Gulf Breeze Will Do (GBWD), a women’s philanthropic group, awarded $37,000 in grants at its annual meeting on Nov. 5. A group of Gulf Breeze women formed the organization to serve as…
Daily Outtakes: Foo Foo heats up
Week in the Park Pensacola and Veterans Memorial Park will showcase and celebrate all the park has to offer during a weeklong Veterans Day celebration featuring Comedy in the Park 6:30 p.m….
Real News: Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023
Mayor D.C. Reeves provided an update on a recent shooting that occurred on South Palafox Street, revealing that both the shooter and the victim were homeless individuals. The mayor expressed concern about…
Nov. 7 Presser takeaways
Mayor Reeves confirmed that the victim of the early Sunday morning shooting on Palafox Street was a transient but had few other details. Police Chief Eric Randall said investigators looking into where…
Seeking Rising Star nominations
Since 2008, Inweekly has recognized the under 40-year-olds in our community whom their peers, clients, and bosses see as up-and-coming leaders in their professions and the greater Pensacola area. We have celebrated…
Car Buying Workshop today
The Gulf Winds Cares Foundation is partnering with the University of West Florida’s Louis Maygarden Center for Financial Literacy to educate students and community members on financing and shopping for a car….
Daily Outtakes: Homelessness on the mind
Jones Swamp The PNJ caught up with my reporting on the effort to evict homeless families from Jones Swamp. The area has been used for years as a place where families could…
Real News: Monday, Nov. 6, 2023
The Port of Pensacola’s historic highs of 2022 continued with cargo activity marking a 17% increase, complemented by a consistent 2.3% growth in annual cargo tonnage from the previous fiscal year. Clark…
Breaking News: List of 10 finalists for Trust job
Here are the top 10 finalists to be next head of Escambia Children’s Trust – in no particular order: Anthony Houston Ashley Monn Carrie Fanning Heather Moore Walker Wilson Julie Schneider Laurie…
Court consolidation idea shot down
In September, I wrote about how crowded Florida circuit court dockets could get even more packed, Florida House Speaker Paul Renner got his way in consolidating the state’s 20 circuit courts (Circuit…
Special session has begun
From The News Service of Florida: The Florida Senate and House on Monday began a special legislative session to address a series of issues, including expressing support for Israel amid its war…
Daily Outtakes: Another downtown shooting
At approximately 12:35 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 5, Pensacola Police arrested a man after an argument led to an early morning shooting Sunday in downtown Pensacola. Jeremy Andrew Brown, 31, was taken…
May passes gavel to Barry
Commissioner Steven Barry presented a plaque and gavel to Commissioner Lumon May for his service as chairman during the previous year at the Nov. 2 BCC meeting. At the Escambia County Board…
Daily News: PNJ story modified
The PNJ popped up on its website yesterday a “breaking news” article about the county settling with its jail contractor – a story that I published on Sept. 8. The once-daily newspaper…
Real News: Thursday, Nov. 2, 2023
Quint Studer discusses Entrecon‘s first day and the passing of coaching legend Bobby Knight. Located in the protected area of the tidal basin at Maritime Park, Poseidon’s Garden includes more than 300…
PNJ picks up Sept. blog post, gets $$$ wrong
The Pensacola News Journal is reporting today Escambia County has settled with the jail contractor – Whitesell-Green/Caddell – to end its litigation over issues with the construction. ON SEPTEMBER 8, I posted…
Ret. Vice Adm. Robin Braun new NAMF Board chair
The Naval Aviation Museum Foundation (NAMF) is honored to announce the appointment of retired Vice Adm. Robin Braun as the NAMF Board Chair. A groundbreaking figure in U.S. military history, Vice Adm….
Navy Federal Rec Center ribbon-cutting set for Nov. 8, opens Nov. 13
Navy Federal Credit Union will celebrate the completion of its most recent addition with a ribbon cutting ceremony on Wednesday, Nov. 8. The Navy Federal Recreation Center, which is located on the…
Daily Outtakes: Jones Swamp eviction delayed
The deputies didn’t evict the homeless families living on Area Housing land in the Jones Swamp yesterday as had been previously reported. It was the intervention of Escambia County Commission Chairman Lumon…
Real News: Wednesday, Nov. 1
The Pensacola Greek Festival is back. Enjoy the food, music, dance and culture from 11 a.m.-8:30 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 3 and Saturday, Nov. 4 and Sunday, Nov. 5, from 11 a.m.-3…