Author Jim Nesbitt keeps the hard-boiled detective novel alive with his Ed Earl Burch series. Ed Earl is a former vice and homicide detective who deals with advancing age, bad choices and…
Homeless count increases 62 percent
At its General Coalition meeting yesterday, Opening Doors released the Point-in-Time Count for 2023 – 1,180, up 62% from last year. Opening Doors has been tracking homelessness since 2007, and the previous…
Sheriff: Operation Brownsville a pilot program
Escambia County Sheriff Chip Simmons hopes to duplicate Operation Brownsville in other neighborhoods in the county. Over the next 60 days, his agency will work with the Pensacola Police Department, the county,…
Rules of Brian Doyle Skatepark
With the Blake Doyle Community Skatepark set to open to the public on May 2, the City of Pensacola encourages skatepark users to review the park rules before enjoying this exciting new…
Monorail Latest Target in Disney Feud
By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Disney’s iconic monorail system would face periodic state inspections, as Republican lawmakers continue to back Gov. Ron DeSantis in his clash with…
By the Numbers: March Housing Prices
By The News Service of Florida The industry group Florida Realtors on Friday released a report that said the statewide median sales price for single-family existing homes in March was $405,000. Here…
Real News: Tuesday, April 25, 2023
In 2015, Shannon Nickinson and the Studer Community Institute developed a map showing the Escambia County neighborhoods with the largest percentages of children living in poverty. The UWF Haas Center has updated…
Vote to name street sweepers…sorry, Kevin
The City of Pensacola has opened public voting for the street sweeper naming contest, which will ultimately determine the official names for the city’s three newest street sweepers. City staff and Mayor…
Malcolm Yonge not safe
At this weekly presser, Pensacola Mayor D.C. Reeves discussed the status of the Malcolm Yonge Community Center, which has been closed since March 21. Lighthouse Academy has been renting the facility to…
Mayor pushes back on Pickleball lease
Pensacola Mayor D.C. Reeves has received some criticism about renting out Port Warehouse #4 for an indoor sports facility (Comment on Belmont Hall post). He responded on “Real News with Rick Outzen”…
$1.76 gas in Pace this Saturday
Residents of Pace and surrounding communities are invited to celebrate the grand opening of a new 76® gas station located at 4560 US 90 on Saturday, April 29. The station will offer customers regular…
Principal defends WMS math teacher
At the Florida Board of Education meeting last week, board member Ryan Petty blasted a math teacher at Warrington Middle School who said he had observed teaching basic math to students in…
Perdido Key access: County waiting on title abstracts
Yesterday, I asked County Attorney Alison Rogers for an update on the public beach easements on Perdido Key. She said the public beach easement for the 64 lots that Commissioner Jeff Bergosh…
Eight PSC athletes sign with four-year programs
Eight Pensacola State College student-athletes struck major deals on Monday, April 24, when they committed to Division I, Division II, NAIA and NAICU colleges and universities. “This is truly the most exciting…
Apply for Cox event grants
Local nonprofits that are planning fundraising and awareness events in the Gulf Coast market are encouraged to apply for an event sponsorship from Cox Communications. Cox is currently accepting applications for events…
Real News: Monday, April 24, 2023
NAI Pensacola CEO DeeDee Davis discusses how the Inweekly Power List began and evolved over the years. Victoria D’Angelo has been selected as the Community Redevelopment Agency Division Manager for the City…
Operation Brownsville has begun
According to the Escambia County Sheriff’s office website, Operation Brownsville began this morning at 8 a.m. with Escambia County Code Enforcement and Animal Control. They will focus on Brownsville through Friday, June…
Panel: Climate risks to local military bases [podcast]
UWF, American Security Project and retired military leaders to discuss climate-related risks to local military installations WHAT: UWF’s Office of Research Administration and Engagement and the American Security Project have partnered to…
Viewpoint: Beulah’s OLF8 Development – A Huge Win for EVERYONE!
By Jeff Bergosh A recent guest editorial and letter to the editor about OLF 8 contained strident opinions presented as facts and half-truths conflated with misstatements. Therefore, I feel obliged to add…
Belmont Hall explores port site [podcast]
Last week, we reported that Belmont Hall – food and entertainment complex – may move to a site near the Port of Pensacola and the ferry landing. The project is the brainchild…