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Daily editionSaturday, September 19th, 2026

Good morning, Pensacola.

The Daily Pensacola Team

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Here’s your local news at a glance for Saturday, the 19th of September.

Community

  1. Fall festivities begin today with Odd Colony Brewing’s Oktoberfest event (260 N. Palafox St.); next weekend, enjoy the Pensacola Seafood Festival at Seville Square, Perfect Plain Brewing’s Oktoberfest event on Garden St., pumpkin farms at Holland and Sweet Season Farms, and a Latin Salsa Festival at Maritime Park.

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  2. Impact 100 Pensacola Bay Area recorded 1,313 members and expanded its grants to 13 awards of $101,000 each.

    On Oct. 11 at Hilton Pensacola Beach, 20 finalists will present projects during Million Dollar Sunday while members vote using paper ballots.

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  3. A nonprofit bridging deaf and hearing communities is hosting a back-to-school boat ride today at Pensacola Yacht Club.

    The event offers families a chance to learn about the Gulf Coast's ocean environment.

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Culture

  1. Pensacola Beach has drawn tourists for over a century with promises of cool sea breezes and fresh water springs, though early visitors sometimes found hot, rainy weather and crowded streets.

    Local boosters from New Orleans and Mobile promoted bath houses and seafood spots (echoing a legacy that still shapes today's tourism).

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  2. The LEGO Brick Convention is in Pensacola this weekend and will support Creations for Charity, which buys new LEGO sets for underprivileged children.

    Tim Hutchings (from LEGO Masters Season 4) previewed the event that has raised over $30,000 and given tickets to military families.

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  3. Pensacola poet Ericka Streeter launches her second collection, Soul Fire: The Warmth of the Ancestral Flame, available at local bookstores, while community radio station WPNX 107.7 FM begins broadcasting Sept. 24–26 from the Studer Community Institute, coinciding with downtown events during the Grassroots Radio Conference.

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Education

  1. Escambia County Public Schools is experiencing bus delays from a driver shortage—18 open positions exist even as nine new drivers have been hired since July—which has led to longer student wait times at bus stops.

    WEAR-TVRead more

Health

  1. UWF partners with Home Base Florida to launch the free Warrior Health+ Fitness program at its Pensacola campus.

    The 90-day initiative, one of only three nationwide, offers veterans, service members and families exercise, nutrition and stress support in a dedicated wellness space beside the Office of Military Services.

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  2. A new AAA study warns Florida parents that 95 percent of children use adult belts too soon while 32 percent exit booster seats early.

    Pensacola Fire officials advise keeping kids rear-facing — reducing injury risk — and ensuring belt fit, with car seat checks available at local stations by calling 850-436-5200.

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  3. UWF is expanding veteran services on campus after partnering with Home Base to offer free clinical care and a 90-day Warrior Health Fitness program for service members, veterans and their families.

    The initiative will provide local military community members with wellness support at the new campus gym.

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