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Small Businesses Flip the Script on Fundraising with Chump Change Carnival at Odd Colony Brewing
There’s a familiar rhythm to most fundraisers in Pensacola — the chicken dinners, the silent auction paddle raises, the polished galas where the price of…
Library Board Chair Fires Back at County Administrators, Urges Commissioners to Reject Bell-Rivera
After Assistant County Administrator Debbie Bowers announced that the Escambia County administration would recommend Christal Bell-Rivera as the next West Florida Public Libraries Director—overruling the…
Sun Belt Tournament Rolls Into Day 2 with Upsets, Full Houses, and Baby Crawls
The 2026 Sun Belt Basketball Championship is off to a roaring start at the Pensacola Bay Center, with Day 1 delivering tight games, surprising upsets,…
USL Mum on Pensacola Soccer Team
Late last March, the City of Pensacola and the United Soccer League entered into a 1-year exclusive negotiations deal to potentially bring professional men’s and…
United Way of West Florida Now Accepting Mini Grant Applications
Local grassroots nonprofits have an opportunity to strengthen their operations thanks to United Way of West Florida’s Mini Grants program, now open for applications. What?…
Clerk Continues to Hold Payments, Forcing Visit PNS to Borrow Money
The Escambia County Tourist Development Council received an earful at its Feb. 17 meeting about a frustrating bureaucratic problem — one that has forced Visit…
Sun Belt Basketball Tournament Opens 11:30 AM
The Sun Belt Conference Men’s Basketball wrapped up its regular season with one team at 12–6 and six more at 11–7. Six. For two straight…
Papantonio’s “A Death in Arcadia” Debuts Today
Papantonio’s New Thriller Hits Home — And Close to Home— Mike Papantonio has written legal thrillers ripped from the headlines before—the opioid crisis, cartel money…
Gaetz is Cancer-Free, Isn’t Going Anywhere
A rumor came out of Tallahassee yesterday that Sen. Don Gaetz told people at the Senate Appropriations Committee meeting that he has cancer and that…
Bye, Felicia: Kissel Won’t Get Confirmed
Update: I have added more supporting documentation – letter and email chain. I finally connected with Sen. Don Gaetz, who chairs the Senate Ethics and…
The Tariff Maze: What’s Really Happening
Henry Kelley, co-founder and president of BlueWind Technology and a licensed U.S. customs broker, sat down with We Don’t Color On the Dog to cut…
Partington Opening 20th Jones Walker Office in Pensacola
Early last month, Clark Partington announced that shareholder Bruce Partington planned to leave the firm to join the New Orleans-based Jones Walker effective March 1….
Kissel Misses Confirmation Hearing, Smith Passd 4-3
The Senate Committee on Ethics and Elections held its final meeting of the 2026 Regular Session this morning. The University of West Florida’s two most…
BlueWind invests Millions in Pensacola Expansion, Rebranding
BlueWind Technology is about to become something much bigger. Henry Kelley, co-founder and president of Blue Wind Technology, made a quiet but significant announcement on…
County Admin rejects Board’s Pick, Signaling Politics Over Qualifications
Escambia County’s administrators—Administrator Wes Moreno and his assistants, Debbie Bowers and Wesley Hall—are not backing off Christal Bell-Rivera as their pick for Library Services Director….
Sheriff Simmons for County Mayor?
During our podcast interview last week, Escambia County Sheriff Chip Simmons said he would be interested in running for county administrator if the position were…
Psst, Don’t Tell Zack Smith. WSRE’s StudioAmped Returns March 5
The 16th season of WSRE’s “StudioAmped” music series premieres on March 5, featuring the first of six concerts recorded in the Jean & Paul Amos…
Thrilla Near DeVilla: Baptist Demolition Town Hall
The City of Pensacola invites residents to a public information session on Thursday, March 5, at the Fricker Center—home of the City’s most raucous town…
Library Board Pushes Back on County’s Pick for Director
The West Florida Public Library Board of Governors may have thrown a wrench into Escambia County Administrator Wes Moreno’s plans for the next Library Services…
Save Our Beaches Offers Compromise to Resolve Perdido Key Standoff
A grassroots coalition is asking the Escambia Board of County Commissioners to consider a compromise proposal that its organizers say could end years of conflict…
