IMPACT 100 Pensacola Bay has announced its 15 finalists. President Kristen Longley has the details. Larry Johnson has sold the Azalea Lounge. He discusses its rich history and explains how to wager…
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Report details voucher growth
By Ryan Dailey TALLAHASSEE — Nearly 123,000 new students have received private-school vouchers after state lawmakers this year passed a major expansion of voucher programs, while a group that administers the programs…
Real News: Wednesday, Sept. 13
Commissioner Lumon May shares his frustrations with Baptist officials and the Escambia Children’s Trust. A remarkable interview with ABC News Chief National Correspondent Matt Gutman. For nearly two decades working for ABC…
Gaetz considering Florida Senate run
Don Gaetz will decide whether to run for the Florida Senate District 1 seat after meeting with his family in the next few days. Gaetz served in the Senate from 2006-2016 and…
Underhill sued for defamation on social media
Pro Watercross and its managing member Anthony Handler have filed a lawsuit against former Escambia County Commissioner Doug Underhill for defamation over allegedly false and defamatory statements made by Underhill on social…
Daily Outtakes: Romney bowing out
Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) has told the Washington Post and The New York Times that he will not seek a second Senate term. In a video statement, Romney, 76, said: “At the…
Real News: Tuesday, Sept. 12
Escambia County Public Safety Director Eric Gilmore discusses the lessons he learned helping Lafayette County deal with Hurricane Idalia. Pensacola Mayor D.C. Reeves discusses his negotiations with Baptist Hospital. Andy Prince of…
IMPACT 100 names 2023 finalists
IMPACT 100 Pensacola Bay Area announced the 15 grant finalists selected for 2023. Eleven of the fifteen nonprofit finalists will each receive a grant of $108,364 at the IMPACT 100 Pensacola Bay Area…
Escambia Children’s Trust keeps handing out money
By Tom St. Myer With a dwindling staff and a strategic plan yet to be finalized, the Escambia Children’s Trust board still awarded over $2 million in taxpayer money to mental health…
Daily Outtakes: Mental Health Confusion
State Rep. Michelle Salzman is reconvening the Mental Health Task Force of Northwest Florida this afternoon. Why? “…specifically for brainstorming, designing and planning for a potential long-term treatment facility in Region One…
Real News podcasts for Monday, Sept. 11
Peter Steenblik previews the 2023-24 season of the Choral Society of Pensacola. Levin Papantonio Rafferty attorney Jeff Gaddy discusses the $1.4 billion settlement in the opioid case against Kroger. Pastor Marcel Davis…
Baptist: Health care is ‘on us.’
The third element of Baptist’s redevelopment vision for the redevelopment of its E Street campus was: “Baptist ensuring there is a solution for health care that meets the needs of the neighborhood…