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…
Real News: Fun Friday
Upward Intuition’s Jon Shell discusses the official opening day event at the Blake Doyle Skatepark starting at 9 a.m. on Saturday, June 10. Palafox Market celebrates its 16th anniversary tomorrow. Cailin Feagles…
City picks new Welcome sign
The City of Pensacola is excited to announce the winner of the Pensacola welcome sign contest, with the new sign expected to greet as many as 100,000 visitors to Pensacola daily. Briana…
Daily Outtakes: Celebrating Skatepark
Blake Doyle Skatepark Celebration Upward Intuition will host the official opening day event at the Blake Doyle Skatepark starting at 9 a.m. on Saturday, June 10. New Balance Numeric Pro Team members…
Last Word: Justin Witkin
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: UWF sets record for applications
University of West Florida President Dr. Martha Saunders spent 10 minutes with me on WCOA. “This has been a good year for numbers,” said Dr. Saunders. “ I just got word this…
Steenblik named president-elect of Florida American Choral Directors
Dr. Peter Steenblik, director of choral activities at UWF, has been named president-elect of Florida American Choral Directors Association. Why this matters: Dr. Steenbilk is artistic director of the Choral Society of…
Virtual School troubles
Florida Virtual School has put a pause on hiring and is taking other cautious financial measures amid a drop in full-time students completing courses over the past year. The report showed that…
Daily Outtakes: Sacred Scores
The locally produced movie “Sacred” is now available on Amazon Prime. Check it out. Sacred is a Gritty new drama based on characters immersed in a world of Lies, Betrayal, Murder, and…
Last Word: Keith Bullock
Keith Bullock Inweekly, 2/21/2008 Husband of Susan, father of Jen & Aves, partner with SMB Architecture, community advocate. What is your greatest fear? At the moment, getting through this questionnaire. What is…
Job fair for Warrington Preparatory Academy
Warrington Middle is now Warrington Preparatory Academy. The new operator, Charter Schools USA, will hold a job fair on Thursday, June 8, from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. at Residence Inn by…
Real News: June 7, 2023
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northwest Florida CEO Paula Shell talks the Big Brother and Big Sister honorees for 2023. Letter carriers in the two-county area collected 191,261 pounds of food –…
Florida Taxwatch names Budget Turkeys
Florida TaxWatch published its annual Budget Turkey Watch Report, laying out $598.7 million in projects that either were inserted into the budget late in negotiations between the House and Senate, bypassed existing…
Mediocre teacher wants to change Santa Rosa schools
Northview High teacher Vicky Baggett, who chairs the school’s Language Arts Department, has taken her book-banning message to Santa Rosa County. She told the Santa Rosa County Commission: “As a 32-year veteran…
Daily Outtakes: Westside redevelopment
Buying Pensacola Motor Lodge The City’s Westside Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) will consider a proposal to buy the Pensacola Motor Lodge on West Cervantes Street at its meeting on Monday, June 12….
Last Word: Susan Watson
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: Mayors, plus Soul Royals
Mayor D.C. Reeves talked about changes in this leadership team – a nothing burger. “It seemed what took place last week was a little bit of a misunderstanding of the term ‘administrative…
Hernando to vote on appointed v. elected super
From The News Service of Florida: Amid calls by some Republican lawmakers to remove the Hernando County superintendent of schools, Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday received a bill that could lead to…