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There are three seats on the Escambia County Utilities Authority up for grabs this year: Districts 1, 3 and 5. Here’s a look at District…

IMPACT 100 Pensacola Bay Area has been selected as a Top Five Finalist for a 2012 CLASSY Awards! From a pool of 2,400 nominations throughout…

Do you shop local, bank local, and eat local? Now its time to “Listen Local”. The  Maritime Cultural Arts Division is hosting a mini “locals-only”…

Deluna Fest is still more than two months away and just to build even more anticipation, the Deluna team is offering free movie nights featuring…

On Saturday, July 28, there will be a candidate breakfast at Woodham Middle School Gymnasium from 8-11 a.m. It’s not a debate or forum. Candidates…

Twenty-two members of the Newhouse family, which owns the Times-Picayune, received this letter yesterday. It’s signed by Archie Manning, James Carville, Mary Matalin, Wynton Marsalis,…

The Palm Beach Post has reported that the Center for Disease Control had a serious warning for Florida health officials in April: A tuberculosis outbreak…

The first seven days of July are double the unique visits, 2.33 times greater visits (5125 visits per day) and 3.11 times more page views…

The cover of the Game Changers issue of the Independent News is a real puzzle containing the names of all the 2012 Game Changers. See…

An animated, guitar-shredding, big game hunting robot stars in the latest Zac Brown Band video for “The Wind,” directed by Mike Judge:

Facebook announced today that it will be teaming up with CNN to provide interactive election coverage.  Facebook users will be able to commit to voting,…

Quint Studer, co-owner of the Pensacola Blue Wahoos and founder of the Studer Group, stopped by the office this morning. We talked about the Memorandum…

One of five finalists for Florida’s top teacher will soon be named the 2013 Macy’s/Florida Department of Education Teacher of the Year. This year’s winning…

Lease sales 225 and 226. Those are the ones to watch. Those are the sales in the Easter portion of the Gulf of Mexico off…

One of the Cincinnati Red’s hottest prospects, Billy Hamilton, may be joining the Pensacola Blue Wahoos this week, according to his Twitter feed. The 21-year-old…

The Blue Wahoos  announced that Sunday home games in July and August will move to a 4 p.m. first pitch, with gates opening at 2:30…

On July 1, I began on Facebook my inaugural Richard Outzen, Sr. Sandwich Tour on some of the best sandwiches offered in the greater Pensacola…

The vehicle count for the Bob Sykes Bridge at Pensacola Beach continues to show improve over 2011 and 2010: 2012 Fri, 7/6: 16809 Sat, 7/7:…

By Stephanie Sharp… There’s no denying the charm of East Hill Honey. Local, sustainable, healthy and organic raw honey? All the buzzwords are working in…

by Bobby White… If you’re anything like me, you’ve been hearing a great deal about the “God particle” for the last week and a half….