Category: Pensacola
Inside Historic PYC Knost Trophy Victory
53 years in the making: Pensacola Yacht Club’s women’s sailing team just brought the Knost Trophy home. Here’s how they did it.
Gulf Winds CEO Daniel Souers Explains Expansion, Rebranding
Gulf Winds Credit Union is becoming TruWorth — and buying a bank. CEO Daniel Souers tells Rick Outzen what changes and what won’t.
David Jolly: “Florida Tonight Would Elect a Democratic Governor”
Jolly says Florida would elect a Dem governor tonight — and he’s promising to ban data centers statewide, same fight Escambia’s fighting now.
Pensacola Beach Brawl Returns Sept. 25-27
America’s #1 beach becomes a battleground. Beach Brawl returns Sept. 25-27 — three days of elite athletes, free spectator seats, zero qualifiers.
Feasibility Study on Soccer at Wahoo Stadium Due Back in October
Mayor Reeves eyes Wahoo Stadium for soccer instead of a new $70M venue. Study results due in October. Find out what’s happening.
American Creosote Superfund: Phase One Begins in December
Pensacola lands $50M+ for ACW Superfund cleanup. Phase one soil work starts December, but $19.6M of phase two still isn’t funded but more grants in the works.
Pensacola Hardwood Series Features UWF & Power Four
FSU, Mississippi State, South Alabama, LMU & UWF are all coming to the Bay Center this fall. Three games, one huge season for Pensacola hoops.
Who’s Attending Workforce Summit?
The mayor’s office released this list after my podcast interview with Mayor D.C. Reeves: 1. Academic & Educational Institutions University of West Florida (UWF) (including…
Reeves Seeks Faster Path to 3,700 Local Jobs
53 stakeholders. 3,700 jobs. One city of 55,000. Mayor Reeves on turning year-long job training into weeks before Pensacola’s shipbuilding boom
2006 Best of Coast: Times Have Changed
Twenty years ago, Best of the Coast was the only reader poll in town. The issue hadn’t become the mega-success it has under Editor Joani Delezen. See BOC ’06.
Who Won Best of the Coast? This Week’s Issue Tells You
Best of the Coast 2026 is here — 13,000 votes, 84 pages, and the local businesses that won your hearts (and your dollars).
After 53 Years, PYC Women Reclaim Sailing’s Knost Trophy
Fifty-three years later, Pensacola Yacht Club women bring the Knost Trophy back to Pensacola—Navy aviators & sailors reclaim a title last won in 1973.
Bay Center Shouldn’t Have Been A Surprise
Reeves says the county can lead on the redrafting of the Bay Center interlocal agreement or drop it. What will Moreno do? When will actual work begin?
Two Sides of City Council Curfew Surprise
Mayor Reeves says he was “surprised” the council pulled his juvenile curfew ordinance. Councilman Bare says nobody wants one. Watch podcast.
Mayor Reeves Thanks Voters, Lays Out Priorities
Reeves wins reelection outright with 53.23%, no runoff needed. He talks margin, priorities, and whether he’ll seek a third term in 2030.
Escambia County Incumbents Sweep Primary Night
Reeves avoids runoff, Kohler survives a coordinated push to unseat him, and Escambia voters bring back an elected superintendent. Full results at ricksblog.biz
900 Boxes of Pensacola History Head to Georgia for Safekeeping
900+ boxes of Pensacola artifacts just left NAS Pensacola for good, headed to UGA to escape hurricanes & get proper care. Here’s why.
Republican Party of Florida Injects Itself in Non-partisan Mayoral Race
The night before the primary, the Republican Party of Florida texted Pensacola voters to help Mayor D.C. Reeves, who may be facing a tougher battle…
Back to the Drawing Board for City Curfew
Mayor Reeves wanted a vote. Council President Patton pulled the plug instead — sending Pensacola’s juvenile curfew back for more work. Here’s what was said
Pensacola Sports: New CEO Jason Libbert
New Pensacola Sports CEO Jason Libbert on succeeding Ray Palmer, a sold-out Double Bridge Run, and a new turf complex coming to Nine Mile Rd.
