Top Reads: Week Ended Aug. 16, 2025

Florida DOGE coming to Pensacola, Tim Kinsella’s resignation and Pensacola Little Theatre’s check to the Escambia Children’s Trust got the most attention this week—all of which we broke on this blog before anyone else. Not bad for a little newspaper.


Florida DOGE Targets City of Pensacola – Rick’s Blog

PLT Repays $65,631 in ‘Errors’ to Escambia Children’s Trust

Daily Outtakes: Kinsella Leaving City for Navy Federal Job

Mayor Reeves’ Heartfelt Tribute to Departing Tim Kinsella –

Why did DOGE target Pensacola? – Rick’s Blog

Mayor Reeves responds to DOGE letter – Rick’s Blog

$10M Hope Florida Money Laundering Scam Still Rocks DeSantis

Bro, come on out to Pensacola; We’ll take you to Wahoos game

Commission Approves Retirement Payments for Barry, Bender

FIRE coming to the University of West Florida


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Stamped Film Festival Returns

Find stories about queer joy, resistance and resilience at Stamped, Pensacola’s one and only LGBTQ+ film festival entering its 14th year this weekend. As usual, the festival’s schedule includes short and…

Winners & Losers 8/14/25

WINNERS: BROOKE DISALVO The assistant U.S. District attorney is the 2025 recipient of the William S. Meador Award, presented annually by the Escambia-Santa Rosa Bar Association’s Young Lawyers Division. The award recognizes a young…

Outtakes—A Collaborative Model

NAS Pensacola’s recent decision to place Wild Greg’s Saloon and Pharaoh 2 convenience store off-limits to military personnel represents both a necessary protective measure and a missed opportunity. Commanding Officer Capt….

Creating a Sense of Family

As Katie and Brett Birmingham contemplated who would officiate their wedding, an obvious choice emerged. No, he had never officiated a wedding before, nor was he ordained, but State Rep….

Drink Irresponsibly

Michael Daw and Michael Newman have a message you don’t hear often—drink irresponsibly. To be clear, though, that message specifically applies to their new brand of nonalcoholic (NA) mixed drink-flavored craft…


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Author: Rick Outzen

Rick Outzen is the publisher/owner of Pensacola Inweekly. He has been profiled in The New York Times and featured in several True Crime documentaries. Rick also is the author of the award-winning Walker Holmes thrillers. His latest nonfiction book is “Right Idea, Right Time: The Fight for Pensacola’s Maritime Park.”