Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday signed a budget for the 2023-2024 fiscal year, which will start July 1. Lawmakers passed a $117 billion spending plan last month. DeSantis has line-item veto power…
More City Stop Signs
The City of Pensacola will install two new stop signs on Thursday, June 22 at the intersection of Reus Street and Government Street, which will convert the intersection from a 2-way stop…
Backroom Briefing: Water Boarding
Weekly political notes from The News Service of Florida By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Senate leaders weren’t going to let a year-old outburst aimed at state lawmakers…
Daily Outtakes: Presidential aspirations
Who will visit Pensacola? Over the past two decades, Pensacola has been a favorite stop of Republican presidential candidates. George W. Bush, John McCain, Fred Thompson, Rudy Guiliani, Jeb Bush, Mitt Romney…
Last Word: Francine Maxime
Francesca Maxime Inweekly, 11/9/2006 The new WEAR anchor has worked as a reporter and anchor in Binghamton, N.Y, Boston, Hartford, Conn., Philadelphia and Syracuse, N.Y. Some of the national stories she has…
United Way allocates $470K
United Way of West Florida announced the allocation of almost $470,000 in grant funding for Fiscal Year 2023-24 to partner programs. These transformational investments will enable our community-based organizations to continue their…
Real News: Quint and the Queen
The Studer Community Institute is hosting “Investing in Human Capital” from 8 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. at the Rex Theatre. Quint Studer shares the details. Register here. Lauren Bonner, this’s year Fiesta…
$170K for Larry Butler scholarship fund
The University of West Florida celebrated a $170,000 donation to UWF Dr. Grier Williams School of Music in support of the Larry Butler Memorial Music Scholarship Fund on Monday, June 12, at Flora-Bama in…
Daily Outtakes: For the children
Trust Update Early childhood detection and mental were the two issues the Escambia Children’s Trust tackled on Tuesday morning. The board approved allotting $1.35 million for Arc Gateway to implement the Escambia…
Last Word: Sonya Smith
In July 2005, we started “The Last Word,” a column in which locals answer questions about themselves. It was patterned after Vanity Fair’s The Proust Questionnaire – which had its origins in…
Real News: Crazy Tuesday
Commissioner Robert Bender shares the weekend’s traffic numbers on Pensacola Beach and gives an update on county business. The annual Pensacola Sports Racquet Round-Up – a series of free summer tennis clinics…
Lower fuel costs to trim FPL bills
State regulators Tuesday approved a plan that will trim Florida Power & Light customers’ bills because of lower-than-expected costs of natural gas used to fuel power plants. The reductions will start to…
Downtown shooting suspects arrested
Pensacola Police served search warrants at two different houses yesterday and made arrests in the shooting case from Jefferson and Government St. which occurred early Sunday morning. Rashawn Lamar Posey was arrested…
Daily Outtakes: Big Dreams
First Large Perdido Bay Access Escambia County will hold the Perdido Boat Ramp groundbreaking at 11:30 a.m. Friday, June 16, at 10836 Lillian Highway. The boat ramp will be Escambia County’s first…
Real News: Reeves, Bergosh, Stafford and Rafferty
As I reported this morning, the City of Pensacola in partnership with Community Health Northwest Florida plans to ask the Escambia Children’s Trust for a grant to buy the Morris Eaddy Activity…
Last Word: Todd McWaters
Todd McWaters Inweekly, 7/20/2006 Todd McWaters is a well-known Gulf Coast community leader, former Pensacola owner of Frank Bennett’s Restaurant and Wine Bar and an early advocate for revitalizing downtown Pensacola. In…
Santa Rosa gets $500K for Whiting
Santa Rosa County Board of County Commissioners will receive $500,000 to facilitate a Joint Land Use Acquisition to protect Naval Air Station Whiting Field and its outlying fields from incompatible land use…
Pensacola makes big list
PENSACOLA RANKED IN THE TOP 100 FOR RESONANCE CONSULTANCY’S AMERICA’S BEST CITIES OF 2023 LIST -Pensacola ranked #96 for 2023- -Pensacola is the smallest city named in the Top 100 list- PENSACOLA,…
Daily Outtakes: City wants to make another purchase
Buzz: Pensacola Mayor D.C. Reeves is interested in purchasing Lakeview’s Morris L. Eaddy Activity Center on Lakeview Avenue north of Baptist Hospital. He will announce his plans at today’s weekly press conference…
Last Word: David Stafford
In July 2005, we started “The Last Word,” a column in which locals answer questions about themselves. It was patterned after Vanity Fair’s The Proust Questionnaire – which had its origins in…
