DeSantis delivers budget plan
Here are the highlights from Gov. Ron DeSantis’ press release: Sale Tax Exemptions A permanent sales tax exemption for baby and toddler necessities A permanent…
Pay-by-Text Parking
On March 1, the City of Pensacola will launch an additional payment option designed to make paying for parking in city-owned public parking spaces quick…
2023 Band on the Beach schedule
Pensacola Beach’s popular outdoor concert series, Bands on the Beach, is back starting April 4, 2023, and features diverse bands and performances for every musical…
Humane Society emails give more insights
The PNJ reports the Pensacola Humane Society, on behalf of its board of directors, has filed a lawsuit against six former department heads for sending…
Rest of Tuesday, Jan. 31 podcasts
Pensacola Mayor D.C. Reeves covers the Miraflores Park project, Pensacola Police Department and his upcoming trip to Harvard. A three-judge panel in Philadelphia ruled Monday…
Podcast: Play tells Clotilda story
The Clotilda, the last known slave ship to bring captives from Africa to the United States, has long been a legend. The ship brought the…
Breaking: Corcoran may be picked to head New College
The Tampa Bay Times is reporting former Florida Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran is slated to be New College’s new president, according to a DeSantis spokesperson….
Foo Foo Fest kickoff next Monday
The Pensacola Foo Foo Festival is returning bigger and better than ever in 2023 as it announces its 10 Year celebration. On Monday, February 6,…
Trump asks Woodward and his publisher for $50 million
I reported earlier this morning on former President Donald Trump’s lawsuit against Bob Woodward, Simon & Schuster and Paramount that he filed in federal court…
New College trustee out to ban USA Today
One of Gov. Ron DeSantis’ new appointments to the New College of Florida board of trustees wants to clean house and ban USA Today from…
Florida Chamber tied to funding ‘ghost’ candidates
The Orlando Sentinel reports today that an affiliate of the Florida Chamber of Commerce indirectly provided the funding for a secretive political committee that didn’t…
Trump files lawsuit in Pensacola
Former President Donald Trump is using journalist Bob Woodward in federal court in Pensacola. The lawsuit filed. on Monday, alleges that an audiobook published using…
God in Government Award
Sheriff Chip Simmons was named the 2023 recipient of the God in Government Award at 46th Annual Governmental Prayer Breakfast on Saturday. The breakfast was…
Road closure near Plaza de Luna
A section of South Jefferson Street near Plaza de Luna will be closed temporarily on Monday, Jan. 30 and Tuesday, Jan. 31 for the completion…
The rest of Monday podcasts
Florida Institute for Human and Machine Cognition will break ground Friday on its new research center, which will be built on the former site of…
2023 Clover Pick A Bowl Fill A Bowl is March 17
The 2023 Clover Pick A Bowl Fill A Bowl is March 17! This unique fundraiser with an artsy twist features the work of local artists…
Podcast: Pensacola Sports 69th Annual Awards Banquet – Feb. 22
Many of the Pensacola area’s top athletes and teams will come together for a night of sports celebration on Wednesday, Feb. 22, at Sanders Beach…
DIB hires new events director
The Downtown Improvement Board has named Cailin Feagles Director of Operations and Events. Feagles, on the job since early January, will oversee the popular Palafox…
Truist Foundation seeds local Impact Loan Fund
Community Enterprise Investments, Inc. (CEII) announced it received a $350,000 grant from Truist Foundation to fund its Impact Loan Fund for Black and Brown Entrepreneurs….
Children’s Trust meets today 3:30 p.m.
Escambia Children’s Trust Grants Committee Meeting – Part 3 of 4 January 30 – 3:30 p.m. Pensacola State College Building 11, 1000 College Boulevard Zoom…
