Rick's Blog

Gov. DeSantis appoints Flash Sprague—NASCAR driver, philanthropist & Gulf Breeze legend—to the UWF Board of Trustees. He’s unlike any trustee they’ve ever had.

Due to the threat of inclement weather, Five Flags Speedway officials have scheduled “Meet the Drivers” Night, from tonight to Friday night, May 29.

Ashlee Hofberger says she has 300+ public records on library services director hire. She told staff to give them to me, but they didn’t. Will we get them today?

Pensacola is ready to throw Keyla Richardson the biggest homecoming in city history—parade, concert, and millions of TV viewers—if she makes the Top 3 Monday.

Best of the Coast voting is open. Schools are short $18M. The Hard Rock TIF got rejected. Quint Studer bought a baseball team. It’s all in this week’s Inweekly.

Hofberger finally speaks—but her answers raise more questions than they answer. Read my full response to her radio defense.

A Pensacola engineering firm born in 1927 has a new name. Donovan-Hill Group honors six decades of building the region—one relationship at a time.

Escambia County’s own anti-tampering hiring policy—born from a 2011 scandal—may have been violated three or four times in the Library Services Director hire.

By Gary Rohrer, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE – Florida lawmakers approved a major redrawing of the state’s 28 congressional districts Wednesday, a move…

323 apartments. No city subsidy. No road closures yet. Flournoy breaks ground on Ellison at West Main—and Mayor Reeves says City Hall is watching closely.

A Michelin-starred chef with 28 global restaurants is bringing his rooftop concept to Pensacola. This changes everything downtown.

Mayor Reeves puts AT&T & T-Mobile subcontractors on notice: fix the damage to Pensacola yards, irrigation lines & sewer infrastructure—or face city pushback.

Texts show Escambia officials mocked the library board’s top pick—then blocked her hire. Now a public records mystery raises bigger questions. #Pensacola

Escambia schools are educating 335 voucher students—and Florida’s broken funding formula isn’t paying the district a dime for it.

See you in court.’ Democrats, voting rights groups, and editorial boards are lighting up over DeSantis’s ‘Dummymander’—and lawsuits are already being promised.

Text messages expose how an Escambia commissioner’s office mocked the Library Board’s top pick — and then denied it when pushed by a city council member.

$5 tickets. 20+ bike giveaways. Autographs, four racing divisions, and one unforgettable Friday night at Five Flags Speedway. This deal won’t last long.

DeSantis wants Florida’s congressional map redrawn—race-neutral, controversial, and heading for a legislative vote THIS WEEK. Here’s what’s in the proposal.

Florida had 2.1M electricity shutoffs in 2024—nearly double the national rate. A new federal report reveals the Sunshine State’s staggering utility crisis.

Downtown Pensacola’s $10.3M Palafox makeover is 80% done—detours start Monday. Here’s what drivers, walkers & business visitors need to know this week.