During November, Sacred Heart Health System will provide free flu shots in Pensacola, Cantonment, Gulf Breeze and Gulf Shores, Ala. These flu shots are primarily for adults who are poor, elderly and…
More RESTORE: Stormwater, Draft Department of Tresaury Regulations Discussed Monday Evening
Learning continues to be the name of the game for Escambia County’s RESTORE Act Advisory Committee. The committee, tasked with (eventually) recommending projects for funding to the county commission, is currently waiting…
Maxwell shooting suspect caught
The U.S. Marshals Florida Regional Fugitive Task Force arrested a Pensacola man this morning who is the alleged trigger man in the in the September 19 drive-by shooting that resulted in the…
Mayor delays vote on Airport Food Services
City Administrator Colleen Castille pulled this afternoon the Airport Food Services contract from the agenda for the Oct. 24 Pensacola City Council meeting. According to City Attorney Jim Messer, the item can…
Peace Fest on Saturday
By Jesse Farthing Peace Fest is coming back to Pensacola for a fourth non-consecutive year, though organizers this year say they are hoping to make it a yearly event from here on…
All Soul’s Day Candlelight Service
For decades, Saint Michael’s Cemetery, in the heart of historic Pensacola, has hosted a special event honoring those buried within the hallowed ground. Long recognized as an important part of local history…
Face of the local government
The first person that people meet when they visit Pensacola City Hall, Escambia County Office Complex on Palafox or Escambia Public School District headquarters on Pace Boulevard is a security guard. While…
IMPACT 100 names winners
IMPACT 100 Pensacola Bay Area Announces 2013 Non-Profit Grant Recipients Pensacola, FL, October 20, 2013 – IMPACT 100 Pensacola Bay Area, a local women’s philanthropy group, extends special congratulations to this year’s…
In Hot Pursuit race set for Nov. 16
The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office Sixth Annual ‘In Hot Pursuit’ 5K is scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 16 on Pensacola Beach. There will be a fun beach course, great door prizes, and medals…
Bring the Kids and Play on Palafox This Friday
The Blue Wahoos have come up with a cool promotion in honor of Palafox Street being named one of America’s Top Ten Streets by the American Planning Association. The team is hosting…
Radio Free Pensacola, momentum continues to build
From Phread: So, cool stuff, I just got a text from some friends in Tallahassee. One of which is a DJ at V89 which is the FSU college radio station (the other…
Transit union delays strike
The Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1395 Negotiating team has agreed to postpone the strike it set for next Monday, Oct. 21. The union will meet on Tuesday and Wednesday with the First…
Harper and Gilley honored
The Florida Small Business Development Center Network has honored Dr. Rick Harper, Executive Director of the Office of Economic Development and Engagement at the University of West Florida in Pensacola, and Janice…
CBRE contract questioned by local broker
Mayor Ashton Hayward has announced that he wants to engage CB Richard Ellis (CBRE) to represent the city’s properties, including the Community Maritime Park, Port of Pensacola and Pensacola International Airport. He…
City and CMPA want to renegotiate with Wahoos
Getting the Blue Wahoos to renegotiate its use agreement for the Maritime Park stadium appears to be a top priority for both Mayor Ashton Hayward and the Community Maritime Park Associates Board…
CMPA meeting: Studers announce 4th floor, Beck shows design and why is liner floating
Representatives for Quint and Rishy Studer announced today that they will be adding a fourth floor to their Maritime Park office building and that they already have a signed tenant for the…
Oakcrest teacher named to People Magazine Teacher of the Year list
PEOPLE magazine has announced the six winners of the magazine’s second annual “Teacher of the Year” Awards (#teacherofyear. John Herber, a fifth-grade teacher at Oakcrest Elementary School in Pensacola, Florida, is one…
Deputies will not be charged in Middleton shooting
The Grand Jury reviewing the shooting death of James W. McGlothlin and the wounding of Roy Middleton by Escambia County deputies has returned No True Bills in both cases. “This means that…
Day of Caring has huge impact on Escambia County
Last Friday morning, United Way sent over 1,350 volunteers from local business and military commands to help with 103 projects at 66 agencies and schools in Escambia County. “For me personally, Day…
PMA: Design WWI and WWII
Press Release: The Design of War: World War I and World War II Posters and Flags (Selected Works from the Rowe Collection) Debuts at the Pensacola Museum of Art The Pensacola Museum…