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Good morning Pensacola! We're back again in your inbox, keeping you updated with what's happening in and around town. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How UWF students may help move a local wildlife sanctuary
  • How Pensacola police are adapting after losing Flock cameras
  • How to share your top priority for improving Pensacola right now

Also on today's calendar: Broadway Rave and 7 more events.

Today's riddle: Why did the chicken go to the gym? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Friday: An afternoon t-storm; humid, with a high of 85 and low of 75 degrees.
  • Saturday: Humid; a stray p.m. t-storm, temps: high: 86, low: 76. 🌶 Hot!
  • Sunday: Some sun, a t-storm; humid, with a high of 91 and low of 75 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. University of West Florida marketing students conduct research for wildlife sanctuary (wkrg.com) — University of West Florida marketing students in Pensacola have completed professional-grade research to help The Wildlife Sanctuary of Northwest Florida plan a major capital campaign and move from a chronic flood zone. Their survey across Escambia and Santa Rosa counties identified strong donor potential and recommended focusing on past supporters through social media and targeted outreach.
   

2. PPD's Mike Wood on Fire Suppression Tools, Flock Camera Fallout, and Another Escaped Pig (newsradio923.com) — Pensacola residents get a look at how local police are weighing new fire suppression tools for patrol cars and adapting after state-ordered Flock camera removals. PIO Mike Wood explains how the cameras helped solve a burglary, addresses privacy concerns, and even shares the story of officers wrangling yet another runaway pig around town.
   

3. Have ideas to make Pensacola better? City wants to hear them, make them happen (pnj.com) — Pensacola residents are being asked to share their top priorities for improving city life through a new Civic Dialogs online survey open through Oct. 12. The city, working with change.org, will use the most-supported ideas to convene residents in a virtual discussion and turn them into actionable proposals, giving locals another way to influence future projects and policies.
   

4. Pensacola Hard Rock project said to be unaffected as Emmitt Smith faces $2.5M lawsuit (weartv.com) — Pensacola's planned Reverb by Hard Rock hotel and mixed-use project at Community Maritime Park is expected to move forward despite a $2.5 million lawsuit against investor Emmitt Smith over an unrelated Texas venture. Local partner Quint Studer and Mayor D.C. Reeves say Smith is only a minor investor, key contracts are with other firms, and visible construction should ramp up after the Blue Wahoos season ends in October.
   

5. Pensacola's Foo Foo Fest Is Ready to Wow: Here's Why Orlandoans Should Make the Drive (orlandomagazine.com) — Pensacola's Foo Foo Fest returns Oct. 29–Nov. 9, 2026, bringing a 12-day lineup of music, dance, visual art, theater, and anime across local venues. Night Moves' multi-venue concerts, Ballet Pensacola's immersive "Carnival of the Animals," and the Pensacola Museum of Art's STEAM exhibition—plus related talks and workshops—offer residents and visitors plenty of reasons to plan a packed arts-filled weekend downtown.
   

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    Friday September 4
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    Pensacola Bay Center, 201 E Gregory St, Pensacola
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🗓 Events Nearby

    Tuesday September 8
  • Elementary School Open House
    Escambia County Schools Pensacola, FL 32505
    6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Hummingbirds.
    Yesterday evening I was washing dishes and something caught my eye. Several hummingbirds were buzzing up to my window! Im so excited! I put a feeder… (Nextdoor Englewood Heights)
  • Wife and I went and picked a 5 gallon bucket of Scuppernongs tonight thanks to a very very friendly and nice lady we met off of Nextdoor.
    Been picking now for 5 years or better. That's what this app is all about. Making and helping others in the community. I have been blessed to have… (Nextdoor Bayou Grande Villa)
  • Spencer's posted a job opening for Assistant Store Manager - Spencer's in Pensacola. Apply here.
  • Phenom People posted a job opening for Customer Service Part Time in Pensacola. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Pensacola here.

Ok Pensacola! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: He was working on his pecks (pecs). (Thank you W F C. for sending it in!)
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