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…

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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…

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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…

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Best Cities for Book Lovers: Pensacola ranks #4

While the Escambia County School Board has made our area infamous for removing books from our public school libraries and classrooms, Explore has ranked Pensacola…

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Reeves touts new lease [podcast]

On “Real News with Rick Outzen” this morning, Mayor D.C. Reeves reviewed the analysis done by his finance director, Amy Lovoy, of the 2022 lease…

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Daily Outtakes: Inspired 2022 deal vs. Inspired 2024 deal

Pensacola Mayor D.C. Reeves repeatedly has pointed out that the ground lease that his team has worked out with Inspired Communities of Florida is much…

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Brahier, Reeves have different views of Inspired lease

Councilwoman Jennifer Brahier expressed her concerns about the project proposed by Inspired Communities of Florida for the Community Maritime Park on “Real News with Rick…

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The Legacy of Patrick Emmanuel, Sr.

On “Real News with Rick Outzen,” Emmanuel Sheppard & Condon firm president Wes Reeder discussed the legacy of Patrick Emmanuel Sr., who passed away at…

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Making ST Engineering jobs more local

At the press conference, Mayor D.C. Reeves discussed his phone call with ST Engineering leadership this morning. “I’ve asked them by Sept. 1 that they…

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Brahier still has questions about Inspired project

Pensacola City Councilwoman Jennifer Brahier still has questions about the ground lease that would allow Inspired Communities of Florida build on parcel 5 at the…

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Mayor: ‘Confusion’ and ‘predatory’ practices of private lots

Mayor D.C. Reeves continued to pressure private parking lot owners and operators during his weekly press conference, asserting that some are using confusion to make…

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Reeves and private parking lots

On “Real News with Rick Outzen” this morning, Pensacola Mayor D.C. Reeves discussed the new Florida law that requires companies managing private parking lots to…

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Daily Outtakes: Why the YMCA is on Intendencia

In this week’s Outtakes, I write about the bad decisions made by politicians and local boards that have had consequences. Read Bad Decisions Hurt. I…

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Inspired Communities project less inspiring

Next week, the Pensacola City Council will consider a ground lease agreement with Inspired Communities of Florida to build a hotel and apartment building at…

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2024 Candidate Surveys

The Greater Pensacola Chamber asked candidates for the Escambia County Commission, ECUA Board, Escambia County School Board and Pensacola City Council to complete surveys for…

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New Four-Way stop downtown

The City of Pensacola installed two new stop signs on Tuesday, July 29 at the intersection of Tarragona Street and Romana Street, converting the intersection…

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City FY 2025 Proposed Budget online – Updated

A draft of the Fiscal Year 2025 budget for the City of Pensacola is now available online. Click here to view the proposed budget. Some…

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Mayor answers Downtown Parking questions

Mayor D.C. Reeves has offered to use his time on “Real News with Rick Outzen” to focus on the changes in downtown Pensacola parking. I…

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Visioning Survey closes Wednesday, July 31

The City of Pensacola’s Strive to Thrive Pensacola 2035 Visioning Survey, an online public survey to provide input that will shape the comprehensive vision for Pensacola,…

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City likely to raise stormwater fees

The City of Pensacola sent out letters Friday, July 19 informing city property owners of a potential upcoming stormwater assessment fee increase. Since distribution, city…

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