State Rep. Alex Andrade has a different take on Congressman Matt Gaetz’s opposition to Rep. Kevin McCarthy becoming Speaker of the House: “You can’t fix the problems in DC without changing the…
Category: Politics
Archives show Havana Square was a ‘negro graveyard’ in 1887
Yesterday, Pensacola Mayor D.C. Reeves announced that as a result of research following the discovery of human remains at Miraflores Park in June 2021, the city will conduct a burial ground study…
Presser Notes: How Best to Spend Last Year’s Leftovers?
By Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly While on vacation in South America, Mayor D.C. Reeves received some troubling news: a longtime Pensacola business, the Apple Market, had been damaged by fire. The positive spin:…
Real News: Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2023
Pensacola Mayor D.C. Reeves discusses his MICD Just City Mayoral Fellowship, among other things. The City of Pensacola has installed two new 4-way stops and crosswalks on Langley Avenue at Hibiscus Road…
Mayor announces investments in Public Safety, City Strategic Planning and Maintenance
Last week, Mayor D.C. Reeves hinted this on my radio show. Today, he announced plans to allocate funding from the City of Pensacola’s budget to make significant investments in three vital areas:…
Let FCC know about your internet service
Escambia County residents are encouraged to validate the accuracy of the Federal Communications Commission’s new national broadband map. The map details where internet service is and is not available across the country,…
Real News: Monday, Jan. 9, 2023
Escambia County Commissioner Jeff Bergosh recaps the Board of County Commissioners meeting held on Thursday, Jan. 5 – including approvals for a $5-Million Dollar boat launch park on the lower Perdido Bay…
Roger Scott Pool House a priority
Facility Upgrade Raises Deep-End Questions by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly The city of Pensacola has plans to reinvest some money — so-called carry forward funds — into its parks and recreation facilities, including…
Reeves named mayoral fellow
Pensacola Mayor D. C. Reeves has been named a 2023 MICD Just City Mayoral Fellow, a cohort of eight mayors who will spend a semester digging deep into opportunities to promote justice in the…
Real News: Friday, Jan. 6, 2023
Will Kennedy discusses UWF Argos for 2023. Pensacola Parade People is the only store dedicated solely to parade supplies in Pensacola. Audrey Preston has the details. Today is the Blessing of the…
Yoshimi Core named the 2022 Volunteer Fire Officer of the Year
On Tuesday, Jan. 3, Escambia County Fire Rescue Assistant District Fire Chief by the Florida Fire Chiefs’ Association. Chief Core began his career with Escambia County Fire Rescue in 2015. Prior to…
Real News: Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023
Escambia Children’s Trust board chair Stephanie White explains the changes made in the grant review process. As we wait on the return of Idaho murder suspect, Bryan Kohberger, to Moscow, ID, ABC…