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Boomers Are Leaving Jacksonville And Moving To This Gulf Coast City With A Walkable Downtown 5 Hours Away

Retirement doesn't have to mean moving across state lines in search of better weather and quality of life. Baby boomers in Florida who are content with staying in their sunny state may find that moving to a new city provides a welcome change of scenery and some added conveniences. In Jacksonville, the emerging trend among boomer residents seems to be moving about five hours away to Pensacola in northwestern Florida. U-Haul's 2026 Midyear Migration Trends report found that Pensacola was the top net-gain metro area for baby boomers moving out of Jacksonville. Sitting along Florida's Gulf Coast, Pensacola pairs a beach-town atmosphere with a historic, pedestrian-friendly downtown, in a less-populated setting than Jacksonville.

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Hegseth Adds Tarleton State and University of West Florida to America’s Corps of Cadets as “Distinguished Military Colleges”

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth on Nov. 14 named Tarleton State University in Texas and the University of West Florida as the newest members of America’s Corps of Cadets. The program designates participating schools as “Distinguished Military Colleges” and, in Hegseth’s words, grants them “priority in officer commissioning.” He closed the announcement by telling the […]

Stephenville, TX · 12h

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This Beloved Florida Italian Restaurant Still Serves Hearty Portions at Prices That Won’t Break the Bank

All-you-can-eat spaghetti, with soup or salad on the side. That deal alone made me sit up a little straighter. The menu doesn’t stop at pasta, either. Stuffed grouper, fried ravioli, manicotti, and a build-your-own combo plate all share the same lineup. Most entrees come with soup or salad plus garlic bread.

Pensacola, FL · 2d

Pensacola News Journal

3 Pensacola area restaurants receive major violations in inspections

Here's the breakdown of restaurant inspections in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties for the week of Nov. 2-8. Florida's restaurant owners are not required to post restaurant inspection results where guests can see them. So, every week, we provide that information for you. During the latest round of inspections by the Department of Business and Professional Regulation, one restaurant received an administrative complaint, two restaurants received a high-priority violation and 16 restaurants received a perfect score. One restaurant receives an administrative complaint Wah Gwaan Jerk Mobile food dispensing vehicle Inspection details: Routine Inspection on Nov. 3 Follow-up inspections: Violations required further review, but were not an immediate threat to the public. The restaurant complied with a follow-up inspection on Nov. 5 and met inspection standards. Total violations: Four total violations, with three high-priority violations High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. **Admin Complaint** High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Upon inspection, observed raw sausage patties stored over lettuce in upright reach-in cooler. High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Upon inspection, observed raw ground beef 49 degrees Fahrenheit,

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8 Old-School Florida Diners That Time Forgot

Florida has plenty of fancy restaurants, but some of its best meals are still served in diners where the coffee keeps flowing, the burgers are juicy, and the recipes haven’t changed in decades. We’re talking shiny chrome counters, worn-in booths, and roadside spots that have been feeding hungry locals...

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High school football scores: Round 2 Playoffs

Video above: Texas faces LSU in Baton Rouge, preview | Southeast Sports+ MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — Be sure to check out the scores from the biggest games in Mobile County, Baldwin County and the Pensacola area from Round 2 of the playoffs of the high school football season. Here are the games that have gone […]

Mobile County, AL · 1d

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Pensacola mayor says selling some park properties is on the table amid Amendment 3 cuts

PENSACOLA, Fla. -- The reality of implementing Amendment Three looms for many local governments. One option Mayor D.C. Reeves is considering is potentially selling some parks and Rec. property. The problem is affordability with future budget cuts. One park that just reopened today may not have the funding for staff...

Pensacola, FL · 11h

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A Piece of Pensacola Beach History Finds New Life at the Sunday Market on Palafox

Decades after artist Hugh Armstrong III created one of the first illustrated posters featuring the iconic Pensacola Beach sign, his son, Ian Armstrong, is bringing the artwork, and the stories behind it, back into the spotlight. I met Ian and Megan Armstrong last week while visiting the Sunday Market on...

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O'Brien's Bistro, part of Pensacola since 1999, rebrands this month

Longtime Pensacola restaurant O’Brien’s Bistro is taking on a new life as The Fifth Course Restaurant & Craft Bar, set to reopen around Nov. 24 at 4350 Bayou Blvd., Unit 8. The restaurant has been temporarily closed for renovations since Sept. 27. The refresh will include both menu revisions and construction work, including a full remodel of the restaurant’s kitchen. O’Brien’s owner and restaurateur David Greenfield bought O’Brien’s alongside his wife, Lucia, soon after the founder, chef James O’Brien, passed away in 2016. O'Brien opened the restaurant in 1999, and it maintained a positive reputation throughout the years, Greenfield said. Over the past decade, Greenfield kept the restaurant a staple for locals and Pensacola families. The team prides itself on from-scratch dishes made with fresh ingredients, whether it be the restaurant's famed French onion soup or baked stuffed grouper. Greenfield said his regulars are extremely loyal, to the point that his regular customers’ children grow up and come in with their own children. “We’re kind of the ‘Cheers' of Pensacola,” he said. “We have so many people coming in, and everybody knows everybody that comes in.” Despite the restaurant's success, Greenfield has had a rebrand in the back of his

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Pensacola may turn to private market to save historic Gibson school

Last year, Pensacola bought the former John A. Gibson School building in an effort to preserve it, and this month the city got an estimate of how much it will cost: $6.2 million. The number isn't feasible for the city's Community Redevelopment Agency to fund on its own, especially in the wake of Amendment 3 passing, which could cost the CRA nearly $2 million in annual revenue at minimum. However, giving up on the building was also a nonstarter for the CRA. The City Council, sitting as the CRA board, discussed the building's condition at a meeting on Nov. 9. City staff said the building has extensive termite damage, water leaks, deteriorating bricks and mortar and needs new HVAC and plumbing systems. That assessment doesn't include additional damage the building took during Hurricane Isaias, which has made the need for repairs more urgent, according to city officials. The estimated cost to seal the building from the elements and prevent further damage is $2.8 million. The John A. Gibson School opened in 1921 as a school for African Americans at the height of segregation in the South. It was named after Gibson, a well-known Black educator who immigrated to Pensacol a

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Softball League Names Olympic Legend as Commissioner

The two-time gold medalist and longtime ESPN analyst, Michele Smith, will lead the six-team league into its 2027 season and visit Pensacola for the Florida Vibe welcome party at Blue Wahoos Stadium on Nov. 16. Michele Smith has been named commissioner of the Professional Softball League (PSL), the women’s professional...

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Thunderbirds to headline first Eglin AFB air show in 15 years

For the first time in 15 years, Eglin Air Force Base will host an air show, with the Air Force's Thunderbirds headlining the show in 2027. According to the International Council of Air Shows, the U.S. Air Force Demonstration Squadron Thunderbirds will perform at the Eglin Open House Airshow April 10 and 11 in 2027. "Prepare for takeoff!," Eglin Air Force said on its official air show webpage. "After a 15-year hiatus, the roar of jets returns to Eglin Air Force Base." There are currently six listed performers for the air show, according to Eglin AFB. The performers are: Thunderbirds Wings of Blue Full Throttle Formation Skip Stewart Third Strike ARC International Who are the Thunderbirds? The Thunderbirds squadron is an Air Combat Command unit composed of eight pilots (including six demonstration pilots), four support officers, three civilians and more than 130 enlisted personnel performing in 25 career fields. "The Thunderbirds perform for people all around the world to display the pride, precision and professionalism the U.S. Air Force represents," according to the Air Force. "Through air shows and flyovers, they aim to excite and inspire. In addition to showcasing the elite skills all pilots must possess, the Thunderbirds demonstrate

Eglin Afb, FL · 1d

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'Her courage': Pensacola woman leaves Baptist Hospital after 184 days on ECMO

PENSACOLA, Fla. -- Wednesday marked an extraordinary recovery milestone for a young woman in Pensacola. 20-year old Akira Griffin is moving from Baptist Hospital to inpatient rehabilitation after spending 184 days on the ECMO advanced life-support system. The average treatment period on ECMO is about 11 days. Griffin required treatment...

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Orange Beach school superintendent announces retirement

Orange Beach City School Superintendent Randy Wilkes is stepping down. He announced his retirement Thursday afternoon at the regular school board meeting.

Orange Beach, AL · 2d

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Northwest Florida Fishing Report for November 13 – 19, 2026

In this week’s Northwest Florida Fishing Report, host Joe Baya covers nearshore blackfin and yellowfin tuna, productive whiting fishing, and November opportunities for bull redfish and reef species around Pensacola. This episode features Chris Vecsey of J&M Tackle, Justin Reed of Justin Reed Surf Fishing Charters, and Capt. Tyler Massey of Hot Spots Charters. Alabama Saltwater Fishing Report host Butch Thierry joins Joe for the conversation with Chris.

Pensacola, FL · 2d

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Round 2 playoff highlights: McGill-Toolen races past Glenwood; Benjamin Russell, Gulf Shores win

Kevin Daughtry and Seth Demouey ran for a pair of scores apiece to lead McGill-Toolen to a 38-14 rout of visiting Glenwood School on Friday in the Alabama High School Athletic Association Double-A Private state playoffs. Demouey, a junior, ran for 175 yards on 19 carries. He had a season-high...

Mobile, AL · 1d

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Red Tide Bloom Hits Bay And Gulf Counties As Fish Kills Surface Along Florida’s Panhandle

Red Ocean At Sunset (Unsplash) State wildlife officials confirmed this week that bloom-level concentrations of...

Florida · 20h

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Joe Vinson wins District 4 over Ashlee Hofberger by 19 votes

Joe Vinson will be the next District 4 Escambia County commissioner , defeating Republican incumbent Ashlee Hofberger by 19 votes in a previously too-close-to-call election. Escambia County Canvassing Board officially certified the Nov. 3 election after verifying and counting the remaining 38 ballots that had come in from overseas and were postmarked by Election Day. Twelve of those ballots were in the District 4 race. Going into the final certification, Vinson, who ran as a non-party-affiliated candidate, was ahead of Republican incumbent Ashlee Hofberger by 14 votes after a recount was conducted on Nov. 7. The final vote count was Vinson at 13,096 and Hofberger at 13,077. "I’m a little bit in shock I guess, it feels great," said Vinson, who watched the certification with several of his supporters. "It’s taken 10 days to get to this point and in that time we’ve been ahead, we’ve been behind, and so it’s been a little bit of a rollercoaster. But I am so grateful to the people in District 4 who the slight majority voted for me. And there's the slightly less than half of people who didn’t vote for me, and I look forward to earning their trust." "I’m going

Escambia County, FL · 1d

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20-year-old patient leaves hospital after 184 days on life support

PENSACOLA, Fla. (WEAR) — A Florida woman is leaving the hospital after spending half a year on an advanced life-support system. Akira Griffin, 20, is moving from Baptist Hospital in Pensacola to inpatient rehab. Griffin suffered an illness that caused lung failure. About 100 doctors, nurses, therapists and support...