At his weekly presser this morning, Mayor D.C. Reeves announced the intersections that will have red cameras installed by this summer. After a study conducted by the Novaglobal firm, cameras that will…
Daily Outtakes: Lost Pizza Found
Downtown Pensacola now has a Lost Pizza location, located near the Barrancas Avenue and Garden Street intersection at the former site for Will’s Marine. Facebook post: Just in time for the holidays…
Real News: Monday 12/18/23
Ballard Partners’ Dan McFaul recaps the past year in Congress. Dan serves as chief of staff for Joe Scarborough, Jeff Miller, and Matt Gaetz. He manage s Ballard’s D.C. office. Councilman Delarian…
Covid deaths continue to climb
A reported 92,553 Florida resident deaths have been linked to COVID-19 since the pandemic started in 2020, including 8,070 this year, according to data posted Friday on the Florida Department of Health…
Daily Outtakes: Florida GOP chair censured
The Republican Party of Florida’s executive committee met this weekend and approved a motion to fire its chair, Christian Ziegler, at its next regular meeting on Jan 6. Why? Since Oct. 4,…
City Holiday Hours
The following City of Pensacola offices and facilities will be closed Monday, Dec. 25 and Tuesday, Dec. 26 in observance of the Christmas holiday. City of Pensacola administrative offices City Hall City…
Salvation Army needs help
With 9 days left in the Red Kettle Campaign, The Salvation Army of Pensacola finds itself only $50,000 shy of reaching its $148,000 goal. “Every coin, dollar bill, or check dropped in…
Daily Outtakes: No Smoking
Florida Health Department in Escambia County congratulated the City of Pensacola for making its parks tobacco-free. Press Release: Tobacco Free Florida in Escambia County congratulates the City of Pensacola on adopting a…
Real News: Thursday, Dec. 14, 2023
Wes Moreno recaps the year and discusses how he has built trust with the Board of County Commissioners. Ben & Jerry’s, Know Your Rights Camp & Kaepernick Publishing have teamed up to…
Breaking: Florida GOP chair wants millions to resign.
Florida Politics is reporting that Republican Party of Florida’s Chair Christian Ziegler wants a multimillion-dollar buyout to resign. The demand comes as the political leader remains under investigation for rape and involved…
Daily Outtakes: A Different School Board
The Escambia County School District has five D schools and four F schools. The two troubled middle schools have solutions. The state ordered the District to turn over Warrington Middle to Charter…
Real News: Dec. 13, 2023
Rob Fabbro gives an update on the indoor sports facility that his group is creating out of the Port of Pensacola’s Warehouse 4. He hopes to get final approval of outdoor pickleball…
Seville Square sidewalks closed
The sidewalks at Seville Square are closed for maintenance, as crews conduct repair work to trip and fall hazards throughout the area to improve walkability and safety in the high pedestrian area….
Bellview Middle to become Community Partnership School
Children’s Home Society Regional Director Lindsey Cannon announced on WCOA’s “Real News with Rick Outzen” this morning that Bellview Middle has been approved to the Escambia County’s next Community Partnership School. Here…
Daily Outtakes: Business as usual for Trust
The Escambia Children’s Trust sent a message to taxpayers yesterday: “Move along. There’s nothing to worry about.” My message: At some point, ECT will need to prove that the millions they have…
Real News: Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2023
Mayor Reeves shares his takeaways from the Dec. 7 meeting regarding the old Baptist campus. Commissioner Robert Bender recaps the Dec. 7 Board of County Commissioners meeting. The full show: Sena Maddison,…
High School All-Star Football game Dec. 15
It’s East vs. West as local high school seniors battle to see who’s the best in the Pensacola Sports’ High School All-Star Series Football Game! This event showcases top players from Santa Rosa, Okaloosa,…
Three Takeaways from Presser
New Parking App Mayor D.C. Reeves announced the city would move to the ParkMobile App for its parking spaces on Jan. 1. “The app is one of the largest in the country,”…
Trust renews 16 grants
The Escambia Children’s Trust approved the second year of 16 Out-of-School Time (OST) grants, almost $4.7 million: Boys & Girls Club of the Emerald Coast $630,088 Central Gulf Coast Freedom Schools $215,045…
Daily Outtakes: Grades without pain
No punishments will be handed out to the Escambia County schools with D’s and F’s as Florida transitions to a new series of standardized exams. Why this matters: Schools that improved a…