Superintendent Malcolm Thomas has taken the position that the Program for Academically Talented Students Center, commonly referred to as the PATS Center, is not a program -even though “program” is in its…
Walk to Cure Arthritis set for May 9
The 2015 Walk to Cure Arthritis is happening on Saturday May 9th, at the Community Maritime Park. The goal is $22,5000. Our Walk to Cure Arthritis goal is $22,500 With less than…
PS Today: Guns in schools, panhandling and homelessness
Escambia County School Board member Patty Hightower will come on the show @ 5:05 to talk about the House bill passed by committee (HB 19) that will allow school employees and volunteers…
Presidential Task Force releases action plan to combat illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing and seafood fraud
The Presidential Task Force on Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing and Seafood Fraud, co-chaired by the Departments of Commerce and State, has released its action plan. The plan identifies actions that…
Thomas changes to Gifted advisory to working group to avoid district transparency rules
At today’s school board workshop, School Superintendent Malcolm Thomas told the board to that he would rename the Advisory Council for Gifted to a working group after a parent objected to the…
PS podcasts: Lumon May on new county jail and SYSA
On Pensacola Speaks on News Talk 1370 WCOA, Escambia County Commissioner Lumon May talked Friday afternoon about the new county jail and his work in with Southern Youth Sports Association. Pensacola Speaks…
Miami and its homeless
Miami Considers Law Aimed at Expelling Homeless By Phil Latzman, Florida News Connection In the shadows of – and in contrast to – the city’s new multimillion-dollar condominiums, hundreds of Miami’s homeless…
Florida Legislature packed with gun bills
If there’s one group that often gets its way at the Capitol, it’s the National Rifle Association — whether that’s because of ideology or the fact that lawmakers think it’s unwise to…
Convention Center deja vu
The success of Pensacon has reignited a discussion for a convention center. It’s a worthy topic. The fourth-cent of the bed tax was originally presented as a funding source for just such…
Gov. Scott in Pensacola Monday
Gov. Scott to Present School Recognition Funding to Escambia County Schools PENSACOLA, Fla. – Tomorrow, March 16, Governor Rick Scott will present school recognition funding awards to Escambia County schools at Blue…
The Choral Society of Pensacola Presents ‘Viva Mozart!’
The Choral Society of Pensacola concludes its 2014-15 Season with a concert titled “Viva Mozart!†This evening of music celebrating the genius of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart takes place at 7:30 p.m. on…
Inweekly 2009: The Domestic Violence Epidemic
Sue Hand, director of the Northwest Florida Favor House, shared with me in early 2009 that one in four women in Escambia and Santa Rosa Counties would be domestically abused at some…
University of West Florida Upcoming Events, March 15-21, 2015
Here are the upcoming events at the University of West Florida: Title: Women’s Studies Conference Date: March 16 Time: All Day Details: Women’s Studies Collective at UWF will host the 14th Annual…
PS podcast: The week in Florida politics
Last week, I interviewed State Sen. Greg Evers, Florida Water Advocates and Ryan Wiggins on the issues being debated by our Florida Legislature.
Viewpoint: Questioning the Second Amendment
by Kenneth Roberts I have a few questions for those who, including some members of the Supreme Court, honestly believe that the Second Amendment was written (10 years after the end of…
For Scott, conversations with Cabinet were ‘good’, those with Black Caucus not so much
Gov. Rick Scott and Cabinet members approved on Tuesday new steps to review the work of agencies they jointly oversee, while also agreeing to extend the time for the Office of Insurance…
Mobile Aerofest honors veterans next weekend
Mobile Aerofest has announced a number of activities that will bring the veteran and civilian communities together as part of Aerofest EXPO, that will be taking place throughout the festival on March…
State budget is taking shape. Spending plans coming before Ingram
House leaders Friday released an outline of how they would divvy up about $28.5 billion in general revenue next year as budget proposals start coming together. As another sign of movement on…
PS Podcast: Charles Bare and wobbly city hall
On Pensacola Speaks on Friday afternoon, Councilman Charles Bare discussed the Pensacola City Council’s decisions on staffing, panhandling, homelessness and the wobbly (my term, not his) condition of Pensacola City Hall operations….
Inweekly March 2005: Remembering when Pensacola had a huge film festival
Over the years, Pensacola has attempted several festivals–Springfest, First Night, Beulah Fest, Grace Fest, Hawkshaw, Deluna Fest, just to name a few. One of my favorites was Pensacola Bay International Film Festival….