A federal judge this week sent to mediation a lawsuit about the removal of the children’s book “And Tango Makes Three” from Escambia County school library shelves — while also scheduling a…
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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 when the group found $598.7 million 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 Senior Airman Roger Fortson multiple times in…
Daily Outtakes: Affordable Housing Crisis Summit
JUST Pensacola presents A Summit on the Crisis in Affordable Rental Housing: What is Possible at 6 p.m. tonight at First United Methodist Church, Wesley Abbey, 6 East Wright Street. A broad…
Daily Outtakes: Grants and Kudos for locals
On Friday, First Baptist Church of Pensacola, one of the top five needs-meeting Hope Florida CarePortal churches in Florida, was awarded a $20,000 Hope Florida grant. First Lady Casey DeSantis launched the…
Daily Outtakes: Hot Spot ranked in Top 10
Hot Spot Barbecue ranked #9 barbecue spot on Yelp’s Top 100 Barbecue Spots. Most popular/most photographed dishes: Riblets (burnt ends and tips of the pork ribs); Beef Brisket Plate; Brisket Sandwich; Pulled…
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 “escalating his revenge campaign against Rep. Matt…
Daily Outtakes: EMS passes inspection again
Escambia County Emergency Medical Services (EMS) passed a surprise inspection by the Florida Department of Health. The Bureau of Emergency Medical Oversight’s Compliance Monitoring site survey found no deficiencies, and the Bureau…
Daily Outtakes: Pensacola area sea level risen 6.7 inches
A Washington Post analysis has found that the Pensacola area’s sea level rose 6.7 inches from 2010 to 2023. Using satellite data, the Post found the Gulf of Mexico has experienced twice…
Daily Outtakes: Special birthday celebration Monday
The National Naval Aviation Museum will have a special celebration honoring the 100th birthday of WWII Navy veteran Lt. Cmdr. Cash Barber. Lt. Cmdr. Barber, a recipient of the Distinguished Flying Cross…
Daily Outtakes: BCC needs more data from Trust
The Escambia Board of County Commissioners meets today. The agenda review begins at 9 a.m., the public forum begins at 4:30 p.m., and the regular meeting begins at 5:30 p.m. All meetings…
Daily Outtakes: Gaetz punks Dimmock
Florida Politics reports Rep. Matt Gaetz has bought several web domains using his GOP primary challenger Aaron Dimmock’s name. Gaetz is using the sites to publicize Dimmock’s record of supporting diversity, equity…