Real News 3/7/24

Pensacola City Councilman Charles Bare discusses how the city has lost community centers with gyms over the past decade. He would like to see more…

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Plenty of baseball at Blue Wahoo Stadium, starting today

From Bill Vilona: Four weeks from Friday, the official start of the Blue Wahoos season happens. But we’ve got a lot going on at the…

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The Malcolm Yonge Demolition Debate

The Malcolm Yonge Gym has been demolished. The citizens who tried to get a citywide referendum on the demolition have not given up their fight….

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Daily Outtakes: Malcolm Yonge gone, what’s next

As I reported, the Malcolm Yonge Gym demolition had started…and was mostly completed yesterday. I took this photo at 6 am today: Getting Up to…

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Real News – 3/6/24

Coastal Carolina and Texas State collected victories in first-round action at the 2024 Hercules Tires Sun Belt Men’s Basketball Championship on Tuesday evening at the…

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Demolition of Malcolm Yonge has begun

Two readers have notified us that the demolition of the Malcolm Yonge Gym has begun. Teresa Hill emailed us the above photo.

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Real News 3/5/24

Mayor D.C. Reeves shares his takeaways from last week’s trip to New Orleans, his plans for Malcolm Yonge site and the opening of Bruce Beach…

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Real News 3/4/24

The University of West Florida’s women’s backstball team finished fifth in the Gulf South Conference regular-season and will open the league tourney on the road…

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Sun Belt basketball chaimpionships start 11:30 a.m. Tuesday

]The 2024 Hercules Tires Sun Belt Conference Men’s and Women’s Basketball Championships will take place March 5-11 at the Pensacola Bay Center, with all 14…

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Save Malcolm Yonge tries again for restraining order

Jonathan Green refiled his request for a temporary restraining order on the demolition of the Malcolm Yonge Gym on East Jackson to give those wanting…

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Top Five News Stories, week ended 3/2/24

1. Pensacola Becomes US Sailing Capital Pensacola Mayor D.C. Reeves and American Magic Skipper Terry Hutchison signed the lease, making the Port of Pensacola the…

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Sun Belt basketball teams look for momentum for Pensacola games

App State can claim the outright Sun Belt Conference men’s basketball regular-season crown with a home victory Friday night, but will have to do so…

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Belmont Devilliers

“Real News with Rick Outzen” broadcasted today from the Five Sister Blues Cafe in the heart of Belmont-Devilliers, also known as “The Blocks” or “The…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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American Magic

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…

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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…

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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…

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