MANNY’S PAYDAY The University of West Florida Board of Trustees convened this week, and once again, its decisions to create a nice future for Interim President Manny Diaz interested readers. People are stunned that Diaz would have the board spend $1 million on his offices while he’s supposedly only the interim. We now understand the role of the Harry Roy Membership Committee, known by some as the UWF Presidential Search Committee.
Yes, it will most definitely include Diaz in its recommendations of qualified applicants, but its primary function was to get the compensation range for the Division 2 university above $1 million.
GOOD NEWS The Pensacola area’s top philanthropic group, IMPACT 100, announced its finalists.
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WINNERS: WARRINGTON PREPARATORY ACADEMY The charter middle school earned a “C” grade for the first time in 14 years after successfully appealing the Florida Department of Education’s initial “D” rating.
Outtakes—Pensacola Noir
The University of West Florida’s College of Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities recently announced the theme for this year’s Gulf Coast Culture Series: Pensacola Noir. “There is a deep history in…
What Opera Truly Is
“Three Decembers” is ideal for opera first-timers. Cody Martin, the music director of Pensacola Opera, explained it’s an American opera written in English with an ultra-compelling plot, and it’s shorter than…
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