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Florida deals with 17 redistricting amendments today

Today, state senators will face a slate of 17 amendments when they meet to consider a new set of lines for the chamber’s 40 districts….

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Today on Pensacola Speaks

On News Talk 1370 WCOA, I will interview Mica Hughes-Harrell, UWF Director of Wellness Services, on The Red Flag Campaign, national initiative to raise awareness…

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Podcasts: UWF Historic Trust and Chasing the Cheese

On Friday, I had interviewed Rob Overton, executive director of the University of West Florida Historic Trust. He talked about the newly announced interpretative master…

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Inaugural Pensacola a la Habana Regatta this weekend

The first major, fully-permitted sailboat race to Cuba – since diplomatic relations between the U.S. and Cuba ceased Jan. 3, 1961 – starts this weekend…

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Fleming appointed by governor

Ed Fleming has been appointed by Gov. Rick Scott to the 1st District Court of Appeal Judicial Nominating Commission. Fleming, of Pensacola, is a partner…

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PSC Visual Arts Instructor Wins National Merit Award

Pensacola State College Visual Arts Instructor Linh O’Briant recently received a Merit Award in the 2015 SEGD Global Design Awards program. O’Briant’s recognition from the…

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Lobbyist registry is back up for consideration

Over year ago, Mayor Ashton Hayward announced that he wanted to establish a lobbyist registry, the issue is coming before the Pensacola City Council. In…

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Vince J. Whibbs, Sr. statue unveiled at Maritime Park

On Saturday, family and friends honored the late Vince Whibbs, Pensacola’s Mayor Emeritus, at the Community Maritime Park. The Whibbs family unveiled a statue of…

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Good news from Pensacola Speaks, Oct. 24 edition

This week, we had several great guests on “Pensacola Speaks:” Rachael Gillette, Director of Professional Development at the Studer Community Institute, talked about EntreCon. Pensacola…

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Good news from the blog, Oct. 24 edition

IMPACT 100 gives away a million dollars in an afternoon IMPACT 100 Pensacola Bay Area Sunday awarded 10 grants worth $106,000 each to community groups….

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Good news from Inweekly, Oct. 24 edition

Back to Barktoberfest By Jennifer Leigh   Halloween may be a holiday for the kids, but one of the cutest events of the season is…

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Wilkins moves over to the city

At 5:30 pm Friday, the mayor’s office sent out a press release that Keith Wilkins has been hired as the new assistant city administrator. Why…

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