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Interim County Administrator Larry Newsom added to today’s Escambia County Commission agenda a discussion of the proposed Interlocal Agreement between the city of Pensacola and…

350 Pensacola will host a talk, “The Kuder Children’s Foundation and the Climate Crisis,” on Tuesday, March 11 at 7 p.m. John Kuder and his…

Quint Studer, founder of Studer Group, has been named by Becker’s Hospital Review to its “40 Smartest People in Healthcare.” The list includes those who…

BILL TAKES AIM AT SHARK FIN SALES: The Senate Environmental Preservation and Conservation Committee will consider a proposal (SB 540), filed by Sen. David Simmons,…

The Escambia Board of County Commissioners have two agenda items regarding lion fish. A proclamation, in recognition of the removal of the greatest number of…

First, we had Cordova Park upset about Dollar General building a store at the corner of Spanish Trail and Summit Boulevard. Now North Hill residents…

In June 2007, “Shauna’s Story of Slavery,” written by IN reporter Mari S. Krueger, told the story of Shauna Newell, age 17, who woke up,…

Today, Media Matters for America launched Mythopedia – which it describes as “a new tool for fighting back against right-wing misinformation.” The website is a…

The Jazz Society of Pensacola’s Jazz Gumbo (implying a delicious mix of various ingredients giving a wonderful effect) happens every third Monday evening of each…

House Bill 843, the bill widely referred to as “Charlotte’s Web,” this morning passed its first committee of reference in the Florida House of Representatives….

More and more travelers are planning their vacations around food, and with destinations like Pensacola offering beautiful white-sand beaches along with local cuisine such as…

The College of Charleston Board of Trustees has announced its three finalist to the 22nd president of the college. Among the finalist is Martha Saunders,…

The blog had a solid month in February. Both total visits and unique visitors were up, 55 percent and 61 percent respectively. The statistics are…

First City Art Center (FCAC) will hold its HOT GLASS, COLD BREW (HGCB) Spring Fling event on Fri., March 21, from 5 p.m. to 9…

Chocolate lovers, mark your calendars for Chocolate Fest 2014, presented by Sandy Sansing Dealerships and Gulf Coast Kid’s House. Chocolate Fest is a dessert extravaganza…

The annual Northview High School FFA Alumni Blue Jacket Jamboree will be held this Saturday, March 8, from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. in the…

Today, Governor Rick Scott announced that, for the first time ever, Florida ranked in the top 10 for the Governor’s Cup by Site Selection Magazine….

Governor Rick Scott gave is State of the State address today. Key quote that has Twitter buzzing: “The stories of opportunity in Florida stretch from…

Today communities across Florida will rally in support of issues important to working families an to remind Florida’s elected leaders in Tallashasee that they are…

Nearly five years after Pensacola residents voted to change their form of city government, few believe that the city is going in the right direction,…