Study prompts call to expand juvenile diversion programs


  • July 16, 2015
  • /   staff reports
  • /   community-dashboard
A new report found that a 25 percent increase in the use of civil citations as alternatives to arrest would save Florida taxpayers as much as $61 million.

Do you have these 15 customer service skills?


  • July 16, 2015
  • /   Rachael Gillette
  • /   training-development
Whether you like it or not, everyone in your organization is involved in customer service.

Vista Del Mar returns to Perdido Key


  • July 15, 2015
  • /   Carlton Proctor
  • /   economy
A $64 million rebirth of Vista Del Mar condos sends a strong signal, local experts say, about the prospects for the real estate market on Perdido Key.

Don Gaetz tops wealthiest lawmakers list


  • July 15, 2015
  • /   Jim Turner
  • /   economy
State mandated financial disclosure forms show one-third of Florida's lawmakers are millionaires. Don Gaetz tops the list of wealthiest senators.

Kansas City could be Pensacola's Uber guide


  • July 15, 2015
  • /   Shannon Nickinson
  • /   community-dashboard
Mayor Ashton Hayward wants to look to Kansas City, Mo., as an exemplar for making ride-sharing service Uber more a part of Pensacola.

Santa Rosa news, notes and notables


  • July 13, 2015
  • /   Louis Cooper
  • /   community-dashboard
Candidates are lining up to run for office and the Beach to Woodlands Tour is taking applications for events to be included in the annual October series in Santa Rosa County.

Time to share your RESTORE project is here


  • July 13, 2015
  • /   Shannon Nickinson
  • /   community-dashboard
With $58 million BP settlement figure finalized, time is now to submit project ideas for RESTORE Act funding. Meetings on how to register a project are ongoing.

Special meeting July 16 to consider Studer leases


  • July 13, 2015
  • /   Shannon Nickinson
  • /   training-development
Pensacola City Council will meet in a special session to consider leases to three parcels at the Community Maritime Park proposed by Quint and Rishy Studer.

Dropping out of high school is a killer


  • July 10, 2015
  • /   Reggie Dogan
  • /   education
High school dropouts face far more challenges than high school graduates including lower pay, higher incarceration rates and premature death.

Pensacola rapper Big Lo brings music diversity to Vinyl on Saturday


  • July 10, 2015
  • /   Mike Ensley
  • /   community-dashboard
“This show is a great way to introduce audiences to different forms of electronic music,” Lopez said. “It’s a diverse lineup of artists with hip hop, electronic dance music and traditional DJing.”