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FDOT buys Garcon Point Bridge

By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida. TALLAHASSEE — The Florida Department of Transportation agreed to pay $134 million to take control of the…

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Did ask Gaetz ask for a pardon from Trump?

The. Daily Beast reported last night that our congressman, Matt Gaetz, requested a presidential pardon “from the beginning of time up until today, for any and…

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Bear explains why Childers fee cut [podcast]

On Tuesday, the Tourist Development Council voted to reduce the administrative fee that County Clerk Pam Childers deducted from the bed taxes collected from hotel…

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June Slow Ride rescheduled to July 1 [podcast]

What: Extreme heat forces rescheduling of June Slow Ride Where: 11 Palafox Pl Suite C, Pensacola, FL 32502 When: Friday July 1 6:00 pm Due…

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Real News podcasts: June 23, 2022

Tourist Development Council chair David Bear discusses why the group reduced Clerk Pam Childers’ administrative fee by $212,500. City of Pensacola PIO Kaycee Lagarde discusses…

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Pensacola Beach lifeguards have new starting pay

Pensacola Beach Public Safety is excited to announce a new starting hourly rate of $18.33 for certified seasonal lifeguards. “This is a beautiful place to…

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JULEP seeks teens for Spark Board [podcast]

The Junior League of Pensacola (JULEP) is excited to recruit the 4th annual Spark Board, selecting high school junior and senior female leaders in our…

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Visit Pensacola awards event grants totaling $172,500 [podcast]

Visit Pensacola announced today its event grant recipients for the 2023 fiscal year taking place Oct. 1, 2022 – Sept. 30, 2023. Annually, Visit Pensacola…

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Brad Garrett on bipartisan gun bill and failures in Uvalde [podcast]

As Congress touts a gun safety bill it hopes will reduce gun violence, questions linger over just how effective the bill will be. Brad Garrett…

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2022 Pensacola Citizens Academy graduates [podcast]

The City of Pensacola recognized graduates from the 2022 Pensacola Citizens Academy on Tuesday, June 21, marking the end of a nine-week interactive course hosted…

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WorldAtlas sees Pensacola as ‘cool small town’

The website WorldAtlas has picked Florida’s coolest small towns for a summer vacation – and Pensacola made the list along with Amelia Island, Cape Canaveral,…

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Sharp releases his 100-day Action Plan

Steve Sharp is running for Pensacola mayor. This morning, he released his 100-day Action Plan: 22 for ‘22 Steve Sharp’s First 100 Day Action Plan…

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