Palafox Market adds Mardi Gras theme
Pensacola Mardi Gras and Palafox Market will collaborate for a special event to commemorate the beginning of the 2022 Mardi Gras season. On Saturday, Feb….
Power outage in North Hill
Florida Power & Light customers in the North Hill area are without electricity this afternoon. FP&L says about 600 customers left with no power in…
Nirvana NFT, The Afterparty and more [podcasts]
ABC News’ Jason Nathanson gives the lowdown on “The Afterparty,” “The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window,” and…
Power struggle [podcast]
Should Pensacola Establish a Municipal Utility? by Jeremy Morrison What does it take to provide the city of Pensacola with power? Could the municipality handle…
Connecting the Community
WSRE and Pensacola State College are partnering to produce a new television program that will spotlight a variety of cultural interests and the diversity of…
Has your power bill gone up? [podcast]
Several readers have complained about the price hike on the Florida Power & Light bills – which isn’t what the big utility told us would…
Gulf Breeze says contractor responsible for Soundside sewer misconnect [podcast]
Gulf Breeze City Manager Samantha Abell came on WCOA to explain the agreement the city’s utility reached with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection concerning…
LEAP applications sought
The Pensacola Chamber Foundation will open the nomination process for the Leadership Pensacola (LeaP) Class of 2023 on Thursday, Jan. 27. Nominations will be accepted…
The BCC’s case against Childers
The Escambia County Commissioners have filed a complaint for Writ of Mandamus against County Clerk Pam Childers “ordering her to resume her ministerial duties and…
FP&L parent gets new CEO
From the News Service of Florida: NextEra Energy, the parent company of Florida Power & Light, named John Ketchum on Tuesday as its president and…
Veo scooters coming tomorrow
Press Release: VEOÂ will bring e-scooters to the City of Pensacola beginning Wednesday, Jan. 26, offering residents and visitors a new way to explore Pensacola with…
Presser Notes: Packing In the Campout, People Power & COVID Lite
by Jeremy Morrison Much of Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson’s weekly press conference Monday morning was devoted to the impending dissolution of the homeless camp currently…
Real News podcasts: Monday, Jan. 24
Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson talks about the shootings over the weekend. Councilman Jared Moore and Commissioner Jeff Bergosh talk about their respective board meetings last…
Breaking: Winn Dixie to distribute N95 masks
As a preferred retail partner of the Federal Retail Pharmacy Program, Southeastern Grocers (SEG) is partnering with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services…
Real News podcasts: Friday, Jan. 21
Kayla Romero is in Naval Officer Candidate school. She’s a West Florida High graduate and fourth generation Navy. She graduates at the end of January…
WFH CEO retiring
After more than 20 years in healthcare and close to three years as CEO of West Florida Healthcare, Gay Nord has decided to retire later…
Community Health offers antiviral treatment and more
Here is the information Community Health Northwest Florida CEP Chandra Smiley discussed on WCOA’s “Real News with Rick Outzen” this morning: Antiviral Program: Community Health…
Breaking: BCC sues Childers over retirement plan
Escambia County Commissioner Jeff Bergosh announced on 1370 WCOA this morning that the Board of County Commissioners has filed a lawsuit against Clerk Pam Childers…
City eyes e-scooter revisions
by Jeremy Morrison To curb inappropriate usage of electric rental scooters in the downtown area, the city of Pensacola is looking to tighten up some…
Ice coming tonight
City of Pensacola offices and facilities will be closed Friday, Jan. 21 due to anticipated hazardous weather and road conditions, except for some essential city services. City…
