Escambia GOP wanted Lumon May to get in line or else

Escambia County Commissioner Lumon May, a Democrat, was approached last week by Charles Thornton, the vice chairman of the Escambia County Florida Republican Executive Committee….

Continue Reading

More problems for GOP commission ringer

Republican candidate John R. Johnson has more problems than just filling out the incorrect forms that led to his disqualification after a last-minute attempt to…

Continue Reading

GOP commission candidate disqualified (Update)

On Friday, it appeared that Republican John R. Johnson had suddenly raised enough money to pay the qualifying fee to challenge District 3 County Commissioner…

Continue Reading

Next Eras Giveaway Event on July 11

Zarzaur Law, P.A. is excited to announce the second of three on-location Swiftie-themed events as part of its five-month “The Eras Giveaway.” Taylor Swift fans…

Continue Reading

Real News reviews: Inside Out 2, The Boys, Presumed Innocent

Jason Nathanson reviews Inside Out 2: “The world inside Riley’s head remains magical. It’s fantastical. It’s also very funny. There are some characters in there…

Continue Reading

Pensacola Catholic High robotics team heading to nationals

Pensacola Catholic High School Robotics Team, also known as ‘Crubotics,’ will compete in the MATE (Marine Advanced Technology Education) World Championship for the third year…

Continue Reading

Daily Outtakes: Jones steps aside for Peters

The surprises continue. Chris Jones has decided not to seek re-election as Escambia County Property Appraiser. Jones has served the citizens of Escambia County with…

Continue Reading

Real News: Let’s get ready for Father’s Day

On “Real News with Rick Outzen,” I spoke with Lumon May, Grover Robinson, Quint Studer, and David Bear about their fathers. David Bear and I…

Continue Reading
Quin Studer

The story behind the statue outside Bodacious Shops

The statue outside the Bodacious Shops in downtown Pensacola is a gift from Rishy Studer to her husband, Quint.  The statue is of Quint’s dad,…

Continue Reading

Latin Salsa Festival

The 2024 Latin Salsa Festival will be held at Museum Plaza (300 S. Tarragona St.) in Downtown Pensacola on Sat., June 22 from 2 p.m….

Continue Reading

Real News: Narcotics unit ‘kicks more doors’

Sheriff Chip Simmons has made fentanyl and methamphetamine investigations a top priority. “We’ve doubled down. I’ve put more investigators in the narcotics unit with the…

Continue Reading

More on Healthy Schools Escambia…tomorrow

Press Release: Escambia Children’s Trust is excited to announce the launch of the Invitation to Bid (ITB) for the Healthy Schools Escambia initiative, available on…

Continue Reading
Coffee_Crazy

Daily Outtakes: Childers clan wants more

Attorney Bruce Childers, husband of County Clerk Pam Childers, has qualified for the GOP primary for Supervisor of Elections. He will face interim election supervisor…

Continue Reading

District 1 GOP Primary closed

A Write-in candidate, Tyler Aulger,  has qualified for the Escambia County Commission District 1 race, which limits the GOP primary to only registered Republican voters….

Continue Reading
Lego Wonder Woman

It’s official, no testimonials from Pam Childers

In a heated email exchange between County Clerk Pam Childers and County Commissioner Jeff Bergosh, Childers wrote, “…I do not read blogs or free newspapers.”…

Continue Reading

City tries Land Trust for affordable housing

The Pensacola City Council, meeting as the Community Redevelopment Agency board, unanimously approved donating three properties to the Northwest Florida Community Land Trust in a…

Continue Reading
The Blue Trees

The Blue Trees are coming to Foo Foo Fest

The University of West Florida Historic Trust was awarded a grant by Foo Foo Fest and ACE to present The Blue Trees, an environmental art…

Continue Reading

Low-barrier shelter shifts the focus on the homeless

“Homelessness can be ended, but only when we design services and supports to meet the needs of vulnerable people and meet those individuals where they…

Continue Reading
I Voted sticker

More candidates qualify

The following candidates qualified by 5 p.m. today, June 11: Escambia County Commissioner – (Partisan) District 3 – Lumon May (DEM) District 4 – Walker…

Continue Reading

Daily Outtakes: Trust Secrets revealed

Last fall, Escambia Children’s Trust board set a precedent when it denied renewal of three programs that fell short of each organization’s proposed deliverables. The…

Continue Reading