2014 Bayou Hills Run set for March 15

Creative Learning Academy (CLA) is hosting the Bayou Hills Run on Saturday, March 15 at Bayview Park at 7:30 am. The event features a one…

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Florida Times-Union editor winner of James C. Adkins/Sunshine Litigation Award

The First Amendment Foundation is announced today it will award Frank Denton, Editor, and The Florida Times-Union the James C. Adkins/Sunshine Litigation Award. The nomination…

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Style Downtown

Style Downtown, the Pensacola salon owned by Cortney Campus, has been named to the SALON TODAY 200 by SALON TODAY magazine, the top business publication…

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University of West Florida Upcoming Events, March 2-8

University of West Florida Upcoming Events March 2-8 Meet the Director: ‘Age of Champions’ Special Screening Date: Monday, March 3 Time: 3 to 5 p.m….

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Pensacola Police Chief appointed to PSC board

Gov. Rick Scott announced yesterday the appointment of Chip Simmons to the Pensacola State College District Board of Trustees. Simmons, 49, of Cantonment, is the…

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INYR: Andrew Rothfeder gives an update on downtown development

One of the last interviews I had on IN Your Head Radio on the now defunct WCOA 100.7 FM was with Andrew Rothfeder,Studer Community Development…

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City Holds Two Public Meetings Regarding 2015 Budget

The City of Pensacola welcomes the community to a public meeting to provide an opportunity to learn more about the Fiscal Year 2015 Budget. There…

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State newspaper round-up

Miami Herald looks at how secretive Gov. Rick Scott is about his travel plans. Governors Charlie Crist, Jeb Bush and Lawton Chiles routinely released those…

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Pensacon has $1.4 million impact, set to return Feb. 27, 2015

Pensacon 2014 was a huge success during the three-day event on February 21-23. Research conducted by the organizers of the event revealed the following statistics:…

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Studers Announce Institute for Measuring and Improving Communities, has Who’s Who of media talent

Local entrepreneurs Quint and Rishy Studer announced today they are funding a nonprofit institute to sponsor research into the development of strategies and tools to…

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Aviation Week: Southeast U.S. is hottest spot of aerospace suppliers

Kevin Michaels writes for Aviation Week that our region is becoming the hottest spot for aerospace suppliers in his viewpoint “New Horizons For Aerospace Suppliers:”…

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Cumulus switches WCOA 100.7 FM to WJTQ 100.7

Today at 10:07 a.m., Cumulus will announce a new format for WCOA 100.7 FM. The station dropped the news talk format and is running a…

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Blankets allowed, moratorium on any other changes to Pensacola homeless laws

The Pensacola City Council approved Councilwoman Sherri Myers’ ordinance amendment to allow people to cover themselves with blankets in city parks. However, when it came…

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Buttercup saved by City Council

Little Molly Kirkman made a simple plea to Pensacola City Council members after her family made a presentation about potbellied pigs and their pet pig,…

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Scott hopes smaller ambitions propel re-election bid

By Brandon Larrabee. The News Service of Florida When Gov. Rick Scott entered his first legislative session in 2011, he had an ambitious series of…

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Pensacola City Council has a busy night set (update)

The Pensacola City Council meets tonight. They have a full agenda. Here is what happened at their agenda review meeting: Homeless Blanket Debate Round 2…

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INYR: Interview with T.D. Allman

Yesterday, I interviewed award-winning journalist and author T.D. Allman. He is touring Northwest Florida to promote his newest book,”Finding Florida: The True History of the…

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PNJ ready to implement Project Butterfly

Pensacola News Journal readers will soon find USA Today inserts in their daily newspaper, according to sources inside the Romana Street offices. Gannett, who owns…

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INYR: Decouple greyhound racing from other gaming

Today I interviewed Christine Dorchak, President and General Counsel for GREY2K USA Worldwide, on her organization’s efforts to abolish greyhound racing in Florida. Listen to…

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League president speaks on voucher expansion

Deirdre Macnabb, state president of the League of Women Voters of Florida, came on IN Your Head Radio yesterday to talks Speaker Will Weatherford’s proposal…

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