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‘We Won’t Back Down’

A “We Won’t Go Back” Rally and Voter Registration Action will be held Saturday, October 1 from 10 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. at Plaza Ferdinand,…

New update to city parking app

City of Pensacola parking users who pay through the ParkPensacola app are asked to please ensure their app is updated to the latest version by…

Real News podcasts: Tuesday, Sept. 6

Escambia County Commissioner Jeff Bergosh talks about how the board is trying to determine how many people are homeless in the county and then decide…

Blue Wahoos & Waste Management partner to renovate local field

For the 11th consecutive year, the Blue Wahoos and Waste Management have partnered to renovate an area youth athletic field and are accepting nominations from…

Celebrate the Blue Angels at Sept. Gallery Night

On Friday, Sept. 16, from 5–9 pm, Gallery Night Pensacola’s theme is “Celebrate the Blue Angels!” presented by Publix with main event partner the Naval…

Tips on hiring a contractor [podcast]

Viewpoint from Chad Edgar, Home Builders Association of West Florida president: The recent news headlines about contractors taking money from clients and not performing the…

Podcast: Reeves moves transition into Sunshine

Florida’s First Amendment Foundation has advised that Mayor-elect D.C. Reeves’ transition team should operate in accordance with Florida’s Sunshine Law. On WCOA this morning, Reeves…

What is the true homeless count? [podcasts]

Escambia County has $4.1 million to spend to help homeless and unsheltered people in the county. Opening Doors reports that its Point-in-Time survey counted 750…

Breaking: Padden endorses Patton

Today in its print edition, the News Journal profiles the Pensacola City Council runoff between incumbent Ann Hill and Allison Patton. The article covers how…

Weekly Roundup: How High Is Too High?

Recap and analysis of the week in state government and politics By Ryan Dailey, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Medical-marijuana patients in Florida…

Top Listens of last week

School Safety drew the most attention, followed by Mayor-elect D.C. Reeves transition team: Eric Stevenson attended the PHS vs. Washington football game and shares what…

Take Stock in Children announces 26 new students

Pensacola, FL – Take Stock in Children recently welcomed 26 new scholarship recipients at the annual Take Stock Kickoff Dinner. This year’s students include 18…

ECUA recycling facility set to open week of Sept. 26

Press Release: ECUA received an update from the supplier providing the two conveyor belts needed to operate the processing lines. They have again delayed the…

Preview: The Rings of Power, McEnroe and National Cinema Day [podcast]

One of the most anticipated and expensive TV shows of all time debuted last night! The first two episodes of The Lord of the Rings:…

Preview of UWF Argos vs. Warner season opener

Will Kennedy previews tomorrow’s UWF football game with Warner. He also talks about former UWF QB Austin Reed’s debut with Western Kentucky.

Wrapping up the PHS v. Washington melee story [podcast]

In my show opening, I discuss the latest on the Washington High melee and how the school district is making games safer.

Breaking: Expert says Reeves transition team must follow Sunshine law

Inweekly contacted the Florida First Amendment Foundation, a non-profit considered to be the authority of Florida’s Sunshine Law, and asked whether Mayor-Elect D.C. Reeves’ transition…

Marlette leaving PNJ

This morning, cartoonist and weekly columnist Andy Marlette announced that he is leaving the Pensacola News Journal to focus on his family and cartoon strip….