Who are the 2015 International Women of Courage
Established in 2007, the annual Secretary of State’s International Women of Courage Award honors women around the globe who have exemplified exceptional courage and leadership…
Covenant Hospice celebrates National Social Worker Month
Press release: Covenant Hospice proudly celebrates National Social Work Month throughout the month of March. This year marks a special year for the social work…
Pensacola Speaks: How to start a business and the mysterious death of Willie Junior
We will open Pensacola Speaks today with an interview with Kelly Massey, the director of the Florida Small Business Development Center at UWF, about his…
Maygarden named new UWF College of Business Advisory Council chairman
The Pensacola Chamber Foundation and the University of West Florida (UWF) recently announced that Jerry Maygarden has been appointed chairman of the UWF College of…
City of Pensacola wants public input on 2015-16 budget
The City of Pensacola will hold two public meetings tonight to provide an opportunity to learn more about the Fiscal Year 2016 Budget. The first…
Jacksonville has innovative program to help mentally ill and homeless
Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office Jail Director Tara Wildes wants to place trained Supplemental Security Income processors at the jail to increase the success rate of getting…
Water conservation plan needed for the state
When I attended the AP preview press conference in Tallahassee, the need for the state legislature to pass a comprehensive water plan was pushed by…
Putnam: Citrus industry could collapse in two or three years
Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Adam Putnam was in Pensacola last week. He met with Inweekly to discuss the issues facing the state’s agriculture industry. “Well,…
Pensacola Speaks podcast: Fracking in Florida and Escambia County
On Friday, I interviewed Kim Ross of Rethink Energy Florida on fracking in Florida and Escambia County. She will be in Pensacola today for the…
A better use for parking meters
The city of Mobile has a unique way of dealing with panhandlers in its downtown parks. This meter is in Bienville Square. The Pensacola City…
University of West Florida Upcoming Events March 8-14, 2015
Below are upcoming events at the University of West Florida. Media interested in additional information should contact news@uwf.edu. Title: Across the Pond: The Melding of…
Inweekly 2011:Pensacola’s Black Exodus
The Loss of a Professional Class By Scott Satterwhite “If there were opportunities for me, I would love to return to Pensacola,†said LaRuby May,…
Bike Fest Call for Funky Bikes
The Funky Bike Fest calls for creative people of all ages to get your funky bicycles ready to show off to the people of Pensacola….
Florida Cabinet slows down agency appointments
Capitol watchers were given a glimpse this week of the next chapter in the showdown between the governor and Cabinet members over department-head appointments. Aides…
Inweekly 2007: Reviving Brownsville
Mari S. Krueger wrote this article on the various attempts to revive the Brownsville area of Escambia County. It came on the heels of Sheriff…
Smokin’ in the Square today
Professional barbecue teams from around the U.S. gather to compete at the first barbecue contest locally to be sanctioned by the Kansas City Barbecue Society…
International Woman of Courage will meet with Favor House, Pace Center and young area leaders
Tabassum Adnan, founder of the Kwendo Jirga (Sister’s Council) of Pakistan, was honored yesterday at the U.S. Department of State as a 2015 International Woman…
Inweekly 2006: Pensacola Young Professionals launched
In 2006, the Pensacola Independent News joined forces with the Pensacola Chamber of Commerce to facilitate the formation of the Pensacola Young Professionals. I wrote…
Hayward taps Texas lawyer for city attorney
Mayor Ashton Hayward announced late Friday afternoon his choice for Pensacola City Attorney, Lysia Bowling, the city attorney for the City of San Angelo, Texas….
BP drops attempt to fire claim administrator
NOLA.com is reporting that BP said today that it will drop its bid to oust oil spill claims administrator Patrick Juneau “in recognition of improvement…
