Now legal to shack up in Florida. Thank you, Rick Scott

By JIM TURNER THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA For the first time since shortly after the Civil War, it is no longer a crime for…

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Pinellas develops plan to help black students

Pinellas County School District has announced a plan to improve the education that its African-American students receive On Monday, the U.S. Department of Education said…

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Haas Center: Recovery not benefitting low-income Northwest Florida communities

By ZACH JENKINS | zjenkins@uwf.edu The 250,000 residents living in economically distressed communities in Northwest Florida have probably heard that the economy has nearly recovered…

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Viewpoint: Gandhi’s Salt-How a Fistful of Mud and Seawater Shook the British Empire

By Rivera Sun On April 6, 1930 at 6:30 a.m. after morning prayers, Mohandas K. Gandhi raised a lump of salty mud and declared, “With…

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Perdido Key Master Plan presented and debated at Planning Board

For nearly two decades, Escambia County and Perdido Key residents have argued over a master plan for development on the barrier island. Some issues still…

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Sean’s Outpost gets a continuance

Escambia County issued this announcement to the release: At a hearing today, the Escambia County Special Magistrate granted a continuance of the meeting until June…

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Wildlife Sanctuary Annual Baby Shower and Supply Drive, April 9

The Wildlife Sanctuary of Northwest Florida hosts its Annual Baby Shower and Supply Drive on Saturday, April 9, from noon to 3:30 p.m. The Wildlife…

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Pensacola Speaks: Pensacola Promise Zone

The PNJ wrote about the collaborative effort to get one of the poorest areas in the community designated a HUD Promise Zone. Since then, I…

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News Service of Florida has: Five Questions for Rick Wilson

Rick Wilson is a friend and has been a regular quest on my radio shows over the years. The News Service of Florida spent time…

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Feds open investigation into Pinellas schools for discrimination; how do the failing schools in Escambia County compare

The U.S. Department of Education announced on Monday that it has opened a civil rights investigation into whether the Pinellas County School District systematically discriminates…

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Crowne Plaza becomes Grand again, April 15

The Pensacola Grand Hotel will soon end its affiliation with InterContinental Hotels Group as a Crown Plaza hotel. Beginning April 15, the Pensacola Grand Hotel…

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City of Pensacola award $1.5 million stormwater grant

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced on Monday that it will award the City a $1.5 million Emergency Watershed Protection Program grant to complete…

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