Good news from Gov. Rick Scott, Sept. 13

Here are the some of the press releases from the governor’s office for the past week: Gov. Scott Highlights Job Growth at ConnectWise in Tampa…

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Recap: Allen Chapel incident

Last Sunday, a Pensacola police officer interrupted a church service to enforce a child custody order. Parishioners recorded the incident on their cell phones. One…

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Wanderer

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Big Fall Book Sale to be held September 25-27

Press Release: Friends of West Florida Public Library, a non-profit support organization of the West Florida Public Library, will hold its Big Fall Book Sale…

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Beware of phone scam

The Escambia County Clerk of Court reports a scam has been occurring in Pensacola and elsewhere in Florida. A person receives a telephone call informing…

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Good news from Inweekly, Sept. 12

The Man Behind the Feathers Written by admin on 09 September 2015 Caroll Spinney talks about art, life and Big Bird By Jennifer Leigh For…

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Good news from city hall, Sept. 12

Yesterday afternoon, the mayor’s office sent out its digital “Upwords” newsletter, subject: “Recognizing our upward momentum:” Momentum for Mayor: The mayor pointed out his profile…

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Campaign fundraiser to lead Pensacola workshop

Press release: Acclaimed fundraising expert and applied democracy coach Nancy Bocskor will be in Pensacola for one day only on Saturday, Sept. 19, to lead…

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Destination Archaeology participates in Smithsonian Magazine’s Museum Day Live!

Press release: The Florida Public Archaeology Network’s Destination Archaeology Resource Center (DARC) will participate in the Smithsonian magazine’s Museum Day Live! on Saturday, September 26,…

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2016 Cox Diamond Invitational announces dates, teams

For the third consecutive year, the Pensacola Sports Association will partner with COX Communications to host the Cox Diamond Invitational. The three-day round-robin baseball tournament…

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Few good things happen around Tom Ann Buddy’s

Late Wednesday afternoon, the Pensacola Police Department issued a press release involving an incident that resulted in two officers being placed on administrative leave and…

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Who applied to be an assistant city administrator

Former County Administrator Bob McLaughlin did not apply. The man who followed him as interim and handled the BP Oil Spill did –Larry Newsom. Policy…

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Raschein, Gaetz haul in campaign cash in August

From The News Service of Florida: In what was a relatively quiet fundraising month for state lawmakers, Rep. Holly Raschein, R-Key Largo, collected $28,821 in…

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Backroom Briefing: Lobbyist miscues laid out in Legislative Report

(Weekly political notes from The News Service of Florida) BY BRANDON LARRABEE THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA So far, the legislative effort to review lobbying…

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Remembering 9/11/01

When the airliners crashed into the Twin Towers, we were having a sales meeting. The television was on CNN in another part of the office….

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WUWF report gives clues to the future of DeepFlex

WUWF radio has a segment on DeepFlex and its future at the Port of Pensacola. In June 2014, the city announced that DeepFlex agreed to…

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PLT opens ‘Once Upon a Mattress’ on Sept. 18

Press release: What do an evil queen, a cursed king, a prince who can’t marry, and a princess who can’t sleep have in common? If…

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Body cam video conflicts with statements by Chief Alexander

In his press release, Chief David Alexander gave this description of the incident inside Allen Chapel AME Church: “Officer Darling waited outside the sanctuary and…

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Public records give a fuller picture of Allen Chapel incident

Before he issued his statement on Sunday about the Allen Chapel incident, Chief David Alexander didn’t contact Pastor Freddie Tellis or Escambia County Sheriff David…

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Florida Taxi vs. Uber battle, Round 2

CAB COMPANIES LAUNCH INSURANCE CHALLENGE IN UBER WAR BY DARA KAM THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Taxicab companies in Broward County and Tallahassee filed their…

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