Crist launches bid for hometown Congressional seat

BY DARA KAM AND BRANDON LARRABEE THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Former Florida Gov. Charlie Crist is staging another comeback, this time in a bid…

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Podcast: The Honesty Gap on how we measure student achievement

Yesterday on “Pensacola Speaks,” I interviewed Karen Nussle, Executive Director of the Collaborative for Student Success, on how the state of Florida should define student…

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Judge to consider legal fees in same-sex marriage fight

A federal appeals court this week dismissed Florida’s legal fight about same-sex marriage and said a lower-court judge should consider questions about whether the state…

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RESTORE returns from summer vacation (ranking of all projects)

by Jeremy Morrison The Escambia County RESTORE Act Advisory Committee Tuesday stepped into the home stretch of its lengthy journey as members convened for the…

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CMPA to unveil statue of late Pensacola Mayor Emeritus Vince J. Whibbs Sr.

Press release: The family of Vince J. Whibbs, Sr. and the Community Maritime Park Associates invite the community to attend an unveiling ceremony for a…

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The ITEX Group has two more proposed local housing projects

When the BCC approved the housing grants earlier this month, The ITEX Group had three projects on the list: Hallmark Village, Encore Park and Legacy…

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Senate removes Confederate flag from seal

By BRANDON LARRABEE THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Without a formal vote, the Florida Senate on Monday agreed to strip the Confederate battle flag from…

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Clash marks opening of redistricting session

Rep. Clay Ingram will be on “Pensacola Speaks” this afternoon to give an update on the special session. REDISTRICTING SESSION KICKS OFF WITH A CLASH…

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Is a retirement village in the future for Hallmark site?

Two days after the daily newspaper published that the mayor’s wife, An Hayward, and former business partner, Matt Pair, had been bought out of a LLC…

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Trump leads Carson in latest poll of Florida Republican voters

A new University of North Florida statewide poll of Republican primary likely voters reveals that if the Republican primary were held today, Donald Trump would…

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Studers host Marshall Tucker Band concert for Springfest supporters

Press Release: Thank you to music festival supporters! As a thank you to all that supported the effort to bring back Springfest, a downtown music…

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Town Hall meeting on proposal jail sites, Oct. 27

Escambia County staff will hold a special town hall meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 27, at 5:30 p.m. in the Board Chambers (Room 100) of the…

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