Concert at the Maritime Park

The Listen Local concert series continues tomorrow at the Community Maritime Park. Here’s a press release from the city of Pensacola: Bring the family down…

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Menu Stays the Same at Jail

The Escambia County Commission has decided to stay with the company that currently provides food services to the Escambia County Jail and jail annex. During…

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Sam Hall has fake Facebook page

Former Pensacola City Council President Sam Hall is also a woman-Rachel Terry. He has been posting to this blog and even created a fake Facebook…

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NAACP, Perdido on RESTORE’s Plate

The Escambia County RESTORE Advisory Committee meets this afternoon. Members will further discuss the body’s bylaws and also hear additional presentations from the community. Tony…

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Grover Wins FAC Award

Escambia County Commissioner Grover Robinson is the recipient of a 2013 Florida Association of Counties Presidential Advocacy Award. The award is given annually to county…

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Miller: Immigration Reform has ‘No Chance’

Last week, the United States Senate passed its immigration reform bill. The House is expected to take up the issue after the Fourth of July…

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Artel will stay at old courthouse

From Artel Gallery president: Dear Artel Member/Supporter, On behalf of the Artel Gallery Board of Directors I would like to send our sincerest thanks to…

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Become one of Lumon’s People

The Independence News has established a Facebook page for readers to take united stand against discrimination and racism. Register our “Like” today on Lumon’s People….

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Singing the Drilling-Blues Down at the Library

Environmentalists are at the Pensacola downtown library, waving signs and singing songs. They are protesting an oil company’s request to waive emission standards for a…

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What is going on with old Escambia County courthouse?

As with so many things in county government these days, no one knows for sure what is happening the space in old county courthouse that…

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Oops, somebody forgot to tell Artel they could be evicted for sports museum

Dear Artel Member/Supporter, Some of you may have read the Pensacola News Journal article about the possibility of a sports museum moving into our space…

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Wendy’s to be picketed

Press Release: Coalition of Immokalee Workers Solidarity Picket to be held at Wendy’s in Pensacola on June 29, 2013 at 12:00pm. Florida tomato pickers are…

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