Volunteers sought for Santa Rosa hurricane shelters


  • May 12, 2015
  • /   Louis Cooper
  • /   community-dashboard
Volunteers needed to staff hurricane shelters; Grillin’ in the Breeze food tasting event is Saturday, Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla in Milton needs you.

UWF engineering college hosts summer research program


  • May 12, 2015
  • /   Staff Reports
  • /   education
UWF Summer Undergraduate Research Program gives undergrads the chance to get hands-on, real-world experience in four disciplines.

'Hands Across the Sand' is coming to Pensacola Beach on May 16


  • May 12, 2015
  • /   Staff Reports
  • /   community-dashboard

Viewpoint: Is Pensacola's downtown vibrant?


  • May 12, 2015
  • /   Jim Homyak
  • /   economy
On John Karras' "12 Strategies that will Transform Your City," Jim Homyak looks at how Pensacola measures up.

Will search for volunteers be enough?


  • May 12, 2015
  • /   Shannon Nickinson
  • /   government
A fire service tax increase looms if Escambia County's volunteer ranks don't swell enough to address gaps in public safety needs throughout the county.

Film industry wants another shot at incentives


  • May 12, 2015
  • /   Jim Turner
  • /   economy
Film Florida has written Gov. Rick Scott, Senate President Andy Gardiner and House Speaker Steve Crisafulli asking that tax incentives language be considered when lawmakers start a special session June 1.

AMIkids Pensacola Receives President Obama’s Volunteer Service Award


  • May 12, 2015
  • /   Staff Reports
  • /   economy

Federal money to elevate three flood-prone Santa Rosa homes


  • May 11, 2015
  • /   Louis Cooper
  • /   government
Santa Rosa Commissioners will seek grants to elevate three flood-prone homes, building a fifth lifeguard tower on Navarre Beach, early voting locations.

Turning kids on to the classics


  • May 11, 2015
  • /   Staff Reports
  • /   early-learning
Want your kids to know there is more to music than Kidz Bop? The Pensacola Symphony Orchestra's "Music For Families" event on May 23 aims to introduce youngsters ages 3-12 to classical music.

Using change to battle homelessness


  • May 11, 2015
  • /   Mollye Barrows
  • /   government
As Pensacola aims to tackle homelessness, the City of Mobile's campaign, paired with coordinated social services, may be a model to look toward.