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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…
Red Alert: Has Childers Killed Tourism?
Earlier this year, we broke the news that County Clerk Pam Childers was withholding reimbursement for invoices totaling over $1 million for Visit Pensacola and…
Florida Faces $1 Billion SNAP Crisis
Florida taxpayers are about to feel the financial squeeze from sweeping federal changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). A new Florida TaxWatch report…
Baptist Legacy Campus: Six months of Public Input and Planning Ahead
The Pensacola City Council will consider hiring Bayou District Consulting, LLC, to provide development advisory services for the redevelopment of the Baptist Hospital Legacy Campus….
Rep. Andrade: AG Uthmeier “Stole” $16M from Florida Taxpayers
State Rep. Alex Andrade revealed new evidence confirming that the controversial $10 million payment to the Hope Florida Foundation was indeed Medicaid money—and that the…
Top Reads: Week Ended Dec. 6, 2025
A Thanksgiving weekend arrest has set the stage for a First Amendment battle between Food Not Bombs and the City of Pensacola over weekly meal…
Weekend Buzz: Downtown Post Office
POST OFFICE: Work has begun on the new downtown Pensacola post office. It’s at the site of the old Sluggo’s and Napoleon Bakery on South…
Food Not Bombs Rejects City Permit, Calls Weekly Meal a First Amendment Right
—Group says sharing food requires no permit, questions who obtained authorization on their behalf— Just hours after Mayor D.C. Reeves announced a “harmonious resolution” to…
UWF Football’s New Reality: Developing Players for the Highest Bidder
The transfer portal opened this week, and University of West Florida football is once again watching its roster thin out. With 11 players entering the…
Breaking: City Gives Permit to Food Not Bombs
Pensacola Mayor D.C. Reeves has announced on social media that someone has obtained a permit for Food Not Bombs to continue its Friday food giveways…
Running for Office in Escambia County: A Guide for Candidates with Supervisor Robert Bender
—Pre-Filing vs. Qualifying: Understanding the Difference— Escambia County Supervisor of Elections Robert Bender held a workshop this week for prospective candidates considering runs for local…
Locals Urge Senate to Reject “Divisive” UWF Trustee Nominee
The University of West Florida trustee Zack Smith must be confirmed by the Florida Senate during this legislative cycle. He missed his confirmation hearing before…
