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Weekend Buzz: One Energy Place for Sale
Florida Power & Light has put its Northwest Florida headquarters, One Energy Place, on the market. The 250,000 sq. ft. building is subject to offer,…
Then It Got Weird: Boots for Matt Berry Claims Permit, Raising $$$
Last week, Boots for Matt Berry received a permit distributing food at Martin Luther King Jr. Plaza on Friday evenings. Mayor D.C. Reeves told us…
Community Forces Council to Pull Baptist Redevelopment Contract
The Pensacola City Council meeting stretched past two and a half hours Thursday night as dozens of residents packed chambers to oppose hiring Bayou District…
WSRE Foundation Sues to Protect Donor Support
The WSRE-TV Foundation filed a first-in-the-nation, federal lawsuit today to prevent Pensacola State College from taking control of millions in funds donated by citizens in…
Escambia County Fights Hunger One Jar at Time
Local donors contributed 4,214 jars of peanut butter to this year’s statewide Peanut Butter Challenge—more than any other Florida county—helping stock food pantries before the…
Exclusive: Want to Help Build Reverb by Hard Rock @Maritime Park
—Lot 5 Maritime Park- Subcontractor Informational Meeting— Corporate Contractors Inc. (CCI) will be holding a Project Information Meeting for interested subcontractors and suppliers for Lot…
$500K Gift Ensures Continued Mental Health Care for the Uninsured
Lakeview Center received a significant boost to its mission this week with a $567,305 grant from Covenant Care Foundation, ensuring that thousands of uninsured residents…
Shipbuilder Asks For One-Year Exclusivity Agreement
Mayor D.C. Reeves has asked the Pensacola City Council to approve a one-year exclusivity agreement for Project Maeve at the Port of Pensacola. Details: As…
Charter School with Diaz Connection Opening on UWF Campus in January
Somerset University Preparatory Academy has announced it will open a private elementary school in Building 85 on the University of West Florida campus in January….
City Releases MLK Plaza Permit…It’s Not for FNB
The City of Pensacola has released a redacted copy of the permit, which it says will allow Food Not Bombs to hold its protests and…
Community Activists Ask Mayor to Listen on Baptist Project
—Concerns Mount Over Out-of-State Firm’s Role in Project— Community activist Hale Morrissette is sounding the alarm about the redevelopment of Pensacola’s Baptist Hospital Legacy Campus,…
UWF Secures Accreditation Through 2035, Affirming Educational Quality Standards
—Decade-Long Reaffirmation Validates University’s Academic Programs— The University of West Florida received a vote of confidence this week as the Southern Association of Colleges and…
Hangout 2026 Cancelled, Gulf Shores Insisted on Country Music
Gulf Shores’ marquee music festival—Hangout Fest that was rebranded last year as Morgan Wallen’s Sand in My Boots Festival— will skip 2026. City officials and…
UWF Resistance & Manny Diaz & Missing Zack Smith
Today, the Harry Roy Membership Committee, officially known as the University of West Florida Presidential Search Committee, will host an open public forum with presidential…
City Unveils First Step of New Palafox Project Communication Plan
The City of Pensacola’s Strategic Initiatives Officer, Adrianne Walker, has sent an update on the communication plan for The New Palafox project to downtown business and…
UWF Women’s Basketball: the Evolution of Coaching
University of West Florida women’s basketball head coach Stephanie Yelton discussed her team’s recent performance and the dramatic evolution of college coaching on “(We Don’t)…
Food Not Bombs Has Valid Permit, But We Can’t See It
At his press conference this morning, I asked Mayor D.C. Reeves about the status of the Food Not Bombs’ event permit and the status of…
UWF Has First Rhodes Scholarship Finalist
The University of West Florida achieved a historic milestone as Ambrea Hobbs became the institution’s first-ever Rhodes Scholar finalist. Hobbs, a senior studying history and…
CRA Approves Bayou District Consulting for Baptist Project
The Pensacola City Council, sitting as the Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA), discussed the selection of Bayou District Consulting, LLC, for the development advisory services on…
When Republicans Attack Republicans
Last week, CBS News reported on Optima Classical Academy, a charter school in Ft. Myers that has failed to open as planned. The school is…
