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Today I had Linda “Sonshine” Moorer on Pensacola Speaks. We talked about her commitment to to the community. See video.

Sophia Young has been hired as the Operations Director for the Pensacola Young Professionals. From the press release: “Sophia is a Pensacola native, having been…

Project Greenshores, the coastal restoration project along the Downtown Pensacola waterfront that was completed in 2007, is a top 10 finalist in Solution Search’s national…

Press Release: Baptist Health Care (BHC) earned a spot on the 2015 Becker’s Healthcare 150 Great Places to Work in Healthcare” list for the second…

City COO Tamara Fountain announced this afternoon that Vernon Stewart has been hired as the city’s public information officer. In her email introduction, Fountain said,…

Northwest Florida Move to Amend will have a steering committee meeting 6:30-8 p.m. on Wednesday, April 15 at Tryon Public Library, 1200 Langley Avenue. They…

Grant applications for the Foo Foo Festival are due 4 p.m. today (Monday, April 13). Applications should be emailed to curator@acepensacola.org or submitted in person to the…

Theophalis May (1927-2006) was a Pensacola architect, builder and minister. He is credited with many of the restorations in the downtown Pensacola historic district. We…

Yesterday, former Secretary of State, U.S. Senator and First Lady Hillary Clinton announced that she will be seeking the Democratic presidential nomination. This afternoon, U.S….

By George Hawthorne, CEO, Diversity Program Advisors, Inc. Writing “strong memos” does not make a “strong mayor” in the absence of concise actions, transactional transparency…

Press Release: Dr. Kenneth Mayer, globally known for his progressive work and research regarding HIV/AIDS, will be visiting Pensacola next week to discuss new methods…

Ryan Wiggins, founder of Full Impact Strategies, talks on Pensacola Speaks about the circus going on in Tallahassee. She gives an update on Charlotte’s Web…

On Friday, Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward was a guest on News Talk 1370 WCOA’s “Good Morning Gulf Coast” with Don Parker and Jim Sanborn. The…

Press release: Seville Rotary’s annual Cornhole Classic will be held on Saturday, April 18th at 12 pm at Seville Quarter. This will be a 2-person…

By BRANDON LARRABEE THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA On a week when Jimmy Buffett came to the Capitol, one major piece of legislation ended up…

University of West Florida Upcoming Events April 12-18, 2015 Below are upcoming events at the University of West Florida. Media interested in additional information should…

At Inweekly, we love to eat. For our 2011 Annual Spring EAT! Issue, our staff, with a little help from some anonymous foodies, have put…

An administrative law judge Friday dismissed a challenge to a proposed regulatory framework for carrying out a 2014 law that allows limited types of non-euphoric…

On April 9, 2008, Alex King was released from Brevard Correctional Institution in Cocoa after serving about six years for his confessed role in bludgeoning…

Pensacola Humane Society reports Pensacola is on its way to becoming a no-kill community with the dedication of the Barbara Grice Memorial Spay & Neuter…