Press release: Labor Day signifies the end of the summer season, and event planners in Pensacola are celebrating in style and song over the long holiday weekend by hosting Gulf Coast Summer…
Podcast: The Beacon, Pensacola’s Emergency Shelter for Women and Children
Nathan Monk came on “Pensacola Speaks” yesterday to discuss The Beacon – Pensacola’s Only Emergency Shelter for Women and Children. Check out the Facebook page.
Pot industry pitches: From ‘Stinky Purple’ to ‘Dry Mango Swirls’
BY DARA KAM THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Armored cars ferrying pounds of pot products — with names like “Stinky Purple” — from Pensacola to Miami. Cannabis advertised on billboards throughout the…
UWF Foundation announces $100,000 endowment from Partnership for Public Health
Press release: Partnership for Public Health, Inc. – a non-profit corporation with a mission to support local organizations interested in improving public health – recently established a $100,000 endowment to support the…
Florida Public Relations Association board installed
The Pensacola Chapter of the Florida Public Relations Association (FPRA) has installed its 2015-2016 board of directors. The new officers include: president, Carmela Cook, Baptist Health Care; president-elect/VP membership, Nicole Stacey, Pensacola…
United Way honors Community partners
Press Release: On August 27, more than 250 United Way supporters and partners joined United Way of Escambia County at First Baptist Church of Pensacola to celebrate the year’s accomplishments and the…
Florida Senate unveils last-ditch Congressional map
By BRANDON LARRABEE THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA A key state senator floated a last-ditch effort Thursday to strike a compromise with the House on new congressional districts, while voting-rights groups that…
Muddy, Murky Mess of Maritime Leases
The Community Maritime Park Associates Board of Directors on Wednesday passed leases for parcels 3, 6 and 9 that contained the 24 changes that Mayor Ashton Hayward’s attorney – John Daniel of…
Pensacola’s Annual Bon Fest to celebrate Japanese traditions and culture
The authentic Japanese summer festival features Matsuriza from Epcot’s Taiko Drummers WHAT: Bon Fest Pensacola presents Bon Odori 2015 WHEN: Saturday, August 29, 12 p.m. – 4 p.m. WHERE: Woodland Heights Resource…
PSC Warrington campus gets new leadership
Following a national search, Pensacola State College’s Director of Nursing Dusti Sluder has been selected as the Dean of the Warrington Campus, PSC President Edward Meadows announced. “Because of the BSN accreditation…
Judge expected to leave bench amid charges
A Northwest Florida circuit judge facing allegations of improper conduct appears likely to retire because of a disability, according to documents released Thursday by the Florida Supreme Court. An investigative panel of…
AppRiver warns of Ashley Madison blackmail scam
AppRiver, based in Gulf Breeze, is a worldwide leader in email and Web security. Their team has discovered a new scam tied to the dating site Ashley Madison that is circulating on…
Will someone introduce a bill requiring mandatory arming of reporters?
Yesterday, a gunman killed two reporters in Roanoke, Va. The shooting and the screams of one of the reporters were captured on camera. Sadly, that wasn’t the only mass shooting incident for…
Viewpoint: Remember Alison Parker and Adam Ward, not the killer
By Glenn Mollette WDBJ-TV Virginia television reporters Alison Parker and Adam Ward were executed while doing their jobs. They were good people who were successful at what they did and loved their…
Florida Education Board approves record funding request
By BRANDON LARRABEE THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA The State Board of Education decided Wednesday to once again ask lawmakers for record per-student funding for public schools — with the lion’s share…
Pensacola Airport bonds rated near the bottom
Fitch Ratings announced yesterday the Pensacola International Airport bonds have maintained their BBB- rating – which sounds good…until you compare that rating with other airports. Pensacola is second from the bottom. The…
Bush fires up local supporters
Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush took his campaign to the Florida panhandle today, where he conducted a town hall-style meeting at the Pensacola Bay Center. “I’m fired up to be in Pensacola,…
Fitch Ratings affirms BBB- rating
Press release: Fitch Ratings has affirmed Pensacola, Florida’s (the city) ‘BBB-‘ rating on $32.9 million of outstanding series 2008 airport capital improvement revenue bonds issued on behalf of Pensacola International Airport (the…
Negron says he has the votes to be Senate president
State Senator Joe Negron (R-Stuart) today issued the following statement regarding the 2016-2018 Florida Senate Presidency term. “I am grateful to the majority of the Florida Senate Republican Caucus, who have declared…
Pensacola Speaks: Pensacola State College and Japan-U.S. Military Program (JUMP) Pensacola
On Pensacola Speaks, we will open with an interview with Dr. Ed Meadows, president of Pensacola State College. He will be fresh out of a press conference in which he will announcing…