The Pensacola City Council will review today a proposed ordinance to create and implement a minority and woman-owned business program for city procurement. The ordinance is the result of nearly four-year process….
Kids for Camp 2015 Kick-Off Meeting, Feb. 3
Autism Pensacola is kicking off the Kids for Camp 2015 application period with an informational meeting at 6 p.m. February 3, in the Pollak Training Center, Arc Gateway, corner of Fairfield Drive…
Viewpoint: The ‘They changed the formula’ education excuse
By Jac Wilder VerSteeg, Context Florida Florida’s national ranking by Education Week has dropped precipitously, to No. 28. In 2013, Florida was ranked No. 6. When Florida’s public education system rose to…
Women’s Civic Forum: Sherri Myers, A Life Dedicate to Civil Rights
Councilwoman Sherri Myers will be the speaker at the next Women’s Civic Forum at 11:45 a.m. on Jan. 21, at the IHMC, 40 South Alcaniz Street. Diana Mack, founder of the organization,…
Deputies Recognized for Florida First Responder Appreciation Week
Last night the Escambia County Board of County Commissioners recognized January 5-9 2015 as Law Enforcement Appreciation Week and issued a Proclamation thanking area first responders and their families. Accepting the proclamation…
Teachers Union will not appeal voucher ruling
By JIM SAUNDERS THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Pointing to discussions with Senate President Andy Gardiner, the state’s largest teachers union said Thursday it will stop challenging a 2014 law that included…
Maritime Park Stadium ranked 12th on top 100 stadium experiences
Pensacola Bayfront Stadium – home of the Pensacola Blue Wahoos – has been ranked #12 on Stadium Journey’s 100 Best Stadium Experiences of 2014. Baltimore’s Oriole Park at Camden Yards topped the…
Pensacola Opera loses executive director to Philadelphia
Press Release: Pensacola Opera’s Board of Trustees has accepted the resignation of Executive Director Erin Sammis effective as of January 27, 2015. Sammis has been offered the opportunity to advance her career…
Chris Jones: Assisted living facility owned by councilmen not eligible for EDATE
Escambia County Property Appraiser Chris Jones has rejected the EDATE application for an assisted living facility under construction at the site of the former Pensacola Racquet Club, according to pnj.com. Mayor Ashton…
Catholic Charities gets new CEO
Press Release: After a comprehensive search and careful consideration, the Board of Directors of Catholic Charities of Northwest Florida, Inc. is proud to announce the hiring of our new President/CEO, Christopher Root….
Proposed new contract of Escambia County Administrator
The Escambia Board of County Commissioners will vote tonight on a new contract of County Administrator Jack Brown. The new contact â– Would supersede the existing contract and thus would commence January…
People of Wedgwood (video)
The story of Wedgewood is not one of corporations and government bureaucracies. It’s the story of people, people who have seen loved ones suffer while the pits and landfills grew and multiplied…
Raw emotions voiced at Wedgewood meeting on pits
The residents of Wedgewood weren’t much interested in the stricter ordinances being proposed to regulate borrow pits and construction & debris landfills. No, they made it clear during the three-hour public comment…
Emergency blanket drive
WEAR-TV, Council on Aging, Waterfront Rescue Mission are quickly collecting blankets in advance of the severe cold weather hitting our area tonight. Anchor Sue Straughan posted this on Facebook: Friends, if you…
Carnegie Foundation honors UWF
The University of West Florida has been selected to receive the 2015 Community Engagement Classification, an honor designated to 361 institutions nationwide by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. This…
Where the heaviest rainfall occurred on April 29, 2014 (more added)
This graph presented yesterday at the SWAT meeting shows how much rainfall was measured in the Pensacola area in a grid format – the numbers are inches of rain: Here is the…
Randy Oliver new Citrus County administrator
Randy Oliver, the former administrator of Escambia County, is the new county administrator for Citrus County, Florida. Yesterday Citrus Commissioners unanimously approved his $140,000 contract . Oliver was the unanimous choice of…
SWAT meeting: Frustrations, Engineering reports and promises to act
Over 60 citizens crammed into a Pensacola Bay Center meeting room to hear from the engineers, city and county staff and the Storm Water Advisory Team (SWAT) on the April 29, 2014…
Forgotten memorial to teachers and parents
This weekend I came across this forgotten marker in front of the old school district offices on Garden Street. Surrounded by weeds and trash, marker goes unnoticed by the thousands who drive…
NOAA creates lionfish web portal to fight aggressive invasive fish
NOAA announced today it has partnered with the Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute to launch a new web portal to provide managers, researchers, and the public with the latest information on the…