Author: Rick Outzen
City Seeks $86M for Massive Shipbuilding Project at Port of Pensacola
The City of Pensacola has submitted an application to Triumph Gulf Coast seeking $86 million to help finance construction of a major shipbuilding facility at…
Hofberger Promotes Agenda Item, Overlooks Tax Increase
Escambia County Commissioner Ashlee Hofberger scrambled yesterday to send out the attachment that her District aide, Melanie Luna, failed to include in a late Friday…
Property Tax Discussion on Commissioners’ Agenda for Monday
After 5:30 p.m. on Friday, the media received an email from District 4 County Commissioner Ashlee Hofberger’s office: Good afternoon, Please see the attached press…
Exclusive: See the Latest Hard Rock/Reverb Renderings
The Inspired development team and Hard Rock officials visited Mayor D.C. Reeves and city officials to discuss adjustments to their Reverb project at Community Maritime Park….
Reimagine Palafox Passes, 5-2
Mayor D.C. Reeves’ Reimagine Palafox passed its final approval with a 5-2 vote by the Pensacola City Council last night. Council members Charles Bare and…
NAS Pensacola, Naval Aviation Museum Reopen to the Public
Naval Air Station Pensacola will reopen its most popular public attractions beginning Friday, Nov. 14, with limited hours and heightened security measures in place. The…
Mayor Reeves Tries a Few Jokes for Entrecon Crowd
The Pensacola International Airport is the presenting sponsor of Entrecon 2025. Mayor D.C. Reeves welcomed the participants on Wednesday and tried out a few jokes…
Pensacola Legend Wilmer Hall Mitchell Passes at 92
Pensacola lost one of its great storytellers and downtown leaders on Nov. 11, when Wilmer Hall Mitchell passed away peacefully at age 92, surrounded by…
Covenant Health Steps Up with $500,000 for Senior Services During Funding Crisis
The Council on Aging of West Florida is facing a critical funding shortfall that threatens essential services for thousands of seniors across Northwest Florida—but a…
Police Seek Help With Homicide
Pensacola Police detectives are working to identify the suspect in the homicide of Dean Chambers. The Pensacola Police Department is requesting that the images be…
Pensacola Yacht Club to Host Melges 24 U.S. National Championship
Pensacola’s profile as one of America’s premier sailing destinations continues to grow, as the Pensacola Yacht Club (PYC) prepares to welcome more than 40 elite…
Commissioners Highlight Community Events, Spar Over Agenda
Most Escambia County Commission meetings run over three hours, and often the commissioners’ opening remarks—some off-the-cuff, others written statements read for the cameras—get overlooked. However,…
PYP Opens Applications for 2026 Mentor Pensacola Program
Pensacola Young Professionals is launching its annual search for the next cohort of mentors and mentees who will shape the city’s leadership pipeline through 2026….
How CRA Meeting on New Palafox Unfolded
After hours of impassioned public comment and intense council debate, the Pensacola City Council, as the Community Redevelopment Agency, voted 5-2 yesterday to move forward…
What is Attorney General’s Proof Drag Show is Obscene?
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier wrote the Pensacola City Council, claiming that the drag show scheduled at the Saenger Theatre “mocks one of the most…
UWF Women’s Basketball Coach Embraces “Conceptual Basketball” for Fast-Paced Season
—A new roster, run-and-gun strategy, and high-stakes early games set the stage for an exciting year.— University of West Florida Women’s Basketball Coach Stephanie Yelton…
Studer Steps Up, Offers to Help Palafox Businesses
Yesterday, the Pensacola City Council, meeting as the Community Redevelopment Agency, approved the $10.7 million funding plan for the New Palafox project, also known as…
Education Commissioners appointed to Appellate Judge
On Friday, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced he had appointed Rachel Kamoutsas, wife of his Education Commissioner, Anastasios “Stasi” Kamoutsas, to serve as a judge on…
Martha Saunders’ UWF Excels According to Florida DOGE
More kudos to former University of West Florida President Martha Saunders. An audit by the Florida Department of Government Efficiency found that UWF had the…
Pensacola Mayor May Get a $34K+ Pay Raise
The Pensacola City Council has on its agenda an ordinance that changes the mayor’s annual salary from $134,000 to the same formula as the Superintendent…
