The sheriff’s office is asking the public for help in solving the triple homicide in Myrtle Grove and is specifically requesting any video surveillance footage that may be available. “We are getting…
City celebrates Galvez next week
The City of Pensacola is celebrating the legacy of General Bernardo de Gálvez in a series of events next week. When Spain declared war on Great Britain in 1779, Gálvez began planning…
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…
Barry talks what’s happening in D5
Escambia County Commission Chairman Steven Barry discussed various topics, including the importance of sports for children, the development of the IP golf course, and the creation of a community center in Carver…
Real News looks a City enterprises
Port of Pensacola Twenty years ago, the City of Pensacola struggled to find a viable business strategy for the financially struggling Port of Pensacola. Ideas such as transforming warehouses into a maritime…
Man who set up DeSantis-Trump brunch date in trouble
Former President Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis met Sunday in Miami to patch up their differences. The Washington Post reported the meeting was set up by a longtime Trump friend and…
Lane closures on North Tarragona
Sections of North Tarragona Street are experiencing temporary lane shifts while AT&T crews continue to bore through city roads to bury and add aerial fiber cable. The construction is taking place in…
Daily Outtakes: Gaetz gets an opponent
Last Friday, Aaron Dimmock, the director of executive development for the UWF Aylstock, Witkin, Kreis and Overholtz Center for Leadership, jumped in the GOP primary to take on Rep. Matt Gaetz. Dimmock…
Firsthand account: White House Correspondents’ Dinner
ABC News’ Karen Travers sat at the head table, next to the First Lady, because she is on the board of the White House Correspondents’ Association. “This is sort of our Super…
Triple homicide may be ‘a targeted ambush’
At a press conference this morning, Escambia County Sheriff Chip Simmons said his team is investigating the triple homicide that took place early Sunday morning in the area of 65th and Jackson…
Dr. Eman El-Sheikh wins global award
Dr. Eman El-Sheikh of the University of West Florida was awarded the GISEC Global Educator of the Year award at the 2024 GISEC Cyber Excellence Awards conference in Dubai last week. The…
Escambia School Board still has to ‘Tango’
A federal judge let Lake County and Education Commissioner Manny Diaz off the hook but not the Escambia County School Board. ‘Tango’ Book Fight Gets Go-Ahead By Jim, The News Service of…
Daily Outtakes: Wahoos end home stand with walk-off
Written by Bill Vilona Pensacola, Fla. – The players raced from the dugout and a filled ballpark erupted in glee. The Blue Wahoos couldn’t have dreamed a better ending to their only…
Airport hangar contract awarded
Investing.com reports that Tutor Perini Corporation announced Wednesday that its subsidiary, Roy Anderson Corp, has been awarded a contract valued at approximately $72.7 million for Hangar 3 of Project Titan (ST Engineering)…
TSA sending eight
The Transportation Security Administration has notified the City of Pensacola that 8 additional TSA employees from the National Deployment Force (NDF) have been approved and will begin working at Pensacola International Airport…
Daily Outtakes: PNJ 2001 Power List
While working on another project, I came across the PNJ published its list of our areas Top 20 Leaders in 2001. They aren’t ranked like our Power List, but it’s all male…
Pensacola Energy gets $10.1 million from Feds
Pensacola Energy was awarded $10.1 million in federal grant funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation to replace unprotected bare steel mains with polyethylene pipe throughout the City of Pensacola and Escambia…
Breaking: Feds paying to replace bare steel pipes
I’m sitting at Pensacola City Hall waiting for a presser to begin regarding Biden’s Investing in America initiative. Two projects to be announced. Stay tuned.
The Bail Project event w/Julian MacQueen and Robin
The Bail Project – An Evening Hosted by Julian MacQueen with Robin Steinberg, Founder of the Bail Project, is Thursday, April 25, starting at 6:30 p.m. in The Rex, 18 North Palafox…
Daily Outtakes: Florida air is cleaner
The newest American Lung Association “State of the Air” report shows that Florida cities’ air is cleaner in comparison to many metropolises in other states. FloridaPolitics reports 10 Florida cities or regions…