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Gov. Ron DeSantis quietly signed into law five bills Tuesday, including a measure that revamps the law about publishing local-government legal notices – a big revenue stream for our once-daily newspaper –…

Pensacola City Councilman Jared Moore talks about the proposed Scenic Hwy trail, skatepark and more on the council’s agenda. Pensacola International Airport’s Matt Coughlin talks about the new parking spaces added, Spirit…

The Bureau of Labor Statistics released April’s Consumer Price Index report which gives a snapshot of current inflation numbers. The CPI was 8.3%, down slightly from March. Caleb Silver of Investopedia shared…

The University of West Florida recently received a $140,000 gift from Members First Credit Union of Florida supporting various University initiatives. A check presentation was held on May 10 at UWF’s College…

Escambia County Commissioner Robert Bender discusses how the beach is handling traffic much better than in the past. He also recaps last week’s commission meeting. The city of Pensacola’s Kelsey Powell discusses…

The Pensacola MESS Hall was founded as an experiment 10 years ago. A group of community members believed that a hands on science museum would be an asset for the Pensacola area….

Guy Garrett, the assistant director and instructor in the UWF Center for Cybersecurity, discusses their summer camps for middle school students. SESSION 1: June 6-10 SESSION 2: June 20-24 9 a.m. –…

By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida. All rights reserved; see terms. TALLAHASSEE — A legal battle over a new state law that restricts teaching about sexual orientation and gender identity…

By Tom St. Myer The City of Pensacola took a step toward addressing the critical shortage of affordable housing on Monday at its City Council agenda conference. Housing Director Marcie Whitaker presented…

With passenger numbers continuing to break records at Pensacola International Airport, PNS has added a new economy lot with over 330 spaces to make parking more accessible than ever for travelers. Economy…

by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly Bartram Park will be getting another art installment this week, and Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson said Monday during his weekly presser that he’d like to see the trend…

The Miami Herald has noticed the Panhandle’s anger over how Florida Power & Light has treated its customers since buying Gulf Power. From the article: “I have not seen an uproar like…

Blues Angel Music in Pensacola has been named a Top 100 Dealer by the National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM), the global association of music instruments and pro audio products. The award…

Visit Pensacola Celebrates a 79% Increase in Visitor Spending Since 2014 During National Travel & Tourism Week Pensacola, FL – This week, Visit Pensacola is celebrating The Future of Travel with industry…

The Santa Rosa Education Foundation announced Gulf Breeze High School teacher Cailyn Hamster as its 2022 Santa Rosa Rookie of the Year during their Rookie of the Year reception. She was selected…

It’s been a Saturday staple in downtown Pensacola since 2007, and on May 14th Palafox Market will celebrate its 15th anniversary with an anniversary block party, complete with live entertainment, giveaways, face…

Last month, Florida Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis issued a statement trying to lure Elon Musk and his latest acquisition, Twitter, to Florida “No doubt, Elon’s pro-freedom sentiments, as well as Twitter’s…

Commissioner Robert Bender shared the latest traffic numbers for Pensacola Beach – 22,909 cars on Saturday, May 6, a new record that broke the July 1, 2017 record of 22,555. “I wasn’t…

Several sources this weekend shared that NAS Pensacola may open one day June for the public to visit the Naval Air Museum. The idea is to show DOD and Navy brass that…