Category: News
Influential NRA Lobbyist Hammer Retires
By Dara Kam, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Marion Hammer, a fierce gun-rights advocate whose career spanned almost half a century, is retiring…
Still new city Parks and Rec director
Adrian Stills has been selected as the City of Pensacola’s Parks and Recreation Director, responsible for overseeing the city’s 94 parks, community resource centers, athletic…
Charter Review Commission sends report to city council
To: Pensacola City Council From: 2022 Charter Review Commission Date: June 15, 2022 Re: Charter Review Commission Recommendations Madam President and Members of City Council…
Local races shaping up
QUALIFIED CANDIDATES AS OF JUNE 16, 2022 Friday, June 17 at 12pm CDT is the last day to qualify for the 2022 Primary and General…
ECUA shuts down recycling center
The ECUA Materials Recycling Facility (MRF) is closed following the failure of an essential piece of equipment yesterday. This equipment, the second of two aging…
Roger Scott Pool nightmare [podcast]
The city’s Roger Scott Pool opened on Tuesday, June 7, and family memberships have been sold for the daily open sessions—$125 city residents, $185 outside…
PNJ misleads readers
The headline reads “Florida’s 66 county clerks back Pam Childers in Escambia County retirement plan lawsuit.” Gosh, all the county clerks believe Childers was right…
Best Books of the Year So Far in 2022 [podcast]
Everyone loves a top ten list, especially if it includes a great summer reading list. The Amazon Books editors Lindsay Powers and her colleagues have…
City Monitoring Bayfront Parkway Bicycle and Pedestrian Traffic through FDOT Program
In an effort to gain a better understanding of local multi-modal traffic, the City of Pensacola is participating in the Florida Department of Transportation Non-Motorized Traffic…
Who’s running? as of June 15 pm
Escambia County Commissioner (Partisan) District 2 Kevin Brown – REP Mike Kohler – REP District 4 Robert Bender – REP Myra J. Van Hoose –…
Court rejects effort suppress Parkland grand jury report
By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — An appeals court Wednesday rejected attempts to block the release of information in a final…
Real News: Wednesday, June 15
With Sena Maddison still looking for her phone charger in the south of France, Jeff Deweese filled in as my co-host. Escambia County Public Safety…
Moore to seek second term [podcast]
Pensacola City Councilman Jared Moore announces he will seek a second term. He also discusses the proposed increase in sanitation rates.
Marine veteran commits to self-fund campaign against Gaetz
Businessman and combat veteran Mark Lombardo has committed to spending up to $1 million to defeat Congressman Matt Gaetz in the GOP primary. According to…
Support Pensacola Catholic Robotics Team [podcast]
Early this morning, I wrote about the Pensacola Catholic robotics team, Crubotics, will face winners from around the world in an underwater robotics international competition…
‘Crubotics’ team travels for underwater robotics competition
Next week, 14 students and two teachers from Pensacola Catholic High School will travel to Long Beach, California, to match their remotely operated vehicle (ROV)…
DC Reeves qualifies
QUALIFIED CANDIDATES AS OF JUNE 14, 2022 The following local candidates qualified as of June 14, 2022: Escambia County Commissioner (Partisan District 2 Kevin Brown…
Real News: Tuesday, June 14
Community Health CEO Chandra Smiley shares what her agency is doing this summer and how parents can get the necessary health check-ups for their kids…
Presser Notes: Another Summer of Scooters?
by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly Pensacola began its experiment with electric scooters almost a year ago, and it’s been a bit of a bumpy road. “I’ll…
Breaking: Mike Hill jumps in D1 House race
Former State Rep. Mike Hill (R) has pre-filed qualified to run for his former post that’s currently held by Rep. Michelle Salzman (R). Salzman has…






















