Good morning, Pensacola.

Pace Center for Girls, Escambia-Santa Rosa is hosting a carnival fundraiser called Dream BIG Under the Big Top on Saturday, Nov.

14, 2026 from 4 to 7 p.m. at 1028 Underwood Ave (Pensacola) where guests enjoy circus acts, games, music, and treats as they tour classrooms that empower girls.

Entrepreneur Reddy Kandala is opening Pelican, a new entertainment complex featuring a liquor store, casual bar and grill, upscale Southern Creole restaurant, and family-friendly arcade in the Nine Mile area.

The first store will open in about a week while the full venue is expected by the end of October.

Statewide gas prices dropped over the past 10 days to roughly $4 a gallon on Oct.

5 (Pensacola stations offered rates as low as $3.91 while other areas neared $5).

Amanda Dexter, director of respiratory therapy at UWF, has been named a 2026 Distinguished CHEST Educator, recognizing her impact on clinical education nationwide.

She will be honored at the CHEST Annual Meeting on Sunday, Oct. 18 in Phoenix.

A tropical disturbance over the Bay of Campeche could strengthen into a tropical depression later this week and bring heavy rain to the Pensacola area.

Residents, still recovering from over 8 inches of rain last weekend, are urged to prepare for potential flooding.

Mayor Reeves came back from a San Diego conference with a teen safety playbook that outlines a pilot plan for updated curfew and support programs for unsupervised teens.

The city will work with schools, nonprofits, and the Children’s Trust (proposing $1 to $2 million in funding) to test these ideas.

Florida will end daylight saving time on Sunday, Nov.

1 at 2 a.m. — clocks will be set back one hour as sunrise and sunset occur an hour earlier — despite state approval for permanent DST in 2018, which still awaits federal approval.

PepsiCo is voluntarily recalling over 122,000 cases of 28-ounce Gatorade bottles suspected to contain undeclared dyes, affecting 37 states including Pensacola; consumers should check their fridges today and follow FDA guidelines.

Florida Power & Light PNJ Boys Athlete of the Week nominees were spotlighted with highlights in cross country, football, golf and swimming this week.

Fans can vote until 11 a.m. Saturday, and winners will be announced Monday (each athlete can only win once per season).

New MaxPreps rankings released Oct.

4 are shaking up playoff hopes among Pensacola area football teams, as Pace fell despite a win and Pine Forest rose after a loss; only four local teams would qualify if the season ended today, and new rankings will be released Sunday and Thursday.