Entrepreneur Magazine asks, 'What's your entrepreneurial I.Q.?'
- September 22, 2015
- / Mike Ensley
- / education
Entrepreneur Magazine is offering a free quiz to determine your "Entrepreneurial IQ."
Shannon's Window: Making the investment in early learning
- September 22, 2015
- / Shannon Nickinson
- / economy
Early learning is an investment worth making, but elected leaders and the private sector must be dedicated to the long game to reap the payoff.
Does universal pre-K help the children who need it most?
- September 22, 2015
- / Reggie Dogan
- / early-learning
Universal pre-K has been touted as a panacea in early education, but new studies show the children who would most benefit — the poor, the disengaged and the disadvantaged — get short-shrift if the program isn't fully funded.
Shuttered Rolling Hills landfill still plagues Wedgewood community
- September 21, 2015
- / Carlton Proctor
- / community-dashboard
As DEP works with owners of shuttered Rolling Hills landfill, residents in the beleaguered and largely minority-based Wedgewood community keeping eye on it.
Santa Rosa considers allowing special events to sell alcohol on Sundays
- September 21, 2015
- / Louis Cooper
- / community-dashboard
Santa Rosa Commissioners will discuss allowing Sunday alcohol sales for special events, something advocates say will boost tourism opportunities.
Breaking down Escambia's outside agency funding requests
- September 21, 2015
- / Shannon Nickinson
- / community-dashboard
How much will Escambia County pay toward kindergarten readiness, job creation, tourism promotion and a host of other requests from outside agencies? Read on.
Bizarre 'thirsty' concrete sucks up hundreds of gallons of water in less than a minute
- September 21, 2015
- / Ron Stallcup
- / community-dashboard
Parents can't talk enough to their children
- September 18, 2015
- / Reggie Dogan
- / education
Georgia's Talk With Me Baby initiative aims to encourage more parents to talk to their babies, a tactic proven to improve a child's readiness for school.
Shannon's Window: Boosting schools boosts the bottom line
- September 17, 2015
- / Shannon Nickinson
- / education
As Florida TaxWatch focuses on education, the Pensacola metro area needs to make sure our schools are a selling point in the economic development game.
Is Garcon Point bridge toll worth taking to court?
- September 17, 2015
- / Louis Cooper
- / community-dashboard
Bondholders will have to decide if they want to go to court to force a toll increase on the Garcon Point Bridge, which was built in part to address Santa Rosa's population boom in the last 15 years.