Trending News—Sept. 2, 2025

Readers wanted to hear Bruce Childers’ version of the June 2024 firebombing that we now know was part of an extortion attempt targeting his wife,…

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Space Command moves to Huntsville, Pensacola once tried to get it

President Donald Trump announced today that U.S. Space Command will be located in Alabama. “The U.S. Space Command headquarters will move to the beautiful locale…

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Voila! The Ann Plan on web

Pensacola mayoral candidate Ann Hill has activated a website, theannplan.com. Why is she running? “Pensacola is a very unique, diverse and historic city etched on…

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Will DeSantis finally make Children’s Trust appointments?

The term of the chairman of the Escambia Children’s Trust Board of Directors, Dr. Rex Northrup, expired Dec. 31, 2022. The terms of Stephanie White…

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Breaking: Ann Hill prefiles for Mayor

We have heard that former Pensacola City Councilwoman Ann Hill has prefiled to run for Pensacola mayor. If you search “Ann Hill of Mayor,” you…

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Daily Outtakes: Bruce Childers Describes June 2024 fire bombing

Last week, the federal grand jury indictment of Justin J. Wright revealed that Escambia County Clerk Pam Childers was being extorted. The details for the…

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Top News Stories—August 2025

In August, we broke May’s record for most page views by 22.7%. August 2025 was the busiest month for the blog in the past five…

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The Hidden History of Gay Tourism in Pensacola

Gov. Ron DeSantis, his new appointees to the University of West Florida Board of Trustees and Interim President Manny Diaz don’t know Pensacola’s history. From…

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Trending News—Friday, Aug. 29, 2025

LGBTQ+ Acceptance Doesn’t Make UWF Liberal Our readers understand that being accepting of LGBTQ+ students doesn’t make a university “liberal.” The research and rankings repeatedly…

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District 7 Town Hall: Major Projects, Community Concerns Take Center Stage

On August 26, Mayor D.C. Reeves and Councilman Delarian Wiggins hosted a District 7 Town Hall at the Lakeview Activity Center. In his opening remarks,…

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Trending News—Thursday, Aug. 28, 2025

The vast majority of our readers have bookmarked this blog and visit at least three times daily, Gannett has figured out how to dominate Google…

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UWF Deletes Office of Campus Culture and Access Webpage

The webpage for the Office of Campus Culture and Access (OCCA), where Aurora Osburn worked, has been deleted. Check it out here. From Old Webpage…

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Mayor to Veo: ‘Too Little Too Late’

Mayor D.C. Reeves said that he respects Veo’s request for a two-month extension, but his primary concern is how city residents feel about the shared…

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Trending News—Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025

Harry Roy’s Membership Committee University of West Florida Board Chair Rebecca Matthews created a Presidential Search Committee that looks more the Harry Roy’s membership committee…

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Daily Outtakes: Veo Wants Two-month Extension

Veo has mounted a campaign to extend its Pensacola scooter contract beyond the November 1st termination date set by Mayor D.C. Reeves, arguing that city…

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Rev. H.K. Matthews Memorial Tribute on Thursday, Aug. 28

A public memorial celebration honoring the life and legacy of Reverend H.K. Matthews, civil rights leader and activist, will be held at 6 p.m., Thursday,…

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State Attorney Refuses to Try Indicted Police Officers

State Attorney Ginger Madden cites insufficient evidence after an extensive discovery process. The Office of the State Attorney announced Tuesday that manslaughter charges have been…

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Pensacola’s Traffic Crisis: 10 Fatalities in Eight Months

At his press conference yesterday, Mayor D.C. Reeves shared that the city has already recorded 10 traffic fatalities in 2025, with four months remaining in…

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Veo Campaigns to Keep Pensacola Business

From Veo: Hi Rick, I am writing on behalf of Veo, Pensacola’s shared scooter provider. Mayor Reeves plans to end Pensacola’s shared scooter program, citing…

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Trending News—Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2026

UWF PURGE The firing of a prominent LGBTQ+ advocate at the University of West Florida drew concern from the local area, where the LGBTQ+ community…

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