The Florida Trust for Historic Preservation is hosting an exclusive event on Thursday, June 13, to experience and explore America’s history at NAS Pensacola and one of Florida’s leading museums, the National…
Ninth Annual Pensacola Memorial Day Concert returns
The Pensacola Civic Band, in partnership with Schmidt’s Music and the City of Pensacola, proudly announces the 9th Annual Pensacola Memorial Day Concert, a stirring tribute to our nation’s service members who…
Daily Outtakes: ECP ranked Best Place to Work
Emergency Care Partners (ECP) has been selected by Modern Healthcare as one of the 2024 Best Places to Work in Healthcare. The complete list of this year’s winners, in alphabetical order, is…
DIB offers $2.5K grants
The Pensacola Downtown Improvement Board has begun accepting applications for a new grant program aimed at supporting special events downtown. The agency plans to award up to ten $2,500 grants a year…
Ft. Pickens Memorial Day Weekend programs
The Fort Barrancas Visitor Center and Fort Barrancas will open to the public for the 2024 season on Friday, May 24. The visitor center and fort will be open 9 a.m.–3:30 p.m….
Daily Outtakes: Last WWII triple ace passes
Brig. Gen. Bud Anderson, who single-handedly shot down 16 German planes over Europe in World War II and became America’s last living triple ace, a fighter pilot with 15 or more “kills,”…
Kline qualifies and gets an endorsement
The Florida Forward Party today announced its first official candidate endorsements, declaring its support for State House District 2 challenger Kim Kline and State House District 25 challenger Banks Helfrich. Kline, who…
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 comment until June 4, 2024. Anyone who…
Daily Outtakes: ‘And Tango Makes Three’ goes to mediation
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…
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 to every household in the City of…
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…
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 nearly $500,000 in grant funding for this…
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. Chaplin predicts their income will soon increase…
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 Grove last month. On WCOA’s “Real News…
Hulu exclusive docuseries on ‘The Beauty Queen Killer’
“THE BEAUTY QUEEN KILLER: 9 DAYS OF TERROR” is a new, true-crime docuseries that delves into the harrowing stories of the women who survived rampaging killer Christopher Wilder. Over 47 days in…
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 a guest viewpoint in the South Santa…
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…
High School Seniors honored at Pensacola Sports banquet
Every year, Pensacola Sports honors the top senior student-athletes in each sport from Escambia and Santa Rosa County schools for a scholarship recognition program. Schools in Escambia and Santa Rosa Counties nominate…
Zingrays return
In partnership with Zarzaur Law, P.A., the YMCA of Northwest Florida is excited to announce the third season of the Zarzaur Law “Zingrays” developmental swim team. This team will provide a developmental…
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 leading museums. The event will include: an…
