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WEBSandra Averhart. , September 20, 2024. Hurricane Ivan's damage to the downtown Pensacola wastewater treatment plant in 2004 marked a key turning point in getting the facility moved and opening up development along the city's waterfront. Listen • 7:10.
An interactive map shows how storm surge could impact your area
WEBSep 27, 2022 · To help prepare residents for what they can expect, the National Hurricane Center has an interactive map that shows the impact storm surge can have along Florida's coast, as well as along the Eastern seaboard and in the Gulf of Mexico to Texas. The map lets users toggle between a simulation of the various …
Local News - WUWF
WEBSep 23, 2024 · UWF strengthens campus conservation protections. T.S. Strickland. , September 13, 2024. The University of West Florida's Board of Trustees voted unanimously on Thursday to strengthen protections for the wilderness areas surrounding the university's main campus. Local News.
RadioLive - WUWF
WEBRadioLive. RadioLive is the first Thursday of each month at the Museum of Commerce in downtown Historic Pensacola. The show is live on-air at 88.1FM and begins promptly at 6 p.m. Seating is first come first serve, and opens when soundcheck is complete. Soundcheck begins at 4 p.m. and typically lasts 30-45 mins.
Bicentennial Spotlight: How Florida Became a U.S. Territory
WEBJul 1, 2021 · Florida officially became part of the United States in July of 1821. But, the transfer from Spain was decades in the making. “It seems really good in 1783. There’s a lot of promise. The Spanish are optimistic,” says Dr. Brian Rucker, describing the mood at the beginning of Pensacola’s Second Spanish Period, after General Bernardo de ...
New Max-Well Respite Center to provide more than shelter to
WEBSep 2, 2022 · Pensacola’s newest homeless shelter is now open. The Max-Well Respite Center is a 17,000-square-foot facility located at 2200 N. Palafox St. at the corner of Maxwell, thus the name.. The City of Pensacola, with support from its homeless task force, used federal funds from the American Rescue Plan to establish the shelter, which has nearly 50 beds and can accommodate up to 120 people.
One Year Later, Lessons Learned from Hurricane Sally | WUWF
WEBSep 16, 2021 · A look back on Hurricane Sally one year later. A damaged business is seen in the aftermath of Hurricane Sally, Thursday, Sept. 17, 2020, in Perdido Key, Fla. Rivers swollen by Hurricane Sally's rains threatened more misery for parts of the Florida Panhandle and south Alabama on Thursday, as the storm's remnants continued to dump heavy rains inland that spread the threat of flooding to Georgia ...
Florida Prepaid offers new incentives for college savings
WEBApr 28, 2022 · Families that enroll in a Prepaid Plan prior to April 30, 2022, will earn a bonus that can be used toward additional college expenses. For each year of college or university Prepaid Plan purchased, Florida Prepaid will put $125 into a Florida 529 Savings Plan, up to $500. “We really value the investment that families are making in their ...
Northwest Florida’s 2023 Homeless count expands, total ... - WUWF
WEBJan 25, 2023 · Along with the expectation for a higher count, the total for 2023 is expected to be more accurate. That’s due in part to the return of in-person surveys, following the use of less precise visible counts for the past two years due to COVID. Additionally, the continuum of care for the Esca-Rosa area is widening survey activities with new partners.
The Story Behind 'Dear Prudence' - WUWF
WEBDec 23, 2018 · Colin Harrison/Avico. It was 1968 when 19-year-old Prudence Farrow Bruns was traveling to India to take a course on transcendental meditation with Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. Studying in India was a dream Prudence had since she was first introduced to traditional yoga meditation just a few years earlier. But the course was a …