In a recent interview for “(we don’t) Color on the Dog,” Lauren Clark from United Way of West Florida shared exciting details about two major upcoming events that will significantly impact our…
Daily Outtakes: Two PEDCs? Walker Holmes seeks answers
County Clerk Pam Childers has discovered her office has been wiring funds to Pensacola-Escambia County Promotion and Development Community Development Entity, LLC, not the Pensacola-Escambia Promotion & Development Commission. This mix-up dates back to 2007, when Ernie…
Sunday’s Child opens 2025 Grant Cycle to Local Nonprofits:
Annual Grants Support Equality, Inclusion, and Innovation Across Escambia and Santa Rosa Counties Sunday’s Child, a Pensacola-based nonprofit organization that promotes equality and inspires inclusion by awarding grants for significant charitable and…
Clerk uncovers she may have wired PEDC funds to wrong acct
The Escambia County Clerk & Comptroller’s Office recently reviewed the Pensacola-Escambia Promotion & Development Commission (PEDC) and related entities. This review raises questions about entity relationships and the flow of public funds…
COW to hear ambitious plan to build four fire stations
At the Committee of the Whole tomorrow morning, Escambia County Commissioner Ashlee Hofberger will present an ambitious plan to construct four new fire stations. This $34 million investment would fulfill her campaign…
Kohler to City: ‘If you want to take other people’s money, you should at least have them in the room’
In the unfolding story about the Baptist Hospital demolition project, Escambia County Commission Chairman Mike Kohler has responded to Mayor D.C. Reeves’ comments about the selection of North Star for the demolition…
Daily Outtakes: City rejects low-bidders for Baptist demolition
We have a developing story regarding the demolition of Baptist Hospital’s “legacy campus.” Pensacola Mayor D.C. Reeves announced Tuesday that City Attorney Adam Cobb has upheld a bid protest from North Star…
Another UWF student teams wins top honors
UWF student teams place first and second in the International Society for Performance Improvement Case Study Competition Two University of West Florida student teams placed top two in the 2025 International…
Water Fluoride Ban Heading to DeSantis
Last December, we predicted that fluoride would become an issue in 2025. Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Trump’s nominee for secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, cited controversial studies that…
Weekly Press Conference: Key Takeaways
Baptist Hospital Mayor D.C. Reeves announced that Baptist Hospital’s board has unanimously approved the donation agreement for the hospital property. The mayor expects to receive a signed copy from Baptist in the…
ECT/BCC consider funding Summer Youth Employment
The Escambia Children’s Trust (ECT) has submitted a proposal to redirect nearly half a million dollars toward directly benefiting local youth through the County’s Summer Youth Employment Program. On March 14, 2025,…
Breaking: City rejects Baptist demolition contractor
At his Tuesday morning presser, Pensacola Mayor D.C. Reeves will explain why L.M. Sessler Excavating & Wrecking, Inc. will not be awarded the contract to demolish the old Baptist Hospital campus as…
By the Numbers: March Housing Prices
From The News Service of Florida: Last week, the industry group Florida Realtors released a report showing the statewide median sales price for single-family existing homes in March was $412,500, only slightly…
Daily Outtakes: Carrying the Scars of Child Abuse
April marks Child Abuse Prevention Month, a time when communities nationwide unite to raise awareness about child abuse and neglect while promoting strategies to create safer environments for our children. Though we…
Northwest Florida author and illustrator launch Sea Turtle book with May 3 party on Pensacola Beach
As sea turtle nesting season begins, Northwest Florida writer Jim McClellan and Apalachicola-based illustrator Dr. Lynn Wilder have teamed up to create a new children’s book, Starla’s Special Shore, which will be…
Triumph Gulf Coast approves $6.7 million for IHMC
Triumph Gulf Coast, Inc. has approved a $6,720,805 grant to the Florida Institute for Human and Machine Cognition (IHMC) to establish a groundbreaking National Center for Collaborative Autonomy (NCCA). What? The NCCA…
Save UWF: ‘Well Done’
Jeanne Goodwin, one of the organizers of SAVE UWF, sent a press announcement thanking the community for its commitment to prioritizing the best interests of the University of West Florida. SAVE UWF…
The Fire Starter who launched the Community Maritime Park
This weekend, Quint Studer wrote for the PNJ about Fire Starters and how they nurture the passion and purpose in others by maintaining their own inner flame through self-care while focusing on…
Daily Outtakes: Escambia’s Not Ready for Prime Time Commissioner
Escambia County’s District 4 commissioner, Ashlee Hofberger, has misfired again. This time, it is on her design for an upgrade to the Pensacola Beach Toll Plaza. The design uses an Innisfree logo….
Top Stories: Week ended April 26, 2025
With the Florida Legislative Session winding down, state politics attracted the most readers to the blog. However, Inweekly’s feature story on Emily Ley and her legal battle over the Trump Administration’s tariffs…