Apologies
Many of you found the blog down yesterday when you went to check it out. Our hosting service, Bluehost, had issues when it migrated this…
Wednesday July 6 podcasts
Escambia County Clerk Pam Childers suffered two legal defeats in her fight over the county commissioners’ 401(a) retirement plan. United Way of West Florida recently…
Analysis: Highland Park suspect was screaming for help on social media
Social Media is once again in the spotlight after another mass shooting: The Institute for Strategic Dialogue, which monitors and analyzes extremist content online, has…
Giant Snails invade Florida
Parts of Pasco County in Florida are under quarantine due to the discovery of a fast-growing population of invasive giant African land snails. Jim Ryan…
Underhill’s attorney asks that his client be censured and reprimanded in ethics case
In May, Administrative Law Judge G.W. Chisenhall heard the State Commission on Ethics case against Escambia County Commissioner Doug Underhill. The attorney for Underhill and…
Childers suffers two legal defeats in retirement case
After spending the past year trying to convince the public that the county commissioners’ 401(a) retirement plan was illegal, Escambia County Clerk Pam Childers suffered…
Real News podcasts: Tuesday, July 5, 2022
Escambia County Commissioner Jeff Bergosh discusses some alarming facts from last week’s meeting of the Mental Health Task Force. Wilmer Mitchell shares his memories of…
Trolleys help deal with traffic during Pensacola Beach Air Show [podcast]
To help alleviate traffic congestion for the Pensacola Beach Air Show, the Santa Rosa Island Authority (SRIA) is extending public transportation hours along the island…
Escambia leads Florida in drug overdoses [podcast]
Escambia County Commissioner Jeff Bergosh discusses some alarming facts from last week’s meeting of the Mental Health Task Force. “In addition to the area experiencing…
Canal Drive in Perdido Key closed for 11 days
The Florida Department of Transportation will temporarily close Canal Drive at Perdido Key Drive (State Road (S.R.) 292) in Escambia County from 8 a.m. Monday,…
UWF College of Health gets new dean
The University of West Florida Usha Kundu, MD College of Health is welcoming David M. Bellar as the new dean of the college. “Dr. Bellar…
United Way awards $480K in grants [podcast]
United Way of West Florida recently awarded $480,000 in grants to 25 local nonprofit agencies in support of 29 programs through the organization’s Community Investment…
VA celebrates Pensacola WWII vet 100th birthday
Press Release: Recently, Navy Veteran Ralph J. Morris celebrated his 100th birthday with staff of the Gulf Coast VA. The World War II Veteran, who…
Top Listens of the past week
Councilwoman Brahier was my guest this morning. We discussed FPL and yesterday’s council workshop on the charter review recommendation. Tourist Development Council chair David Bear…
Podcasts from the ‘Pensacola Speaks’ archives
From the ‘Pensacola Speaks’ archives, this is my interview with former Obama Press Secretary and Communications Director Jennifer Palmieri from May 4, 2017. Dan McFaul,…
Real News: Friday, July 1, 2022
We celebrated the 23rd anniversary of our newspaper with Jenny Noonan as my guest host. I talk about what I consider a pivotal year for…
Real News podcasts: Thursday, June 30
Escambia County Public Safety Director Eric Gilmore shares the overnight development with three disturbances that the National Hurricane Center is tracking. At least 53 people…
Saenger Classic Movie Series [podcast]
The Grand Dame of Palafox will once again open her doors to the community with a selection of seven films this summer. And as a…
Lakeview Center makes list of Top 100 Women-Led Businesses [podcast]
Lakeview Center has been named #7 in this year’s list of “Top 100 Women-Led Businesses in Florida” by The Commonwealth Institute and Kaufman Rossin. The…
UWF score high on top metric
The University of West Florida is No. 1 in the Florida State University System for Metric 1 of the Florida Board of Governors’ 2021-22 performance-based…
