home a prize package…
Obamacare premiums in Florida jump 17 percent, but no increase with tax credit
Health insurance premiums on the Affordable Care Act’s marketplaces were announced earlier this week. Nationally, the average rate increase is projected to 22 percent, before accounting for tax credits. However, the rate…
State launches Florida Unique Abilities Partner Program
Today, Florida Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO) Executive Director Cissy Proctor joined Senate President Andy Gardiner, along with Florida businesses and advocates, to announce the launch of the Florida Unique Abilities Partner…
Workforce housing meeting cancelled
From Escambia County: Workforce Housing Community Meeting The upcoming community discussion on 20 potential developments of workforce housing properties under the Florida Housing Finance Corporation’s 9 percent Housing Tax Credit Program is…
Florida Lt. Governor on impact of early voting [podcast]
Lt. Gov. Carlos Lopez-Cantera appeared yesterday on “Pensacola Speaks” to promote early voting. I asked him how early voting impacts an election. “One, a vote that’s already cast is a vote that…
Florida Election Supervisor keeps Zombie voters in check [podcast]
Escambia County Supervisor of Elections David Stafford discussed the reliability of the voting process in Escambia County and Florida. He agreed that since the 2000 presidential election with the “hanging chads,” Florida…
Child abuse cases continue to rise, DCF impotent
In August, an Escambia County grand jury indicted Alonzo Dewayne Thompkins, Jr., 26, for first-degree felony murder in the death of toddler Cornelius Savage. On Aug. 8, two-year-old Cornelius was found unresponsive…
Jean Wallace receives Florida Scenic Highway award
On Tuesday, Oct. 18, the Florida Scenic Highways Program (FSHP) honored Jean Wallace, Scenic Highway Foundation Vice President, with the Gary Balogh Inspiring Excellence Award This is the highest honor they can…
Is panhandling the next big problem for downtown Pensacola?
In a letter sent last Friday, Downtown Improvement Board chair John Peacock has asked Mayor Ashton Hayward and the Pensacola City Council to address “a significant alarming rate of increase in the…