A&E Happenings 4/27/23 —Nonprofits & Fundraisers— Blues Night for Gulf Coast Kid’s House Join Odd Colony, 260 N. Palafox, from 6-9 p.m., Thursday, April 27, for a night supporting Gulf Coast Kid’s…
Category: Politics
Breaking: Skanska funds coming to our area
I spoke with State Rep. Alex Andrade last yesterday afternoon. He has put into the budget a stipulation that the Florida Department of Transportation will take $6 million out of the remaining…
Homework: Ed Earl Burch
Author Jim Nesbitt keeps the hard-boiled detective novel alive with his Ed Earl Burch series. Ed Earl is a former vice and homicide detective who deals with advancing age, bad choices and…
Homeless count increases 62 percent
At its General Coalition meeting yesterday, Opening Doors released the Point-in-Time Count for 2023 – 1,180, up 62% from last year. Opening Doors has been tracking homelessness since 2007, and the previous…
Sheriff: Operation Brownsville a pilot program
Escambia County Sheriff Chip Simmons hopes to duplicate Operation Brownsville in other neighborhoods in the county. Over the next 60 days, his agency will work with the Pensacola Police Department, the county,…
Rules of Brian Doyle Skatepark
With the Blake Doyle Community Skatepark set to open to the public on May 2, the City of Pensacola encourages skatepark users to review the park rules before enjoying this exciting new…
Real News: Tuesday, April 25, 2023
In 2015, Shannon Nickinson and the Studer Community Institute developed a map showing the Escambia County neighborhoods with the largest percentages of children living in poverty. The UWF Haas Center has updated…
Vote to name street sweepers…sorry, Kevin
The City of Pensacola has opened public voting for the street sweeper naming contest, which will ultimately determine the official names for the city’s three newest street sweepers. City staff and Mayor…
Malcolm Yonge not safe
At this weekly presser, Pensacola Mayor D.C. Reeves discussed the status of the Malcolm Yonge Community Center, which has been closed since March 21. Lighthouse Academy has been renting the facility to…
Perdido Key access: County waiting on title abstracts
Yesterday, I asked County Attorney Alison Rogers for an update on the public beach easements on Perdido Key. She said the public beach easement for the 64 lots that Commissioner Jeff Bergosh…
Real News: Monday, April 24, 2023
NAI Pensacola CEO DeeDee Davis discusses how the Inweekly Power List began and evolved over the years. Victoria D’Angelo has been selected as the Community Redevelopment Agency Division Manager for the City…
Operation Brownsville has begun
According to the Escambia County Sheriff’s office website, Operation Brownsville began this morning at 8 a.m. with Escambia County Code Enforcement and Animal Control. They will focus on Brownsville through Friday, June…