Category: Politics
2024 Road Project Priorities Public Survey
Florida-Alabama Transportation Planning 2024 Project Priorities Public Survey Open Until June 4, 2024 The Florida-Alabama 2024 Public Survey is now open and available for public…
Smoke Alarm Saturday on May 18 – Mallory Heights
The Pensacola Fire Department will hold its next Smoke Alarm Saturday event May 18. This is the department’s latest effort to provide free smoke alarms…
Daily Outtakes: Budget Turkeys
The taxpayer watchdog group Florida TaxWatch found 450 budget projects totaling $854.6 million they deem to be “turkeys” — a 43% increase over last year…
Foo Foo announces grant recepients
Today, the Pensacola Foo Foo Festival Committee announced the public grant scoring for the eleventh annual Foo Foo Festival, naming 13 grant recipients and allocating…
Searching for JUST solutions on housing
By Tom St. Myer Nurse Kathy Chaplin’s son and daughter-in-law live with her out of necessity. The couple’s lone income is his salary from Publix….
Sheriff: Possible link between Diego Circle shooting and triple homicide
Escambia County Sheriff Chip Simmons said there may be a link between the drive-by shooting in Diego Circle yesterday and the triple homicide in Myrtle…
Gulf Breeze publisher files to run against Gaetz.
Not Rick Outzen vs. Matt Gaetz Gulf Breeze News publisher Lisa Newell has filed as a Democrat to run against Niceville Republican Don Gaetz. In…
Daily Outtakes: Wing commander orders stand down after airman killed
On May 3, the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a domestic disturbance in an apartment building, and a deputy fatally shot…
Glory Days Tour at NAS Sponsored by Florida Trust
The Florida Trust for Historic Preservation is hosting an exclusive event on Thursday, June 13, to experience and explore America’s history and one of Florida’s…
DIB cracks down on noise problem
To curb the ill effects of loud noise pollution in the downtown district, the Pensacola Downtown Improvement Board is deploying additional police officers to crack…
Sunshine Verified sheds light on contractor compliance
Christi Colabianchi, owner of Sailwind Construction, has been in the construction industry most of her adult life. In 2013, she started working on a business…
Mystery surrounds shooting of decorated airman
On May 3, the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a domestic disturbance in an apartment building, and deputies shot Senior Airman…
CivicCon tackles low-barrier shelters tonight
CivicCon will host Jon DeCarmine, founder of GRACE Marketplace, at the Wesley Abbey building of First United Methodist Church (2 E Wright) on Monday, May…
Protecting Places of Worship Forum
The Mayor’s Office of Pensacola is joining the Pensacola Police Department, US Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Florida and the Federal Bureau of…
Venue change for Galvez events
The City of Pensacola is celebrating the legacy of General Bernardo de Gálvez in a series of events this week. Please see the following schedule…
CourtTV examines trials of the King brothers, Ricky Chavis
On Sunday, May 12, the Court TV true-crime series “Accomplice to Murder with Vinnie Politan” will examine Ricky Chavis’s role in the 2001 murder of…
Daily Outtakes: Gaetz v. Dimmock noticed
National media are noticing that Congressman Matt Gaetz has a primary challenger, Aaron Dimmock. Politico interviewed former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy who they say is…
City cans can talk to you
The City of Pensacola’s Sanitation Services will continue to place QR codes on resident trash cans throughout the month of May, in an effort to…
Press conference notes
At his weekly press conference on May 7, Mayor D. C. Reeves announced that Adam Sanitation and Waste Pro had submitted proposals for curbside recycling….
American Magic unveils ‘Patriot’
On May 7, NYYC American Magic unveiled the AC75 racing boat Patriot in Barcelona. Team members and their families gathered at their team base for…
