By MARGIE MENZEL THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA The Florida House of Representatives on Wednesday advanced a controversial bill that would allow private adoption agencies to refuse to place children with same-sex…
PS Today: Quint Studer, Wahoos and League of Women Voters
Quint Studer will come on Pensacola Speaks today to discuss the 2015 edition of Pensacola Blue Wahoos. We will also have Deirdre McNabb, president of the League of Women Voters of Florida….
House now wants more prison oversight
By DARA KAM THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Saying that reform must happen, a Florida House panel on Tuesday pushed forward a plan aimed at increasing oversight of the state’s troubled prison…
Red Fish, Blue Fish hosts Team Green World fundraiser
Red Fish, Blue Fish on Pensacola Beach will be hosting a Team Green World Fundraiser on Mother’s Day, Sunday, May 10 from 4-8 pm. Team Green World (TGW) is a 501(c)(3) public…
Creative Tourism: Mississippi Blues Trail
Yesterday on Pensacola Speaks, I interviewed Mary Margaret Miller with Visit Mississippi about the Mississippi Blues Trail. One interesting nugget: Mississippi has more Grammy winners per capita than any other state. Pensacola…
Mollye Barrows and her ‘Better Way to Give’ initiative
Pensacola Today reporter Mollye Barrows talks about her efforts to help the community deal with panhandling and homelessness on Pensacola Speaks. This summer she and the Studer Community Institute will launch “A…
Radio Veteran Marty White retires after 42 behind the mic
We reported White’s retirement last month. This is the official announcement from the Cumulus: Cumulus Media, Inc. announces that longtime WXBM/Pensacola on-air personality Marty White is retiring after 42 years on the…
Mayor voices his opinion on CBRE with late night memo
A little before 7:30 p.m., City COO Tamara Fountain sent to the Pensacola City Council an email with several attachments regarding the CBRE and the proposed master developer for the Community Maritime…
Charlotte’s Web rule challenge in jeopardy
With the case possibly getting tossed out, an administrative law judge has canceled a hearing next week in a challenge to a proposed rule for the state’s new medical-marijuana industry. Judge Elizabeth…
Rand Paul announces campaign for president
We got this press release from the Rand Paul campaign: U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) today announced that he will seek the Republican nomination for President of the United States of America….
PS Today: Mollye Barrows and Mississippi Blues
On Pensacola Today this afternoon, I will talk with Pensacola Today reporter Mollye Barrows about her work on panhandling and her latest news articles. We will also have Mary Margaret Miller on…
Guns are allowed in community centers
On Pensacola Speaks, attorney John Asmar said that the State Legislature has deemed that certain places where weapons are not permitted, regardless of whether or not you’re licensed to carry one under…
League of Women Voters challenges Scott on health care
The President of the League of Women Voters of Florida called Gov. Rick Scott’s announcement casting doubt on a Senate plan to help 800,000 of Florida’s low-income workers get health-care coverage “a…
Pratt named to Florida Inventors Hall of Fame
Jerry Pratt, one of the world’s leading researchers in the field of robotics, has been named to the Florida Inventors Hall of Fame, joining an august group of inventors which includes the…
Manna puts Hayne Street property up for sale
Inweekly spoke this morning with Jay Bradshaw, past board chairman for Manna Food Pantries. Bradshaw said that Manna has decided not to build on the site of the old J. Lee Pickens…
CBRE listing agreement kicked forward to May
At its agenda review meeting yesterday, the Pensacola City Council tried to understand what Councilwoman Jewel Cannada-Wynn called “entanglements” concerning CBRE’s listing agreement and RFP for the Community Maritime Park. Because the…
PS Today: Gangs and Metal Detectors
Sheriff David Morgan will be on the show @ 5:05 to talk about the rise of the hybrid gang, fueled by younger and more violent members. We will also have attorney John…
More accountability and oversight needed for charter schools
Ruth Melton, director of government relations for the Florida School Board Association, told Inweekly, “Every year, the state legislature takes a step forward in making charter schools more accountable. We hope in…
State must pay $810K in Sansom Case
A Leon County circuit judge has ordered the state to pay more than $800,000 in legal fees and interest charges in the defense of former House Speaker Ray Sansom, who was cleared…
Poll shows heavy support for medical marijuana…again
By JIM SAUNDERS THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Five months after narrowly rejecting a medical-marijuana ballot initiative, Florida voters overwhelmingly support allowing doctor-prescribed pot in the state, according to a poll released…