Press Release: After much anticipation, the new Studer apartments in Downtown Pensacola have a name. “We are excited to have a name for the apartments,†says Andrew Rothfeder, President of Studer Properties….
UWF Military and Veterans Resource Center celebrates 5th anniversary
The University of West Florida Military and Veterans Resource Center celebrated its fifth anniversary on Wednesday, Oct. 12. The celebration included an open house barbecue to honor those who have protected and…
Escambia BCC considers downtown trolley pilot program
The Studers have asked for the Escambia Board of County Commissioners to consider a downtown trolley service that will run as a pilot program from Nov. 3 through Dec. 31, 2016. The…
Over 7,000 votes already cast in Escambia County [podcast]
The Escambia County Supervisor of Elections reports that 7,471 mail-in ballots have been received by his office as of Oct. 12. The split is REP 3,782 DEM 2,622 OTH 1,067 Yesterday on…
Pensacola City Council to consider rent deferral for financially troubled tenant
The Pensacola City Council will vote to tonight on Mayor Ashton Hayward’s request to provide Offshore Inland Marine (OIM) a partial deferral of rent on Warehouse #9 and the ground lease premises…
Maritime Park wins state award
The Vince J. Whibbs Sr. Community Maritime Park won the Award of Excellence in the Open Spaces category from the North Florida chapter of the Urban Land Institute last night in Jacksonville….
Escambia County looking at to add 504 affordable housing units
The Escambia County Neighborhood & Human Services Department is hosting a community discussion on the potential development of four affordable housing properties under the Florida Housing Finance Corporation’s State Apartment Incentive Loan,…
AIA Florida: Vote ‘No’ on Amendment 1
The Board of Directors of the Florida Association of the American Institute of Architects (AIA Florida) announced today its unanimous opposition to Florida Constitutional Amendment 1, as seen on the November 2016…
Panhandle Charitable Open Sets Record, over $210K
The Panhandle Charitable Open recently set a fundraising record during its 15th Anniversary event held at the end of September. All of the $210,000 net proceeds of the PCO support local charity…
YMCA receives $100K Gift from Pen Air to name Community Room
Today Pen Air Federal Credit Union announced the gift of $100,000 to the Bear Levin Studer Family YMCA. The gift will name the Pen Air Federal Credit Union Communerosity Room. “It is…
Gulf Power seeks $106M rate hike
Gulf Power, which provides electricity to about 450,000 customers in Northwest Florida, will seek a $106.78 million increase in base rates, according to a filing Wednesday with the state Public Service Commission….
National Philanthropy Day nominees announced
The Association of Fundraising Professionals West Florida Chapter has announced the nominees for the 2016 National Philanthropy Day Awards Luncheon. Several individuals and organizations were nominated for their philanthropic community efforts including…
Breaking news: Voter registration deadline extended
October 12, 2016 A federal judge Wednesday approved extending Florida’s voter-registration deadline to Oct. 18 because of Hurricane Matthew. The Florida Democratic Party and other groups requested the extension because the hurricane…
Navy Federal ordered to pay $23 million for misleading customers
Yesterday the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) took action against Navy Federal Credit Union for making false threats about debt collection to its members, which include active-duty military, retired servicemembers, and their…
FOP does very well in City of Pensacola negotiations
The Fraternal Order of Police did very well in its negotiations with City of Pensacola and Mayor Hayward’s Administration. According to the agreements up for approval at the City Council’s meeting on…
League of Women Voters seeks registration extension to Oct. 18
From The News Service of Florida: With a federal judge poised to hear arguments in a related case, the League of Women Voters of Florida on Tuesday filed a lawsuit seeking to…
Escambia County ready for 2030?
By Duwayne Escobedo That was the question put forward by Tony Carvajal for the Florida Chamber Foundation Florida 2030 Project on Tuesday morning. The organization is barnstorming through all 67 Florida counties…
Soul Bowl this weekend
Celebrating it’s fifth year, two inner-city youth sports leagues are taking to the field in the yearly football shootout for bragging rights, unity and friendly competition, the 2016 Blue Wahoos Soul Bowl…
Frankel: Trump ‘unfit’ to lead [podcast]
Congresswoman Lois Frankel (FL-D) discussed yesterday the second presidential debate on News Talk 1370 WCOA’s “Pensacola Speaks.” “I feel like Hillary Clinton tried to go high last night when Donald Trump was…
PSC approves Gulf Power wind deal
The Florida Public Service Commission (PSC) today approved cost recovery for Gulf Power Company’s (Gulf) energy purchase agreement with Morgan Stanley Capital Group, Inc. (Morgan Stanley), which will encourage wind generation development….