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Real News 1/31/24

   January 31, 2024

Pensacola City Councilwoman Jennifer Brahier discusses the importance of saving the Cobb Center. A full structural assessment will cost $175,000.

Walker Wilson discusses his plan to move into District 4, the district where his parents live and where he lived most of his life.

During the fall semester, the YMCA Reads delivered 5,576 service hours to about 125 students at the four schools. The YMCA is in the process of collecting data, but testing results at West Pensacola Elementary indicate the program positively impacted students during its first semester.

The goal was that 75% of its students’ scores go up on the standardized testing; 86% had their scores rise from PM1 (baseline) to PM2 (mid-year) on the FAST reading scores at West Pensacola.

Andrea Rosenbaum has the details. Read more.

Tickets are now available for One World, Many Voices, presented by the Pensacola Children’s Chorus (PCC). Reserve your tickets for PCC’s traditional choral performance at First Baptist Church of Pensacola on Sunday, March 3 at 3:30 pm. To buy tickets, visit PensacolaSings.org.

The credit union has become an official annual sponsor of the Friends of West Florida Public Library (FWFPL) for 2024. My Pensacola CU CEO James Phetteplace discusses the partnership.

A half-hour sneak peek of the new documentary series GOSPEL—from executive producer, host and writer Henry Louis Gates Jr.—presented with performances by two local choirs: the Zion Hope Primitive Baptist Church Choir and the Voices of Victory Radio Choir.

WHEN: 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 6

WHERE: WSRE Jean & Paul Amos Performance Studio at Pensacola State College
WHY: To engage the local community in the PBS release of “GOSPEL”—the new documentary series from Henry Louis Gates Jr.—in observance of Black History Month.
HOW: Admission is free. Seating is limited, so reservations are requested at wsre.org/events.

The full show: Jennifer Brahier, Walker Wilson, Andrea Rosenbaum, Alex Gartner, James Phetteplace, Jim Ryan, Ray Palmer and Mary Riker.

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