Real News: OLF-8 negotiations, Balloons, Beads, Lawmakers, Green Eggs

County Commissioner Steven Barry said that he expects tomorrow the board will acknowledge the $33 million letter of intent from D.R. Horton for OLF-8 and vote to have staff begin work on a definitive agreement. He said, “I think that’s where a lot of the details would be conceivably hashed out. A letter of intent really is a one-party submittal. And a definitive agreement between two parties is gonna be,be where there’s a lot of negotiation.”

Those negotiations will include how D.R. Horton will implement the OLF-8 Master Plan and honor the Triumph Gulf Coast grant.

Romania briefly scrambled military jets and neighboring Moldova temporarily closed its air space Tuesday after authorities in both countries reported mysterious weather balloon-like objects traversing their skies. Tom Rivers has the details.

The Pensacola and Perdido Bays Estuary Program is hosting a Mardi Gras Bead Tree Cleanup 9 a.m.-12 p.m. on Sunday, Feb.y 19. Volunteers will help remove Mardi Gras beads from the trees along Palafox and Garden streets after the downtown parade. The collected beads will be brought to Arc Gateway to be cleaned and repackaged for future use. Volunteers should meet at the fountain at Plaza Ferdinand VII, East Government St. and Palafox St. RSVP to mtros@ppbep.org.

Pensacola Chamber CEO Todd Thomson previews the 2013 Chamber Legislative Luncheon, which will be held Friday, Feb. 24, at the Pensacola Country Clu

More than doubling what organizers gave away in 2021, Pensacola EggFest saw record participation in 2022 to boost its infusion into the community. A record $113,500 is going to local charities as a result of this Pensacola foodie event. Co-founder Lisa Lyter shares the details.

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