Council Members Call Out County’s Mismanagement of Libraries

Brahier says the library board agreement “is not being upheld” as vacancies mount. Bare backs her: county “control” wasn’t handled right.

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PEDC Meeting Takeaways—Prospects & Tech Park Parking

PEDC board debates who pays for parking garage at Tech Park. LOST renewal and property taxes could collide this fall. FloridaWest gives update on its prospects.

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Birdon Deal Passes Another Triumph Hurdle

Pensacola clears 2nd hurdle for $76M Triumph grant backing Birdon’s 2,000-job shipyard at the Port. One step closer to the city’s biggest job win ever.

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Breaking: Moreno Cancels Library Board Meetings for the Summer

Moreno just canceled library board meetings for the summer—including today’s. Resolution and bylaws say he can’t. Here’s the proof.

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Diaz Sets Up UWF Charter School Outside School District

UWF trustees approve charter authorizer role for Somerset Academy — months after Diaz told the board the proposed campus school “is not a charter school.”

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Top Reads for the Week Ended June 20

Escambia officials lied to cover a library hiring scandal—we have the videos & records to prove it. Plus data centers, DOGE & bond ratings

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Roger Scott Pool Reopens in Time for July 4 Holiday

Roger Scott Pool will open for the 4th of July with a temporary restroom fix—after a vendor setback led to an emergency state variance.

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DOGE Wants More Info from the City of Pensacola

Florida DOGE is back. This time it wants every P-card swipe, every contract change order, and full city payroll data—by June 26. Read what they’re asking for.

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Takeaways from Mayor Reeves’ 6/17 Presser

Triumph Gulf Coast votes on Birdon on Monday—2,000 jobs at stake. FDOT kills MLK/Davis two-way. Mayor Reeves covers it all at Wednesday presser.

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Municipal Bond Ratings at Risk w/Property Tax Cut

Wall Street’s 3 biggest credit raters agree: Florida’s Nov. property tax amendment means less revenue, no backup plan & possible downgrades.

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Meeting Reminders for Tuesday afternoon and Wednesday

Your city wants your input! Public meetings Tuesday on Bayfront Parkway’s future & a controversial ECUA transfer station. Plus BCC meets Wednesday.

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Pensacola Navy League Honors Military Volunteer

A Pensacola Sailor gave 150+ volunteer hours to her community—and earned the military’s top local volunteer honor for it. Here’s her story.

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Did Mayor Reeves Have the Power to Remove Library Board Member?

Pensacola’s mayor ousted a library board member to help the county administrator, but did he have the power to do so? No one foresaw the later smear campaign.

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Top Blog Stories of the Week You Don’t Want to Miss

Smear campaigns, missing $900K, library board power grabs, data center fights & a Pensacola mayor making history. This week’s stories hit different.

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Escambia County Primary Races Set

The qualifying period ended at noon Friday. Several candidates, including Pensacola City Council President Allison Patton, have automatically been re-elected since they have no opposition….

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Steps to Expanding City CRAs

Pensacola eyes its biggest CRA expansion in 20 years—$57M in new redevelopment funds on the table. But Escambia County holds the power to pump the brakes.

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SCI Mentoring—Summer Cohort Info Sessions

Pensacola entrepreneurs: The SCI Venture Mentoring Service is accepting applications for its next cohort. But first, you must attend an info session.

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Collage from the Watson Family Foundation’s Juneteenth Festival: a couple posing in front of large balloon letters spelling JUNE… with a banner about celebrating culture; bottom left shows two kids in white Juneteenth shirts, bottom right shows festival attendees including a man taking a selfie and others wearing Juneteenth shirts.

Inweekly: Pensacola’s Juneteenth Celebration

Juneteenth festival, a rigged library hire, 80 years of Greenhut, Michelin’s first Pensacola pick & more. Inweekly June 11 is out now. inweekly.net

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Palafox Market Launches Summer Pop-Ups

Palafox Market goes midweek! Summer Pop-Ups hit Plaza Ferdinand every Wednesday in July, 4–8 p.m.—local produce, art, live music & more. Free admission.

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Takeaways from City’s June 10 presser

Baptist Towers demo begins this week, Fricker breaks ground June 17, CRA relaunches Baptist site plan, and more city updates.

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