Influential NRA Lobbyist Hammer Retires
By Dara Kam, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Marion Hammer, a fierce gun-rights advocate whose career spanned almost half a century, is retiring…
Still new city Parks and Rec director
Adrian Stills has been selected as the City of Pensacola’s Parks and Recreation Director, responsible for overseeing the city’s 94 parks, community resource centers, athletic…
Charter Review Commission sends report to city council
To: Pensacola City Council From: 2022 Charter Review Commission Date: June 15, 2022 Re: Charter Review Commission Recommendations Madam President and Members of City Council…
Local races shaping up
QUALIFIED CANDIDATES AS OF JUNE 16, 2022 Friday, June 17 at 12pm CDT is the last day to qualify for the 2022 Primary and General…
ECUA shuts down recycling center
The ECUA Materials Recycling Facility (MRF) is closed following the failure of an essential piece of equipment yesterday. This equipment, the second of two aging…
Roger Scott Pool nightmare [podcast]
The city’s Roger Scott Pool opened on Tuesday, June 7, and family memberships have been sold for the daily open sessions—$125 city residents, $185 outside…
PNJ misleads readers
The headline reads “Florida’s 66 county clerks back Pam Childers in Escambia County retirement plan lawsuit.” Gosh, all the county clerks believe Childers was right…
Best Books of the Year So Far in 2022 [podcast]
Everyone loves a top ten list, especially if it includes a great summer reading list. The Amazon Books editors Lindsay Powers and her colleagues have…
City Monitoring Bayfront Parkway Bicycle and Pedestrian Traffic through FDOT Program
In an effort to gain a better understanding of local multi-modal traffic, the City of Pensacola is participating in the Florida Department of Transportation Non-Motorized Traffic…
Who’s running? as of June 15 pm
Escambia County Commissioner (Partisan) District 2 Kevin Brown – REP Mike Kohler – REP District 4 Robert Bender – REP Myra J. Van Hoose –…
Court rejects effort suppress Parkland grand jury report
By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — An appeals court Wednesday rejected attempts to block the release of information in a final…
Real News: Wednesday, June 15
With Sena Maddison still looking for her phone charger in the south of France, Jeff Deweese filled in as my co-host. Escambia County Public Safety…