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Florida recently finished second in the U.S. among states with the most top-rated eateries for dining al fresco. The online restaurant reservation and review service…

The U.S. Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels, selected seven new officers to join the team for the 2024 air show season: three F/A-18E/F…

By Gary Sammons At the behest of two city council members (Jared Moore and Jennifer Brahier), the city council voted to spend up to $75,000…

DeSantis to do Interviews The Wall Street Journal reports that Gov. Ron DeSantis will begin to do interviews with newspapers and media outside his safe…

An update released Thursday by the Colorado State University tropical forecast team calls for 18 storms, nine of which are expected to become hurricanes and…

Tackling Healthcare Senate President Kathleen Passidomo wants to take steps during the 2024 legislative session to tackle healthcare access. On the “Deeper Dive with Dara…

Warrington Preparatory Academy has hired Erica Foster as its founding principal. Why this matters: Charter Schools USA took over Warrington Middle School in June, and…

Officer on Paid Leave The officer that shot and killed a suspect in Cantonment last week is on paid administrative leave pending the results of…

Governor Ron DeSantis announced today the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (FLHSMV) has published a list of out-of-state license classes that are…

The City of Pensacola’s Draft Active Transportation Plan is now available for review and comment. Its purpose is to create comfortable streets for people walking,…

Escambia County students in grades 3-8 performing at or above grade level were only two percentage points behind the state average at the beginning of…

By Phil Nickinson We need to make up our minds. Do we want our streets to be slower and safer? Or faster and more dangerous?…