Category: Politics
PACs smear opponents final weekend before Aug. 20 primary
Five days after Rep. Michelle Salzman’s super PAC, Committee to Protect Florida, sent a race-baiting mailer attacking Walker Wilson as a Democrat to benefit Ashlee…
Breaking: Blue Wahoos giving away Taylor Swift concert tickets
Just received: The Pensacola Blue Wahoos are giving away two tickets to Taylor Swift’s October 25 concert at the Ceasars Superdome in New Orleans as…
Calkins PAC backs Calkins wife
I received another text from America First Alliance, the PAC run by Santa Rosa County Commissioner James Lee Calkins’s grandmother. Granny Sorenson likes Moms for…
Escambia County doubles assistance to residents in need
County Assistance Programs Provide Over $3.2 Million to Residents in Need Escambia County has provided assistance totaling over $3.2 million this fiscal year to residents…
Daily Outtakes: PAC interference, Calkins, Salzman
Escambia County voters finally have something over on Santa Rosa County. Escambia doesn’t have to deal with James Calkins and weird political action committees. However,…
Real News Women Build, South Awards and Full shows
Pensacola Habitat for Humanity’s annual 11th Women Build will be a historic one for the affiliate, as this year’s fundraising efforts will help Women Build…
Scott meets with local veterans
U.S. Sen. Rick Scott made a campaign stop in southwest Escambia County yesterday at Warrior Beer Company. The theme was supporting our military veterans, which…
Salzman disavows ‘blackface’ mailer
State Rep. Michelle Salzman sent the following text: “I had no knowledge of the mailer, and was not consulted about any negative mail. I adore…
Daily Outtakes: Blockbuster Buzz
It appears Jubilee Development Group may have funded the “blackface mailer” sent to District 4 via Mark Zubaly’s Committee to Protect Florida. On July 30,…
Real News: ‘Blackface,’ Chip’s Endorsement and more
Mark Zubaly, the architect behind the “blackface” mailer, had to pay $50,000 to settle a defamation lawsuit in Santa Rosa County. Attorney Alex Andrade has…
Mayor on 24 for ’24
Shortly after the beginning of the year, Pensacola Mayor D.C. Reeves unveiled his top priorities for the city, calling them his “24 for ’24.” They…
Vote for Perdido Key and Pensacola in Southern Living poll
Voting for Southern Living’s The South’s Best 2025 Awards is now open, and Visit Pensacola is inviting destination visitors and residents to vote. Current area…
Women Build tops $1 million
Pensacola Habitat for Humanity’s annual 11th Women Build will be a historic one for the affiliate, as this year’s fundraising efforts will help Women Build…
Daily Outtakes: Fish House refinance, D4 racist mailer and Salzman’s spending spree
Some of Pensacola’s most popular restaurants aren’t closing, and their ownership isn’t changing. A Great Southern Restaurants spokesperson last night explained the report of Truist…
Blackface mailer update
Until this week, people have remarked how positive and clean the District 4 County Commission race has been. Then, the Committee to Protect Florida sent…
Trump and Calkins both attacked over ‘Russia, Russia, Russia’
I received another James Calkins text message this morning: Richard, Santa Rosa County is under attack from a Democrat takeover. They’re switching parties to run…
See New Palafox concepts
Mayor D.C. Reeves unveiled the conceptual designs for the New Palafox project, which he called “the largest investment in our iconic downtown street in the…
Escambia County does not have poll managers
Supervisor of Elections Robert Bender wants to warn voters about fake text messages regarding their ballots. The messages are false and have raised concerns from…
Blackface mailer architect paid $50K in defamation case
The architect of the mailer that attacked Walker Wilson for having a “trusted” Black friend last year settled a defamation suit filed by a Santa…
Real News: Books, NIL, Chilean workers and People’s Law
Explore ranked Pensacola as the #4 U.S. destination for book lovers, thanks to the Books By the Bay Festival and Open Books. Scott Satterwhite, co-founder…
