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,…
Daily Outtakes: New Parking App coming
Downtown Parking Changes Mayor D.C. Reeves praised the downtown parking report but said he might not recommend following the recommended timeline that would raise hourly rates, expand hours to midnight, and increase…
Real News: Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2023
Pensacola Mayor D.C. Reeves discusses the Downtown Parking Study and the Active Transportation Plan. UWF student Tris Weeks, the lead singer/songwriter of her band, Goldmine, is putting on a concert to benefit…
Presser takeaways
Bay Bluff Park Mayor Reeves has talked with Conversation Florida. “They are very excited about this idea. Obviously this is our initial meeting, nothing formalized yet, but we are providing surveys and…
Can we keep Post Office downtown?
Mayor D.C. Reeves is trying to find a solution to keep the post office downtown. “I had a call with our local postmaster about the downtown post office this past Thursday,” he…
Daily Outtakes: VPK, Childcare needed
I’ve written about the need to fix the voluntary pre-kindergarten (VPK) system in Escambia. We have nearly 25% of our VPK classrooms empty – even though we know that child participating in…
Real News: Monday, Oct. 23, 2023
Commissioner Robert Bender reviews the Board of County Commissioners meeting on Oct. 19. Christian Wagley weighs in on the Active Transportation Plan. Attorney Alex Andrade discusses the settlement his client, Commissioner Kerry…
Downtown Parking recommendations – higher rate, longer hours
Today, Olive Tree Consulting will present its parking report to the Pensacola City Council. The consultant will recommend expanding the on-street paid parking hours from 8 a.m.-7 p.m. to 8 a.m.-12 a.m….
Daily Outtakes: IMPACT makes impact
IMPACT 100 Pensacola Bay Area selected 11 grant recipients at its annual membership meeting yesterday. “Again, this year, hundreds of IMPACT 100 members participated in the Focus Area Committee selection process to…
Mayor Reeves gets appointment
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the appointment of Ryan Goertzen and Darcy “D.C.” Reeves and the reappointment of Joe Marino, Melvin “Mel” Ponder, Laurie Sallarulo, Robert Salonen, and Representative…
Local courts hit by ransomware attack
ALPHV/BlackCat, a ransomware group, has claimed responsibility for the cyberattack on the First Judicial Circuit, which includes Escambia, Santa Rosa, Okaloosa and Walton counties, for weeks. Heimdal Security, a global cybersecurity company,…
Real News: Friday, Oct. 20, 2023
Jason Nathanson covers Martin Scorsese’s epic about the murders of Osage Nation Native Americans in the 1920s. And also, a new list is generating a lot of conversation – Billboard just picked…
Daily Outtakes: Active Transportation Plan
The City of Pensacola has released the Active Transportation Plan (ATP). Though I have just started to review the document, it is impressive and meets its goal of creating “a framework to…
Real News: Support local nonprofits
LandrumHR 5K Runners, walkers and all those passionate about mental health are invited to join the LandrumHR 5k Run/Walk on Saturday, Oct. 21. The 5K starts at 8 a.m. from the LandrumHR…
Podcast: Ascension and UWF tackle nursing shortage
Ascension Sacred Heart and the University of West Florida will begin a strategic initiative that allows 16 upper-level Bachelor of Science in Nursing students to complete the final three semesters of their…
Daily Outtakes: IP cuts 100 jobs
The news hit the web yesterday that International Paper’s Pensacola Mill will permanently cease operation of its #4 pulp machine, impacting 100 jobs in Cantonment. IP announced a series of actions to…
Ehr drops out
Democrat Phil Ehr on Wednesday said he is leaving the 2024 race for a U.S. Senate seat and will run against U.S. Rep. Carlos Gimenez, R-Fla. Ehr’s exit from the Senate race…