By Jeff Bergosh A recent guest editorial and letter to the editor about OLF 8 contained strident opinions presented as facts and half-truths conflated with misstatements. Therefore, I feel obliged to add…
Category: Politics
Belmont Hall explores port site [podcast]
Last week, we reported that Belmont Hall – food and entertainment complex – may move to a site near the Port of Pensacola and the ferry landing. The project is the brainchild…
D’Angelo to head Pensacola CRA
Victoria D’Angelo has been selected as the Community Redevelopment Agency Division Manager for the City of Pensacola, responsible for planning, coordinating and managing programs and functions of the CRA. D’Angelo has been…
Buzz: Belmont Hall moving to Port
Last year, the PNJ reported on Jordan Yee and Alistair McKenzie building a food hall and multi-purpose outdoor area in the parking lot across from the SCI Building on Garden Street. Belmont…
April 20 issue on the stands
Unleashing Your Inner Entrepreneur & Author With Jamari and Jamal Sharp of BAM! Snoballs By Savannah Evanoff The brothers behind BAM! Snoballs are something of a dynamic superhero duo, though you’ll…
Real News: Wednesday, April 19, 2023
Commissioner Robert Bender previews the District 4 town hall set of 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 20, at the District 4 Community Center, 8800 N. 9th Ave. Escambia County School Board member…
Mobile County, Ala. vs. Escambia County, Fla.
Want to win a bet? Ask your drinking buddies which county has the bigger crime problem – Mobile County, Ala. or Escambia County, Fla.? Escambia County has a much bigger crime problem….
Valentino fought for public beach easement in the 2000s
Former Escambia County Commissioner Gene Valentino told Inweekly that tried to get county staff to get a declaratory judgment concerning the 75-foot public beach easement after he took office in 2006. “It…
Public invited to Blake Doyle Community Skatepark ribbon cutting May 2
The City of Pensacola invites the public to a ribbon cutting event on Tuesday, May 2 at 3 p.m. to celebrate the completion of the Blake Doyle Community Skatepark, a highly anticipated…
Real News: Tuesday, April 18, 2023
Pensacola City Councilwoman Jennifer Brahier gives an update on city. Crista Brandt discusses the upcoming open house for Valerie’s House, 904 E. Gadsden Street on Friday, April 21, from 4-8 p.m. RSVP…
Lifeguards on Perdido Key could be expensive [podcast]
Escambia County Public Safety Director Eric Gilmore is improving the public safety messaging on Perdido Key to avoid further drownings on the beaches in southwest Escambia County. “We are putting up notices…
NAS Pensacola open this weekend
NAS Pensacola will open to the public this weekend, April 22 and 23 from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. through the West Gate only on Blue Angel Parkway. All U.S. citizens or…