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Pensacola entrepreneurs: The SCI Venture Mentoring Service is accepting applications for its next cohort. But first, you must attend an info session.

Five Flags Speedway roars back this weekend! Twin 100s, $10K on the line each night, Super Late Models, and two nights of Blizzard Series action. Don’t miss it!

Juneteenth festival, a rigged library hire, 80 years of Greenhut, Michelin’s first Pensacola pick & more. Inweekly June 11 is out now. inweekly.net

Palafox Market goes midweek! Summer Pop-Ups hit Plaza Ferdinand every Wednesday in July, 4–8 p.m.—local produce, art, live music & more. Free admission.

Escambia Children’s Trust is down to 2 DeSantis appointees after Tori Woods’ resignation. Gov. DeSantis has yet to fill vacant seats despite repeated requests.

Pensacola lawyers traded courtrooms for trivia questions—and raised money for working families who earn too much for help but still can’t make ends meet.

Baptist Towers demo begins this week, Fricker breaks ground June 17, CRA relaunches Baptist site plan, and more city updates.

Two-thirds of Pensacola residents say the city’s headed in the right direction—but housing costs and gun violence remain top concerns. See full survey results.

As of 5 p.m. Tuesday, June 9, Escambia County Supervisor of Elections and the Florida Secretary of State report the following candidates have qualified to…

Anderson Subaru handed the Pensacola Breast Cancer Association a $39,000 check—part of $225K+ given since 2014 to fund free mammograms for uninsured women

The library board isn’t advisory—it governs. City Councilwoman Jennifer Brahier says Pensacola has standing to fight back. The documents prove it.

Pensacola’s CRA is eyeing its biggest boundary expansion in 20 years—and $57 million in new redevelopment money for long-overlooked neighborhoods.

Pensacola Beach’s Mark Lee Team ranked #37 in Florida with $88M in 2025 sales—proof that Pensacola’s luxury real estate market is playing in the big leagues.

Pensacola residents are fighting back against big data centers—and Pasco County may hit pause entirely. This battle is over water, power & your future.

See who has qualified to be on the ballot this year, as of 5 p.m. Monday. You can still qualify to run. Deadline is noon, Friday, June 12.

Florida spent $829M on budget “turkeys”—including UWF, Pensacola State & a Santa Rosa heritage site. Taxpayers deserve better. Here’s what happened.

Pensacola Mayor D.C. Reeves makes history—first Pensacola mayor ever named to the U.S. Conference of Mayors Board of Trustees. What it means for our city.

Keith Hoskins, former Blue Angels pilot & Navy Federal EVP, retires after seven years at Pensacola’s largest private employer. A career of service ends.

John Oliver exposed New College’s $500K-per-degree political takeover—and the DeSantis playbook is running right now at UWF in Pensacola.

Alex Sink & incoming FL Senate Democratic Leader Tracie Davis endorse David Jolly for governor. The coalition keeps growing. ricksblog.biz