Daily Outtakes: Defending Parking Tickets, Social Media use

Responding to recent citizen complaints about parking enforcement, Pensacola Mayor D.C. Reeves clarified at his Wednesday press conference that the city operates on a complaint-driven…

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Thank you, Fred Levin

In the 1990s, the late Fred Levin was a prominent Pensacola attorney renowned for his critical role in the historic Florida tobacco settlement. As a…

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Takeaways from Mayor’s Wednesday Presser

Pensacola Mayor D.C. Reeves addressed the significance of Diane Hendrick’s Corporate Contractors Incorporated (CCI) partnering with the Dawson Company on the Reverb project at Maritime…

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R.I.P Office of Independent Internal Audit

The once-touted Office of Independent Internal Audit (OIIA) and its publicized policy manual have disappeared from Clerk Pam Childers’ website. Background: Last summer, Childers launched…

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Alan Manning returns to teaching

Former firm president and presidential historian heads back to the Pensacola Catholic High School classroom. After more than two decades practicing law, Clark Partington shareholder…

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Daily Outtakes: UWF General Counsel Ousted After Clash w/Board Chair

Late Wednesday afternoon, University of West Florida Interim President Manny Diaz notified the Board of Trustees that General Counsel Susan Woolf no longer worked for…

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Breaking: Diaz fires UWF General Counsel Susan Woolf

Advising the UWF Board of Trustees against following the advice of board chair, Rebecca Matthews, General Counsel Susan Woolf no longer works for the University…

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Mayor postpones second Fricker town hall

Mayor D.C. Reeves has rescheduled the second public engagement meeting for the Fricker Resource Center Renovation Project to 8 a.m.-9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 13….

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FPL Breach in Wilkerson Creek

State Senator Don Gaetz and Rep. Nathan Boyles ask property owners affected by the June 8 breach of Florida Power and Light’s Kayak Solar Farm…

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Mississippi State & FSU Set for Blue Wahoos Stadium Showdown

Pensacola Mayor D.C. Reeves used his weekly press conference to announce that the Florida State Seminoles and Mississippi State Bulldogs will clash in a fall…

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Game-Changing Partnership Brings $200M Maritime Park Vision to Life

The Dawson Company has announced a strategic partnership with Corporate Contractors, Inc. (CCI) for Phase One of the ambitious $200 million redevelopment of Maritime Park—a…

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Oops, Escambia Early Learning Coalition receiving more $$$, not less

According to Denise Potvin, budget chief for the Florida House Pre-K—12 Appropriations, Escambia County’s Early Learning Coalition has been appropriated $15.8 million for FY 2025-2026,…

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City of Pensacola to Host Open Houses Focused on Supporting Minority and Women-Owned Businesses

The City of Pensacola will host two open house events in August as part of its participation in the Southern Cities Economic Inclusion (SCEI) Cohort,…

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Crisis Comms 101: Lessons from Pensacola’s Recent Missteps

Pensacola Mayor D.C. Reeves has faced a challenging couple of weeks, dealing with everything from a recycling program rollout gone wrong to the abrupt resignation…

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FPL Launches Inaugural Robotics Summer Camp

A generous $50,000 gift from NextEra Energy Foundation, a corporate foundation of NextEra Energy Inc. and Florida Power & Light Company, has launched the inaugural…

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Big Shift of Black City Voters happened in 2022 Redistricting

After 2020 Census, the Pensacola City Council redrew the district boundaries. Escambia County Supervisor of Elections Robert Bender pointed out the most significant change was…

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Coming Tomorrow: Crisis Communications Expert Breaks Down Pensacola’s Recent Challenges

Political strategist and communications expert Ryan Wiggins joins Rick Outzen on “We Don’t Color On the Dog” to analyze Mayor D.C. Reeves’ handling of recent…

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TSA PreCheck Enrollment Returns Aug. 11-15

Pensacola International Airport will host a temporary TSA PreCheck enrollment center from August 11-15, providing Northwest Florida residents with on-site access to the expedited security…

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East Hill Uproar Over Parking Tickets

A heated social media exchange between East Hill residents and Pensacola Mayor D.C. Reeves has sparked debate about parking enforcement practices in residential neighborhoods. The…

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Daily Outtakes: From Folding Chairs to Downtown Dreams

The story of Pensacola’s Community Maritime Park begins not with grand plans or city council meetings, but with folding chairs at a junior college and…

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