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Cans become art, art fights hunger—PensaCan 2026 build team registration closes Sept. 10. Grab your team, stack some soup, save the day.

Drive-by shooting outside N. 9th Ave smoothie shop leaves woman injured. Suspect vehicle fled west on Bayou Blvd. Police need your help.

Paid parking is back downtown on 10/5, but not the way you remember it. Senior discounts, free Mondays, flat garage rates, warnings before tickets.

For 32 years, he fought for Pensacola’s water — delivering on Main Street Sewage Plant removal and recycling. Remembering ECUA’s Capt. Dale Perkins, 1994-2026.

DCF investigated one family 14 times before a child was murdered. Sen. Don Gaetz says it took 4 senators to save Kenley — and it shouldn’t have.

UWF stuns another ranked FCS foe 42-14; six players score TDs. Blue Wahoos rally with 3 straight 9th-inning homers to clinch playoffs.

Twenty years ago, Pensacola voted YES on a dream. The inside story of the campaign that saved our waterfront—and nearly didn’t happen.

Ballet Pensacola’s new executive director talks about stepping into leadership, the company’s evolution from Kaleidoscope Dance Theatre, and plans to celebrate its 50th anniversary in 2028.

She digs her own clay and started downtown’s newest art night. Plus Escambia schools first A, TruWorth debut, Jolly on data centers, Jelly Roll vs. Patronis.

UWF just landed a national maritime workforce designation, one of only 16 in the U.S. Here’s how 1,085 students are building Gulf Coast ships.

Escambia teachers got the district an A — union president Carol Cleaver says they’re still waiting on a raise, lunch breaks & bereavement leave.

Pensacola just handed residents the mic. New Civic Dialogues tool lets you pitch city priorities directly—six weeks only. Here’s how it works.

Community & Law Local Firm Launches First NIL Practice in the Region — Free Seminar Explains Why It Matters Levin Papantonio attorney Brenton Goodman joins…

Kohler says Escambia has “not a whole lot” of fat to cut—so why does Amendment 3 have him bracing for a $43M hit? Budget breakdown inside

Pensacola’s airport is getting a $165M facelift — and the director finally admits Vegas flights are still in play. Details and podcast on ricksblog.biz.

Grand jury: $10M misappropriated. House Dems say impeach AG Uthmeier. DeSantis’ team calls it politics. Here’s what’s really going on.

The audited financial statements give the taxpayer a limited view of the Clerk of Court’s financial operations. However, all the numbers have been audited and,…

A $200K state grant just moved Corry Station a step closer to a $200M+ rebuild of its cyber warfare training hub. Here’s what’s planned.

Clerk Pam Childers still won’t release detailed budgets—but audited records reveal spending up 22% while revenue grew 17%. Taxpayers now covering $3.9M.

Florida is short 486,000 homes — and a new report says local zoning, not land, is why working families can’t afford a starter home anymore.