🌱 Patch AM: How a retired Pensacola journalist turned his stories into card games

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In today's newsletter:

• How a retired Pensacola journalist turned his stories into card games
• Why is a reality star targeting FPC Pensacola in court?

Also on today's calendar: Candlelight: Christmas Carols on Strings and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the stop sign say to the yield sign? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Monday: Sunny, but colder, with a high of 50 and low of 28 degrees.
• Tuesday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 57, low: 42.
• Wednesday: More clouds than sun, with a high of 63 and low of 57 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• What does a retired journalist do? He creates card games. (pnj.com) — A retired Pensacola journalist, Mike Suchcicki, has turned his storytelling skills toward inventing card games, including a new title called Turbo Circuits. Working mostly from home, he’s built up a small catalog of games over the years, many created with his son Joe, and is now showcasing his first solo design.
   

• Chrisley Knows Best: Todd Chrisley To Take Legal Action Against All The Abu$e He Faced In Prison! (tvseasonspoilers.com) — A former inmate is publicly alleging serious abuse at the federal prison camp in Pensacola and says he’s pursuing a civil rights lawsuit tied to that facility. He’s urging others who say they were mistreated there to contact his legal team, promising confidentiality as they explore potential legal action over emotional and psychological harm.
   

📸 Around Pensacola

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Pensacola

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Tuesday December 16

• Parks & Recreation Board (CANCELLED)
  Pensacola, FL Calendar
  10:00 am
• Parks and Recreation Board Meeting
  Pensacola, FL Calendar , 222 West Main Street Second Floor , Pensacola
  10:00 am
• Parks & Recreation Board
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  10:00 am
• Code Enforcement Authority Meeting
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  2:00 pm
• Westside Redevelopment Board Meeting
  Pensacola, FL Calendar
  3:30 pm

Wednesday December 17

• Zoning Board of Adjustments
  Pensacola, FL Calendar
  3:00 pm

Thursday December 18

• Architectural Review Board Meeting
  Pensacola, FL Calendar
  2:00 pm

Saturday December 20

• Candlelight: Christmas Carols on Strings
  Methodist Children's Academy at First United Methodist Church of Pensacola , 6 E Wright St , Pensacola
  8:30 pm

Sunday December 21

• Ongoing Senior Programs for ages 50+
  Bayview Senior Center :

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• I thought I saw Santa !
  Adopt me. My id is A415672. I am a male cat, only 9weeks old. Free adoptions until Dec 30 https://myescambia.com/news/news-article/2025/11/26… (Nextdoor Navy Point)
• Friend of mine found this boy on Michigan avenue.
  He almost got hit. Her and her husband got out and got him in their vehicle. He's very sweet and friendly, just maybe scared from all the traffic… (Nextdoor Wildewood)

• Ascension Health posted a job opening for Medical Assistant - OBGYN Residency Medical Office in Pensacola. Apply here.
• CVS Pharmacy, Inc. posted a job opening for District Support Pharmacist FT in Pensacola. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Pensacola here.

🗞 Nearby News

West Pensacola

• Stunning $4.5 million new Gulf Breeze home has it all (pnj.com)
• Santa Rosa schools look to rezone district for Soundside High School (pnj.com)
• Basketball Game Preview: Choctawhatchee Indians vs. Escambia Gators + Official Tickets (maxpreps.com)

Gulf Breeze

• The Farm provides affordable, local, fresh in Pensacola (pnj.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I don’t know either. They were speaking in sign language.
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