President Donald Trump announced today that U.S. Space Command will be located in Alabama. “The U.S. Space Command headquarters will move to the beautiful locale of a place called Huntsville, Alabama, forever…
Voila! The Ann Plan on web
Pensacola mayoral candidate Ann Hill has activated a website, theannplan.com. Why is she running? “Pensacola is a very unique, diverse and historic city etched on three sides by water. By focusing on…
Will DeSantis finally make Children’s Trust appointments?
The term of the chairman of the Escambia Children’s Trust Board of Directors, Dr. Rex Northrup, expired Dec. 31, 2022. The terms of Stephanie White and Tori Woods expired on Dec. 31,…
Breaking: Ann Hill prefiles for Mayor
We have heard that former Pensacola City Councilwoman Ann Hill has prefiled to run for Pensacola mayor. If you search “Ann Hill of Mayor,” you get her Facebook page, which has a…
Deadline to be heard on UWF conduct code change is Sept. 3
The changes to the Student Code of Conduct were initially on the agenda of the Student Affairs Committee, which Trustee Zack Smith chairs. However, the committee was canceled the day before the…
Daily Outtakes: Bruce Childers Describes June 2024 fire bombing
Last week, the federal grand jury indictment of Justin J. Wright revealed that Escambia County Clerk Pam Childers was being extorted. The details for the plot and the June 2024 fire bombing…
Top News Stories—August 2025
In August, we broke May’s record for most page views by 22.7%. August 2025 was the busiest month for the blog in the past five years. Thank you. Here are the most-read…
The Hidden History of Gay Tourism in Pensacola
Gov. Ron DeSantis, his new appointees to the University of West Florida Board of Trustees and Interim President Manny Diaz don’t know Pensacola’s history. From Emma Jones to Memorial Day: How a…
Trending News—Friday, Aug. 29, 2025
LGBTQ+ Acceptance Doesn’t Make UWF Liberal Our readers understand that being accepting of LGBTQ+ students doesn’t make a university “liberal.” The research and rankings repeatedly support that the University of West Florida…
FPL Takes Aim at Foes’ Rate Proposal
Florida Power & Light strongly opposes a competing rate proposal from consumer advocacy groups, setting up a showdown at upcoming regulatory hearings that will determine how much FPL customers pay over the…
District 7 Town Hall: Major Projects, Community Concerns Take Center Stage
On August 26, Mayor D.C. Reeves and Councilman Delarian Wiggins hosted a District 7 Town Hall at the Lakeview Activity Center. In his opening remarks, Mayor Reeves described District 7 as the…
Pensacola Christian Ranked Most Conservative Florida College; PSC #8
A new set of 2026 rankings from Niche lists the top 25 of the most liberal and most conservative schools in the state, based on student surveys. St. Petersburg’s Eckerd College was…
Trending News—Thursday, Aug. 28, 2025
The vast majority of our readers have bookmarked this blog and visit at least three times daily, Gannett has figured out how to dominate Google searches, but yet we have loyal followers….
UWF Deletes Office of Campus Culture and Access Webpage
The webpage for the Office of Campus Culture and Access (OCCA), where Aurora Osburn worked, has been deleted. Check it out here. From Old Webpage What is OCCA? “The Office of Campus…
Florida’s Great Northwest Gets $4.8 Million for 15-year plan
On August 27, Florida’s Great Northwest (FGNW) received unanimous approval from Triumph Gulf Coast’s Board of Directors for its FGNW: United FORWARD initiative—a strategy designed to fast-track economic transformation across the region’s…
Mayor to Veo: ‘Too Little Too Late’
Mayor D.C. Reeves said that he respects Veo’s request for a two-month extension, but his primary concern is how city residents feel about the shared scooter service. “You’re darn right, we polled…
UWF Wants To Make It Okay to Harass LGBTQ+ Students
A change proposed to the University of West Florida Student Code of Conduct appears to make it okay to sexually harass LGBTQ+ students and faculty. The code changes were to be discussed…
Trending News—Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025
Harry Roy’s Membership Committee University of West Florida Board Chair Rebecca Matthews created a Presidential Search Committee that looks more the Harry Roy’s membership committee than a reflection of community and UWF…
Daily Outtakes: Veo Wants Two-month Extension
Veo has mounted a campaign to extend its Pensacola scooter contract beyond the November 1st termination date set by Mayor D.C. Reeves, arguing that city survey data failed to capture the voice…
$32.5M Triumph Grant Creates Innovation Hub at UWF
The University of West Florida is about to make a significant leap forward in research capabilities, thanks to a $32.5 million grant approval from the Triumph Gulf Coast Board of Directors. “This…
