Category: Pensacola
Daily Outtakes: The future of Yonge land
On Monday, March 4, the Community Redevelopment Agency will discuss its preferences for the redevelopment of 925 East Jackson Street, where the Malcolm Yonge Gym…
Mayor Reeves’ wish, stop us vs them on housing
Mayor D.C. Reeves has received pushback on social media over the recent Wall Street Journal article concerning the increase of million-dollar homes sold in the…
Alabama ruling impacts Pensacola women
Last month, the Alabama Supreme Court ruled that couples who tried in vitro fertilization (IVF) and lost frozen embryos in an accident at a facility…
Real News 2/26/24
The kindergarten readiness rate is 49.5% in Escambia County. For 2022, it was 45%. Shannon Nickinson began the Studer Community Institute’s early brain development work…
Pensacola: ‘Sailing Capital of the USA’
Pensacola Mayor D.C. Reeves and American Magic Skipper Terry Hutchison signed the lease, making the Port of Pensacola the home of American Magic for the…
American Magic touts Pensacola lease
American Magic, the US Challenger for the 37th America’s Cup, proudly unveils a landmark collaboration with the City of Pensacola. This partnership signifies a monumental…
Malcolm Yonge update – letters sent (updated)
The City of Pensacola has notified property owners around the Malcolm Yonge Gym that demolition of the facility will be on or after Monday, March…
Top Five News Stories – week ended 2/24/24
Arrested Pensacola teen linked to nationwide Nazi network Raw Story reporter Jordan Green wrote about the four Pensacola white teenagers who last summer were collectively…
Real News 2/22/24
The House Appropriations Committee and the Senate Criminal and Civil Justice Appropriations Committee have approved HB 21 and SB 24, which would create a compensation…
Malcolm Yonge Gym update, Myers explains
We’ve heard from the Save Malcolm Yonge Gym group. Later today, they plan to file a motion for a bond amount to be set for…
The Pensacola connection to Nazi network
On WCOA’s “Real News with Rick Outzen,” Raw Story reporter Jordan Green discussed his four-month investigation into the 2119 Blood and Soil Crew, a nationwide…
How Malcolm Yonge Gym went ‘wonky’
In 2020, the Pensacola City Council voted 7-0 to not repair the Malcolm Yonge Gym and relocate $715,000 to refurbish Magee Field. Councilwoman Ann Hill…
Malcolm Yonge legal updates
Mayor D.C. Reeves announced at his Tuesday presser that the city has hired Jack Zoesch of Beggs & Lane to handle motions made by Jonathan…
Baptist spends $10M on Nine Mile, not West Moreno
Baptist Health Care announced it has invested $10 million in a second combined emergency room and urgent care location at its Baptist Medical Park–Nine Mile,…
Raw Story reporter on WCOA tomorrow
Jordan Green will be my guest on WCOA’s “Real News with Rick Outzen” tomorrow at 7 a.m. The Raw News reporter linked the four Pensacola…
Daily Outtakes: Pensacola teens allegedly linked to neo-Nazis
The Washington Post reported that neo-Nazis visited the home Raw Story reporter Jordan Green after his reporting found Pensacola teens involved in a brick attack…
Putting more money in Yonge irresponsible
On Real News with Rick Outzen this morning, Mayor D.C. Reeves didn’t want to argue the merits of the effort to force a referendum on…
Mayor releases American Magic lease proposal
Pensacola Mayor D.C. Reeves released the lease agreement for American Magic that will be presented to the Pensacola City Council for its approval this week….
Daily Outtakes: Yonge arches repaired for $240K?
Fred Gunther has supplied a quote from FRP Construction, LLC, an Arizona-based company, to James B. Washington Education & Sports to repair and reinforce the…
Wild analogies – city referendums
The Pensacola City Charter allows for citizen-led referendums. We’ve covered all the petition drives over the past 25 years. Unfortunately, many wild conspiracies, allegations, and…
