Escambia Democratic Party hosts Democratic Candidate and Campaign Training

PENSACOLA—The Escambia Democratic Party is offering a day-long Candidate and Campaign Training for Democrats in the Florida Panhandle The training will introduce participants to the…

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Trump budget eliminates Amtrak, crushes dream of Pensacola route

U.S. Bill Nelson (D-FL) and his staff have reviewed the budget proposed by President Donald Trump. It apparently eliminates all Amtrak Services in Florida, which…

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Rawson Lane rodeo ends in unusual 3-2 vote

By Samantha Sontag INWEEKLY After a 4 ½-hour meeting Monday evening, the Escambia County Commissioners voted to embrace change with a 3-2 vote in favor…

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Open letter from New York City to Florida

Cute promotion… Dear Florida: Just checking in to let you and all my NYC snowbirds and (sigh) permanent Floridians that they don’t need to be…

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Podcast: ‘Giant Killers’ Levin Papantonio Tackle Terrorism

‘Giant killer’ Mike Papantonio and his team at Levin Papantonio, along with six other national firms, filed a lawsuit (Holladay, et al. v. Iran) on…

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National Flight Academy announces Summer Cyber Security Overnight Program

Pensacola, Fla.: High school students will have a new summer camp opportunity to learn computer programming at the National Flight Academy’s Codebreakers program scheduled for…

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Putnam: We should not let complacency creep into the state [podcast]

Florida Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam announced two weeks ago his candidacy for the Republican nomination for governor. Gov. Rick Scott terms out in 2018, and…

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Scott faces decision on ‘liquor wall’

By JIM TURNER THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Opponents have mobilized to try to convince Gov. Rick Scott to veto a bill that would a…

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38th Chip Boes Championship Basketball Camp starts next month

The 38th Chip Boes Championship Basketball Camp hosted by the City of Pensacola Department of Parks and Recreation Sports Speciality Summer Camp Program will conduct…

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East Hill Neighborhood Association installs Little Free Library tomorrow

The East Hill Neighborhood Association Board of Directors will be installing a Little Free Library at OJ Semmes Elementary School on Tuesday, May 23 at…

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State concealed-weapon database hacked

From The News Service of Florida: Nearly 500 people may have had their Social Security numbers obtained in a data breach at the Florida Department…

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Videos of Carpenter’s Creek clean-up

This past weekend, the Emerald Coastkeepers led another clean-up of Carpenter’s Creek. Councilwoman Sherri Myers took these videos of the effort. She gave me this…

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