Reading Time: 3 minutesAcross cities worldwide, green spaces are increasingly caught in the tension between conservation and development. In [City/Region], this tension has crystallized around a beloved parkland now under threat from a major development proposal. The dispute pits eco‑activists fighting to preserve natural habitat and public access against developers and local officials who argue the project will […]

Reading Time: 3 minutesTrust in local government is a key indicator of civic health and community engagement. When residents feel confident in their city officials, they are more likely to participate in local initiatives, follow public policies, and contribute to community development. A recent survey asked residents across the city whether they trust their municipal leaders and departments. […]

Reading Time: 3 minutesLong before modern cities emerged across North America, diverse Native American cultures built thriving communities, complex ceremonial centers, and extensive trade networks. Many of these settlements are well known today, but countless others remain lost — hidden beneath forests, deserts, and farmland, or erased by time and development. In this article, we explore why so […]

Reading Time: 2 minutesThe demolition company responsible for tearing down Pensacola’s historic John Sunday House has been cited by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) for potential asbestos-related violations. The 115-year-old structure, located in The Tanyard — a historically African-American neighborhood west of downtown — was razed over the weekend by Maverick Demolition. Although the house sat […]

Reading Time: 2 minutesEscambia County Commission Chairman and District 4 Commissioner Grover Robinson will host a Ferry Pass town hall meeting Tuesday, May 10 from 6–8 p.m. at the Ferry Pass Middle School cafeteria, located at 8355 Yancey Lane. The open forum meeting will provide residents an opportunity to get updated information about community issues and voice their […]

Reading Time: 3 minutesPensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward on Wednesday publicly called for the removal of the Confederate statue at Lee Square, becoming one of several Southern mayors in recent years to endorse rethinking or relocating Confederate monuments. Hayward made the remarks during a radio interview with Andrew McKay of NewsRadio 1620, framing the issue as one of historical […]

Reading Time: 3 minutesRemember Pensacola Beach before cars, traffic, and high-rise hotels? Before restaurants and bars lined the shore? For locals and longtime visitors, the island once felt almost untouched — miles of open coastline, dunes rolling toward the horizon, and only a handful of structures breaking the landscape. The opening of the first bridges to Gulf Breeze […]

Reading Time: 2 minutesHundreds of gallons of diesel fuel spilled into Pensacola’s Bayou Chico on Tuesday, marking the latest setback for a bayou struggling to overcome more than a century of pollution. The U.S. Coast Guard and the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) both responded to the spill Tuesday afternoon near the entrance to Bayou Chico in […]

Reading Time: < 1 minuteFort Pickens will host a schedule of “living history” programs in celebration of Memorial Day next week, Gulf Islands National Seashore officials announced Tuesday. The event is presented in partnership with the Walton Guard. Rangers and volunteers will present special programs about soldiers stationed at the fort during the Civil War, as well as commemorative […]

Reading Time: 2 minutesMost of Donald Trump’s campaign speeches are riddled with insults, and Trump’s stop in Pensacola on Wednesday was no exception. The Republican frontrunner targeted everyone from the media, to his opponents, to the unfortunate technician responsible for the microphone at his podium. After tearing into President Obama’s foreign trade policy, Trump abruptly shifted his attention […]

Reading Time: 2 minutesDonald Trump may have been the headliner at his Pensacola rally this week, but the opening act is getting a lot of attention in their own right. Trump was welcomed to the stage with an unsettling, lip-synched musical tribute from the “USA Freedom Kids” — an upstart girl group comprised of very patriotic preteen performers. […]

Reading Time: 3 minutesThe heyday of railway travel may long be gone, but the nostalgic allure of architecturally inspiring infrastructure and traveling the country by rail has ensured we’ll never tire of seeing the grandeur and timelessness of our historic station buildings. With the recent publicity of an admitted long-shot effort to bring Amtrak’s Sunset Limited back to […]

Reading Time: < 1 minuteNorthwest Florida congressman Matt Gaetz on Wednesday cast the lone vote in the U.S. House of Representatives against a bill aimed at combating human trafficking. The bill, S.1536 — also referred to as the “Combating Human Trafficking in Commercial Vehicles Act” — tasks the U.S. Department of Transportation with designating an official to coordinate human […]

Reading Time: 2 minutesAn aide to Northwest Florida Congressman Matt Gaetz wrote a bill with help from a conspiracy theory subreddit devoted to white nationalism and President Donald Trump. Devin Murphy, a Republican staffer for Gaetz, actively solicited input and advice from r/The_Donald, a Reddit forum known for harboring discussions and sentiment of overt racism, white supremacism, Islamophobia, […]

Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Faculty Senate at the University of West Florida (UWF) has formally opposed the selection of Florida State Senator Don Gaetz as the university’s next president. In a vote held Friday, the Senate voted 12–5 against his candidacy, with two members abstaining. Gaetz, a former healthcare executive and current state senator, holds degrees in religion, […]

Reading Time: 2 minutesFor centuries, historians have searched for the exact location of Tristán de Luna y Arellano’s 1559 settlement in Pensacola — the first multi-year European settlement in what is now the United States. Today, that mystery has been solved. Archaeologists from the University of West Florida (UWF) announced the groundbreaking discovery of the long-lost de Luna […]

Reading Time: 2 minutesState Sen. Greg Evers (R-Baker) is currently leading the race to succeed Rep. Jeff Miller as Northwest Florida’s congressional representative, according to a poll released by a group named “Citizens for a Just Government.” The group, registered as a nonprofit in February, describes itself as a “grassroots advocacy organization” responding to what it calls “increasingly […]

Reading Time: 3 minutesContext: Just hours before the statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee was removed — the fourth such monument dismantled in New Orleans — Mayor Mitch Landrieu delivered a historic speech at Gallier Hall. What follows is the full transcript of his powerful and emotional remarks, reflecting on history, justice, and unity. Thank you for […]