The Santa Rosa Island Authority (SRIA) will launch its free, open-air trolley service along Pensacola Beach this Memorial Day weekend, beginning Friday, May 26. The 2023 Pensacola Beach Island Trolley, operated by…
Eggfest team brings home BBQ trophy
The Pensacola EggFest squad teamed up with Team Moe Cason and brought home 3rd place for Pork Shoulder in the World Barbecue Cooking Contest in Memphis. “Finishing 3rd and taking home a…
GOP Exec Committee to storm School Board meeting
The Escambia County Republican Party leaders want “a large Republican presence to show the school board that we expect that the next Superintendent will be someone who will uphold our conservative values and…
DeSantis enters race, vows to ‘Get the Job Done’
Gov. Ron DeSantis made his White House bid official Wednesday, announcing a 2024 presidential run in an online discussion with Elon Musk that ended months of speculation and set up a clash…
Daily Outtakes: Twitter crashes (as predicted)
Don’t Mess w/Soccer Moms I talked yesterday with Lindsay Durtschi, a Pensacola mom who is suing the Escambia County School Board along with Penguin Random House, PEN America and others. “Whether it’s…
Real News: Wednesday, May 24
At the Escambia County Board of County Commissioners meeting on May 18, the board adopted a proclamation to declare May 21-27, 2023, as Emergency Medical Services Week. Public Safety Director Eric Gilmore…
Margaritaville Beach Hotel selling themed items before name change
Margaritaville Beach Hotel invites the public to ‘sale’ away with some ‘fintastic’ deals this weekend as the hotel hosts a blowout “Sidewalk Sale” from noon to 7 p.m. on Friday, May 26…
Inweekly down temporarily
The experts are working on it now. Here is the pdf of the May 25 issue:
Making Progress on Transition (Report)
The City of Pensacola published a progress report on how well it has implemented the Mayor’s Transition Team recommendations since November 2022, when Mayor D.C. Reeves took office. At his Tuesday presser,…
Podcast: Banning Books, Mental Health
A TEAM Approach Yesterday, I interviewed Judge JJ Frydrychowicz about Escambia County T.E.A.M. Court Program and its possible expansion. The Escambia County T.E.A.M. Court Program is designed to provide targeted treatment for…
Daily Outtakes: Talking with Tim
Mentor: Malcolm Thomas I interviewed Superintendent Tim Smith yesterday and asked if he felt his predecessor, Malcolm Thomas, was undermining his leadership. “No, he was a mentor to me, and I’m really…
Jefferson St. Parking Garage Face-Lift
At his presser today, Mayor D.C. Reeves discussed the repairs and improvements being made to the Jefferson Street Parking Garage. “I’m a believer in paid parking, but I’m also a believer in…
United Way to offer mini grants
This fall, United Way of West Florida will offer mini grants, up to $5,000, for nonprofit organizations in Santa Rosa County and Escambia County. “We are particularly interested in supporting grassroots agencies…
LGBTQ+ advocates join NAACP, LULAC travel advisories
Equality Florida and the Human Rights Campaign have issued an updated travel advisory that details risks associated with relocation or travel to Florida in the wake of the six anti-LGBTQ bills passed by…
Reeves ready for more economic development
Pensacola Mayor D.C. Reeves is ready to launch the next phase of the city’s economic development. Why this matters: Coming off his success in getting Triumph and state grants to relocate American…
Faculty censured New College board
The vast majority of faculty at New College of Florida voted in favor of 13 complaints against the college’s Board of Trustees About 80% of the faculty believe the board is “disregarding…
Daily Outtakes: Team Leonard campaign
People inside and outside the Escambia County School District are working hard behind the scenes to ensure Keith Leonard is the next school superintendent before the special board meeting on Tuesday, May…
Bergosh to fund Perdido lifeguard stands
On WCOA this morning, Escambia County Commissioner Jeff Bergosh announced that he would use his discretionary funds to pay for lifeguard stands on the public beaches on Perdido Key. “I’m going put…
School start time changes raise questions
Beginning with 2026 school year, Florida middle schools will be prevented from beginning the “instructional day” earlier than 8 a.m., while high schools will be barred from starting the school day before…
Andrade: Drag shows NOT illegal
On WCOA this morning, State Rep. Alex Andrade said that drag shows are not illegal in Florida unless the show simulates sex acts or exposes genitalia and children are in the audience….