Good morning, Pensacola.

Navarre Beach Fire Rescue will host its annual stair climb tomorrow at Summerwind Resort to honor 343 FDNY firefighters who died on Sept.

11, 2001. The public event features a pledge, prayer, National Anthem, and donation opportunities for bunker gear for next year's lifeguards.

Ballet Pensacola launches its 48th season with a fresh ballet production of Frankenstein from Oct.

2–4 at the Clark Family Cultural Center. Choreographer Gonzalo Galguera retools the classic tale to focus on themes of creation, responsibility, and loss.

Gulf Breeze pastor Arneault, who avoided being in the World Trade Center on 9/11 by missing his train, will share his story at a 9/11 memorial event at the Gulf Breeze Community Center (6:30 p.m. Friday) to help younger people learn about that day.

Six Pensacola kitchens join Foo Foo Fest 2026 to offer limited-time flavors like blackberry-brie toast + themed cocktails.

The exclusive menu items will be available from Oct. 29 to Nov. 9 while supplies last.

Ten students from Escambia and Santa Rosa counties were named semifinalists in the National Merit Scholarship Program on Sept.

9, placing them among the top 1% of high school seniors nationwide. They earned the honor with high scores on national tests.

The National Hurricane Center (NHC) says no cyclone is expected near Pensacola this week, with forecasters tracking four tropical waves that may develop as wind shear and dry air hinder growth.

If no hurricane forms by Friday, the 2026 season could set a record for the latest start.

Escambia and Santa Rosa Counties are teaming up to recycle damaged metal signposts into underwater habitats for fish and small sea creatures using a reef-cycling initiative at a near-shore site.

Welding students from George Stone Technical College help build the concrete structures to boost research and local recreation.

Pensacola officials are considering using $400K in unspent ARPA funds to seed a low-barrier shelter for the homeless, seeking federal guidance before year-end.

The plan follows the closure of Pallet PBC — a provider of temporary pallet shelters — which left the city with surplus funding originally for transitional shelters.

Mayor D.C Reeves said Loftis Marine won the bid to repave the 17th Avenue boat ramp, build pedestrian walkway under Graffiti Bridge & install a low clearance warning system.

The parking lot will close mid-September as work begins Sept. 21 and the boardwalk is set to finish by Nov. 25.