Wahoos season preview
The Pensacola Blue Wahoos opened their fifth season with a road win. Here is a preview of the upcoming season. The 2016 season begins with…
Buzz: Ingram to run for Florida House, forgoes possible Senate race
State Rep. Clay Ingram called to say he has decided to run for a fourth term. Keys to decision: More family time; more time focusing…
New candidate files for Congress, District 1
James Zumwalt, former member of the elite Navy bomb squad and former Military Advisor for Congressman Jeff Miller, filed paperwork to succeed Congressman Miller in…
LWV Public Forum: ‘State of the Counties’ – April 16
County Administrators from Escambia and Santa Rosa Counties will discuss progress and problems in their counties in the “State of the Counties ” April 16th…
Living History Event: Civil War at Ship Island, April 9
Gulf Islands National Seashore in partnership with Ship Island Excursions and the Gulf Coast Living History Association will host a living history event this Saturday,…
RESTORE project rankings ready for BCC
The Escambia County RESTORE Act Advisory Committee voted last month to approve the ranking of all 124 RESTORE applications in Escambia County, taking a significant…
Move To Amend screens ‘Legalize Democracy,’ April 20
Northwest Florida Move to Amend will host a viewing of “Legalize Democracyâ€, a film about the history behind the Supreme Court’s ruling in Citizens United…
Now legal to shack up in Florida. Thank you, Rick Scott
By JIM TURNER THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA For the first time since shortly after the Civil War, it is no longer a crime for…
Pinellas develops plan to help black students
Pinellas County School District has announced a plan to improve the education that its African-American students receive On Monday, the U.S. Department of Education said…
Haas Center: Recovery not benefitting low-income Northwest Florida communities
By ZACH JENKINS | zjenkins@uwf.edu The 250,000 residents living in economically distressed communities in Northwest Florida have probably heard that the economy has nearly recovered…
Viewpoint: Gandhi’s Salt-How a Fistful of Mud and Seawater Shook the British Empire
By Rivera Sun On April 6, 1930 at 6:30 a.m. after morning prayers, Mohandas K. Gandhi raised a lump of salty mud and declared, “With…
Perdido Key Master Plan presented and debated at Planning Board
For nearly two decades, Escambia County and Perdido Key residents have argued over a master plan for development on the barrier island. Some issues still…
Sean’s Outpost gets a continuance
Escambia County issued this announcement to the release: At a hearing today, the Escambia County Special Magistrate granted a continuance of the meeting until June…
Wildlife Sanctuary Annual Baby Shower and Supply Drive, April 9
The Wildlife Sanctuary of Northwest Florida hosts its Annual Baby Shower and Supply Drive on Saturday, April 9, from noon to 3:30 p.m. The Wildlife…
Pensacola Speaks: Pensacola Promise Zone
The PNJ wrote about the collaborative effort to get one of the poorest areas in the community designated a HUD Promise Zone. Since then, I…
News Service of Florida has: Five Questions for Rick Wilson
Rick Wilson is a friend and has been a regular quest on my radio shows over the years. The News Service of Florida spent time…
Feds open investigation into Pinellas schools for discrimination; how do the failing schools in Escambia County compare
The U.S. Department of Education announced on Monday that it has opened a civil rights investigation into whether the Pinellas County School District systematically discriminates…
Crowne Plaza becomes Grand again, April 15
The Pensacola Grand Hotel will soon end its affiliation with InterContinental Hotels Group as a Crown Plaza hotel. Beginning April 15, the Pensacola Grand Hotel…
City of Pensacola award $1.5 million stormwater grant
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced on Monday that it will award the City a $1.5 million Emergency Watershed Protection Program grant to complete…
Five questions with Congressman Ron DeSantis
Congressman Ron DeSantis stopped by the Inweekly offices yesterday. The Republican candidate for U.S. Senate was making a campaign stop and spoke last night at…
