Gulf Coast Veterans Week, along with Rep. Michelle Salzman, UWF Military and Veteran Resource Center, Veterans Memorial Park, Veterans Upward Bound at PSC, and VetCV, have created a week-long celebration to support…
Real News: Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2023
Pensacola D.C. Reeves talks about the difficulty convincing the Florida Legislature to pay for demolishing the old Baptist Hospital – What do Florida taxpayers get for $18 million? Why should the state…
Halloween Presser takeaways
Pensacola Mayor D.C. Reeves held his weekly presser at Pensacola State College to announce the Pensacola Police Department’s substation at the state college and a training/education partnership PSC. North Pensacola Substation The…
Gun-related proposals face long odds
By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Amid mass shootings in Maine and Ybor City, Florida Democrats filed bills last week that seek to expand rules regarding the storage…
Daily Outtakes: Utility bills
More Electricity Increasing? On Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2023, at 9:30 a.m., the Florida Public Service Commission (PSC) will begin its Cost Recovery Clause hearing to determine 2024 recovery charges for fuel and…
Real News: Chandler Bing, Meta and SEC Soccer
Friends’ co-star Matthew Perry passed away this weekend. We talked about him with ABC News’ Jason Nathanson. Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody filed a federal lawsuit last week against Meta, the parent…
Perdido Vote: Bergosh, Andrade
On WCOA this morning, I spoke with District 1 County Commissioner Jeff Bergosh and State Rep. Alex Andrade about the referendum to incorporate the Perdido area. “I think both sides of the…
Opening Doors returns call
Opening Doors Executive Director John Johnson said he learned of the eviction of the homeless population at Jones Swamp on Monday morning. He admitted fulfilling the mission of Opening Doors is extremely…
Opening Doors MIA for homeless
As reported by WEAR and this blog, homeless families face eviction from Jones Swamp Wetland in Warrington by Wednesday, Nov. 1. Inweekly called Opening Doors Northwest Florida multiple times this morning to…
Daily Outtakes: Next Homeless Crisis
More homeless are being evicted – this time from county property off of Navy Boulevard in District 2, Commissioner Mike Kohler’s district. Some have shared with Inweekly that this may be the…
Real News: Friday, Oct. 27, 2023
Commissioner Lumon May discusses the county’s investment in Brownsville. ABC News’ Jason Nathanson reviews ‘Five Nights at Freddy’s’ and shares memories of Chuckie E. Cheese. Will Kennedy previews the football game versus…
Real News: Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023
Zarzaur Law, P.A. has once again partnered with local Downtown Pensacola businesses to host its 5th annual “Zalloween,” a free, safe, and fun-filled Halloween event for kids on Friday, Oct. 27, from…
SEC Women’s Soccer brackets announced
Last year, the South Carolina Gamecocks women’s soccer team won the SEC Championship at Ashton Brosnaham Athletic Park, taking the cherished trophy home to Downtown Columbia. This year, 10 nationally ranked Southeastern…
Warrington Prep Reset
Former teachers and parents complained to WEAR-TV about the restrictions placed on the seventh-grade students at Warrington Preparatory Academy after some students had flooded a bathroom and damaged several classrooms. Dr. Eddie…
Daily Outtakes: Elephant in the room
NorthEscambia.com reports that State Sen. Doug Broxson has broached a topic that many have wondered – Does the Century have the tax base and leadership to survive as a municipality? During a…
Zalloween – Friday, Oct. 27
Zarzaur Law, P.A. has once again partnered with local Downtown Pensacola businesses to host its 5th annual “Zalloween,” a free, safe, and fun-filled Halloween event for kids on Friday, Oct. 27, from…
Pensacola Mural Fest on Saturday, Nov. 4
Muralists have started painting buildings on Barrancas Avenue as part of Pensacola Mural Fest. They will complete their murals in time for the Pensacola Mural Fest on Saturday, Nov. 4. Banks Compton…
Real News: Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2023
Sheriff Chip Simmons discusses how the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office engages with the community – ESCO Foundation, Battle of Pensacola Kickball Game and Dream Big. Pensacola International Airport Director Matt Coughlin shares…
Daily Outtakes: Baptist bailout might hit snag
Tallahassee insiders have shared that Pensacola Mayor D.C. Reeves’ effort to get the state to help bailout Baptist Hospital by putting up $18 million to demolish its old hospital may be a…
Santa Rosa Moms for Liberty tells School Board to drop American Library Association ties
Santa Rosa County’s Moms for Liberty executive board passed as resolution requesting the Santa Rosa County School Board to sever ties with the American Library Association (ALA) and its divisions and affiliates,…
