Escambia County, Ala. Tax Assessor Jim Hildreth earlier this week claimed Poarch Creek Indians (PCI) had bribed the county commissioners in an effort to block the county from funding of legal fees…
Sallis defends his planning board vote for his client
In July, Inweekly reported that City Planning Board member Scott Sallis had voted on a project presented by his partner to the board. We thought such a vote was a violation of…
U.S. Senate race still a toss up, unless Rubio changes his mind
PPP’s new Florida U.S. Senate poll finds that the race is pretty much undefined, with the candidates largely unknown and ‘undecided’ leading the primaries on both the Democratic and Republican sides. On…
Prison system, contractor accused of denying inmate surgeries
BY DARA KAM THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Lawyers for Florida inmates have filed a class-action lawsuit against the Department of Corrections and prison health-care provider Corizon, alleging that the state agency…
Buzz: Anti-discrimination ordinance may be headed to city council workshop
Councilman Brian Spencer has proposed an anti-discrimination ordinance that would extend civil rights protection inside the city of Pensacola to the LGBT community. The ordinance was drafted by ACLU and eliminates a…
Jolly proposes bill that may lead to extending Red Snapper season
Press release: Congressman David Jolly (FL-13) has introduced legislation that will lead to a more accurate count of Red Snapper and other reef fish in the Gulf of Mexico. The bill, called…
Council Week continues, the episode about the budget
by Jeremy Morrison Pensacola City Council’s Wednesday night budget workshop was a three-hour stew of questions and numbers, with primarily two council members — Sherri Myers and Charles Bare — fleshing out…
IMPACT announces finalists
Pensacola, FL, September 16, 2015 – IMPACT 100 Pensacola Bay Area, a local, philanthropy group, is pleased to announce the fifteen (15) grant finalists selected for 2015. Ten (10) of these fifteen…
PSC hosts ComposerFest XI Sept. 20
Press release: Come enjoy the original music of local, regional and international composers at Pensacola ComposerFest XI, a Pensacola State College Lyceum Series event. The free concert is 2:30 p.m., Sunday, Sept….
UWF Receives Higher Education Excellence in Diversity Award
Press release: The University of West Florida received the 2015 Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award from “INSIGHT Into Diversity†magazine, the oldest and largest diversity-focused publication in higher education. This…
Springfest Pop Up for Gallery Night
A Springfest Pop up event will take place this Friday night at the TT Wentworth Museum. Kurt Stevens will perform from 8-10 p.m. Candy from Cat County will be the emcee. Before…
Cyberstalker who targeted women indicted by federal grand jury
A federal grand jury returned an indictment charging Michael Daniel Rubens, 30, formerly of Tallahassee, with seven counts of cyberstalking, five counts of unauthorized access to a protected computer, and one count…