Category: Politics
Real News 2/15/24
Pensacola City Councilwoman Jennifer Brahier discusses next week’s council agenda. SRIA’s Robbie Schrock discusses the 2024 Band on the Beach. February 11 marked 211 Day,…
Simmons: ‘Growing your own’
As a follow-up to Inweekly’s Rising Stars, Escambia County Sheriff Chip Simmons and I discuss the importance of keeping our local talent. “I really like…
Sun Belt Conference returns to Pensacola
The Sun Belt Conference Men’s and Women’s Basketball Championship will be in Pensacola March 5 – 11. Twenty-eight teams will vie for a chance to…
Another Smoke Alarm Saturday this weekend
The Pensacola Fire Department will hold its next Smoke Alarm Saturday event Feb. 17 in District 1. Smoke Alarm Saturdays is a continuing effort by…
Bands on the Beach Schedule
uBreak out your dancing shoes and mark your calendars because the electrifying summer concert series, Bands on the Beach, is back and better than ever!…
Daily Outtakes: Buck collects bucks
The Buck Mitchell campaign shared with Inweekly that it has $67,175 in the bank and aims to raise $80K by the end of this week…
Beach projects completed
Escambia County sent out a press release touting its investment in improvements and maintenance on Pensacola Beach. “We’ve invested heavily over the past several years…
Real News: Mayor, Supervisor and Ronald McDonald (House)
Mayor D.C. Reeves We discuss his ideas concerning the purchase of the Gibson School building and the importance of the next phase of ST Engineering…
Presser notes – 2/13/24
The town hall regarding Skate Spot has been delayed while the City of Pensacola waits to see the renderings from Upward Intuition and has staff…
A resignation trend in Milton
For decades, Milton operated out of the spotlight with minimal controversy. City and county governments were stable and worked under the radar, but not anymore….
Century produces UDC check
The Town of Century finally provided NorthEscambia.com with a copy of Urban Development Center’s partial loan repayment. Will Reynolds reported this morning, “Monday, Town Clerk…
Real News 2/12/24
The Laurel Oaks Behavioral Center in Dothan, Ala., and its parent company, Universal Health Services, are facing a lawsuit following another sexual assault of a…
UDC says it has paid another $20K
NorthEscambia.com reports that Urban Development Center (UDC) has paid another $20,000 on its loan from the Town of Century. However, finding proof of the payment…
Daily Outtakes: National Pizza Day
It’s National Pizza Day. Here are some of the national deals: Pizza Hut’s Deal Lover’s Menu: Order two or more dishes for $7 – medium…
Daily Outtakes: ‘You are not the only one anymore’
Yesterday, several friends sent me a link to a viewpoint posted on FloridaPolitics.com that criticized Baptist Health Care for “executing a masterclass in dodging fiscal…
Portside Pickleball coming to downtown Pensacola
Warehouse 4 Sports Launches First Phase of Construction With Portside Pickle The development team converting a Port of Pensacola warehouse into a sports facility is…
Breaking: Dozier bill passed out of committees
Attorney Troy Rafferty texted that the bills to compensate the victims abused at the Dozier School for Boys in Marianna have made it out of…
Can we keep a post office in downtown Pensacola?
Ballard Partners’ Dan McFaul is helping Mayor D.C. Reeves convince the United States Postal Service to find a new location in downtown Pensacola. McFaul discusses…
Daily Outtakes: Teacher Pay Compression
By Tom St. Myer In our Feb. 8 issue, we examine the six-month stalemate between the Santa Rosa School District and the Santa Rosa Professional…
Real News: D.C. Reeves and Chamber Music
Pensacola Mayor D.C. Reeves discusses his trip to Tallahassee to lobby lawmakers and the governor’s office for help with the demolition of Baptist Hospital, a…
