Ian hitting Florida as Cat 4 near Fort Myers

Hurricane Ian has strengthened and sped up. It will hit Florida later today, and the projected landfill has shifted south of Tampa and Sarasota to…

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Hurricane Ian: Tuesday, 9/27 – 1 p.m.

The newest track model consensus shows a turn to the northeast that brings Ian onshore in the Sarasota and Venice areas on Wednesday evening as…

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Mayor-elect and investors sell Perfect Plain

For months, we’ve heard rumors that D.C. Reeves and his partners had a buyer for Perfect Plain. Here’s the press release: Urban South Brewery announced…

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Into Focus: Mayoral Transition Team drills down

By Jeremy Morrison A week after the first meeting, mayor-elect D.C. Reeves’ mayoral transition team members are beginning to dig into their individual focus areas….

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Hurricane Ian: Tuesday, Sept. 27 – 7 am (podcast added)

BULLETIN Hurricane Ian Intermediate Advisory Number 17A NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL092022 800 AM EDT Tue Sep 27 2022 …IAN BATTERING WESTERN CUBA…

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Hurricane Ian: Tuesday 9/27 4 am

The storm appears to be heading to the Tampa/St. Pete area. Hurricane Ian Advisory Number 17 NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL092022 500 AM…

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Hurricane Ian: Monday, Sept. 26, 1 pm update

The hurricane is expected to turn more easterly once it enters the Gulf of Mexico. But it’s still early. CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY: The government…

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Breaking: Fetsko did not want to fire superintendent [podcast]

District 2 Escambia County School Board member Paul Fetsko said on WCOA this morning that he didn’t want to discuss terminating Superintendent Tim Smith’s contract….

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Hurricane Ian: Sept. 26 10 am update

WATCHES AND WARNINGS ——————– CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY: The Tropical Storm Watch for the west coast of Florida has been extended from Chokoloskee southward to…

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Podcast: Gilmore at 7 am on Hurricane Ian

The National Hurricane Center reported at 8 am: At 800 AM EDT (1200 UTC), the center of Hurricane Ian was located near latitude 18.7 North,…

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Podcast: Help for grieving children coming in October

Valerie’s House Pensacola, a Southwest Florida-founded nonprofit organization with the sole mission of helping children grieve, will begin offering peer grief support groups at the…

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Reeves Transition Team: Simple, Bold & Useful

by Jeremy Morrison Mayor-elect D.C. Reeve’s mayoral transition team gathered for its initial meeting early Wednesday at Pensacola City Hall. The assembled team, headed by…

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