The Home Builders Association of West Florida and 11 additional plaintiffs won a major victory on Saturday when Circuit Court Judge Darlene Dickey issued Summary Final Judgment in their favor in their…
Don’t tread on Matt Gaetz? Not with a soda
On WCOA 1370 AM/104.9 FM, attorney Eric Stevenson discuss how upset Congressman Matt Gaetz was when someone threw a drink at him but hasn’t come to the defense of the Capitol Police…
Meet Tammy Greer [podcast]
This morning on WCOA 1370AM/104.9FM, I had an exclusive radio interview with the new executive director of the Escambia Children’s Trust, Tammy Greer. I also talked with David Peaden, who serves on…
Beyond School Walls [podcast]
Big Brothers Big Sisters executive director Paula Shell discusses the partnership with State Attorney Ginger Madden in its Beyond School Walls program.
Why support SYSA [podcast]
Inweekly’s cover story for this week tells about the founding of the Southern Youth Sports Association and how the $2.7 million Rafferty Center will help expand its programs (A Building of Hope)….
PNJ drops ball on Underhill’s public record argument
Commissioner Doug Underhill asserts his Facebook posts and comments aren’t public records, according to the PNJ. A year ago, his attorneys filed documents with the court arguing he had no authority to…
Ascension pauses COVID drive-thru testing next week
Ascension Medical Group (AMG) Sacred Heart will not operate its COVID-19 testing site off Bayou Boulevard next week. AMG reopened a drive-thru testing site on Jan. 4 because of the growing demand…
Breaking: Greer picked for ECT post
Escambia Children’s Trust chair Stephanie White announced on WCOA 1370/104.9 FM that the board has picked Tammy Greer to be its executive director. The ECT board interviewed the five finalists at an…
Real News podcasts: Filibuster, How-tos, Skanska class action
With the voting rights issue heating up, Senate Democrats debate what to do about the filibuster rules. ABC News Digital Reporter Libby Cathey offers her insights. Attorney Sam Geisler discusses the class…
State ready to audit bed tax records
It has taken over a year, but the State Auditor General is ready to audit the Tourist Development Tax records of Escambia County Clerk Pam Childers and the county. Former County Administrator…
DIB offers more Bird restrictions [podcast]
The Downtown Improvement Board has asked the Pensacola City Council to impose tighter restrictions on electric scooters when the council meets to discuss the matter this month. In a letter sent to…
SAO partners with Big Brothers Big Sisters
Today, State Attorney Ginger Madden kicked off her “Beyond School Walls” partnership with Big Brothers Big Sisters. One day each month, her staff will mentor local students for four hours. “This is…
‘The Right to Exist’
Filmmaker Liz Watkins has done it again with her documentary “The Right to Exist,” which follows the struggle of a homeless sanctuary on commercial private property in Pensacola.
Sarasota PD investigation leads to arrest of Pensacola Pink Panther
Sarasota police claim a Pensacola man – Stephen Diamond, 52 – captured in Georgia is their suspect in a home burglary in their city. On Nov. 23, home surveillance cameras captured the…
Breaking: FDA extends COVID tests for DeSantis
FloridaPolitics.com reports the Food and Drug Administration has provided a three-month shelf-life extension to the roughly one million unused COVID-19 tests the DeSantis administration let expire in late December. The new expiration…
Real News podcast: News Judo, Gaetz’s Phobia, No hourly motels and more
I discuss how the daily newspaper manipulates the news to get hits on its website. He also covers Congressman Matt Gaetz’s phobia of 7th graders. State Rep. Alex Andrade wants to change…
FDOH sets up drive-thru testing
As we reported last week on 1370 WCOA/104.9 FM: The Florida Department of Health in Escambia County has resumed drive-thru COVID-19 testing, in coordination with Statlab, offered to all persons with or…
State of the State address
From The News Service of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday gave his State of the State address to formally launch the 2022 legislative session. Here are his remarks, as prepared for…
Spring offers workshop series – podcast added
The Spring, a Studer Community Institute initiative, has launched a workshop series to cover the key topics entrepreneurs face as they start and grow their own business. Attendees of the “How To 
City posts eviction notices today
Today, Monday, Jan. 10, the City of Pensacola posted notices at the homeless encampment under Interstate 110 notifying individuals of a Monday, Jan. 31, 2022 deadline to vacate the encampment. City Code…