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Bluffline Secures $1.2 Million DOT grant

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Reconnecting Communities Pilot Program has awarded Bluffline, Inc., a Pensacola-based nonprofit organization, a $1.2 million grant to study waterfront access…

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City of Pensacola to develop affordable housing for military

Florida Commerce has been awarded the City of Pensacola $608,200 through the Defense Infrastructure Grant Program to develop affordable housing near Naval Air Station Pensacola….

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Daily Outtakes: Battling Fake Nude Images

A high school incident involving AI-generated fake nude photos has highlighted legal gaps regarding AI image manipulation. After discovering altered photos of herself and 13…

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Breaking: Port of Pensacola Director resigns (Update)

UPDATE: From Mayor D.C. Reeves: “We appreciate Clark Merritt’s work with the city and the Port of Pensacola over the years. He has been a…

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Pensacola launches $105,000 Home Improvement Grants for Westside residents

Starting Jan. 13, Westside homeowners can apply for up to $105,000 in home improvement funding through the City of Pensacola’s Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA). The…

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Podcast: Mayor stresses enhance public safety

Yesterday, Pensacola Mayor D.C. Reeves announced a comprehensive review of the city’s public safety protocols following the New Year’s Day attack in New Orleans, emphasizing…

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Daily Outtakes: ‘Staggering’ numbers of red light violations

Initial data from Pensacola’s newly installed red light cameras has revealed “staggering” numbers of violations, according to Mayor D.C. Reeves, though specific figures won’t be…

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Mayor Reeves addresses safety concerns after NOLA attack

Pensacola Mayor D.C. Reeves announced today that the city is conducting a comprehensive review of its security protocols for public events in response to the…

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Daily Outtakes: 2024 Winners & Losers of the Year

Twenty-five years ago, we wanted to create a unique opinion column that would attract readers and prick the comfortable politicians and power brokers. Winners &…

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The Whitmire Ghoul: What we know

From July 1957 to March 1958, Pensacola was gripped by a series of disturbing grave robberies. Four deceased women’s bodies were taken from their graves…

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Top Ten News Stories of 2024

Everyone loves this. What did we miss? MATT GAETZ’S TUMULTUOUS YEAR Where to begin? The former U.S. representative made national headlines in July when he…

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Daily Outtakes: Happy Holidays

It’s a very Pensacola holiday! This week we caught up with some old friends of the show and spread some holiday cheer!

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Blue Wahoos HR leader traded to Phillies

Pensacola Blue Wahoos catcher Paul McIntosh has been traded to the Philadelphia Phillies organization as part of a deal that included Marlin’s left-handed starter Jesus…

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Top Listens, 12/21/24 edition

The new podcast has picked up as more readers and fans discover it. An amazing two-thirds of our audience listens to the entire episode. How…

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Chappie James Memorial Plaza

Whatever happened to Chappie James memorial plaza?

We ran down the latest on the Gen. Daniel “Chappie” James Jr. Memorial Plaza. ‘Chappie’ James Memorial on Hold By Tom St. Myer In May…

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Let’s not forget WCOA, truly Pensacola’s radio station

For the past few years, we have honored the history of Pensacola’s WCOA, Florida’s second radio station that was originally owned by the City of…

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Red Lights camera start filming in January

The City of Pensacola has installed red light cameras at city intersections and plans to have them fully operational by Wednesday, Jan. 1. Drivers will…

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Daily Outtakes: Radio Lost

Last Friday, I visited Jerry Glenn at the Arcadia Health and Rehabilitation Center. Jerry was a longtime WCOA listener who loved “Real News with Rick…

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Outtakes: Regattas are coming in the spring

For (we don’t) color on the dog, we visited with Pensacola Mayor D.C.  Reeves to discuss the regattas planned for March and April. “These other…

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Top reads: 12/15/24 edition

1. Waverly, Westmore request six-month extensions: The developers of the Waverly condos and Westmore apartments can’t meet the deadline to begin construction by Dec. 31….

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