Top Reads—Week ended Sept. 14, 2025

Disputes over infill housing and redevelopment in Pensacola neighborhoods isn’t only a issue in Black communities or Pensacola’s west side. The PNJ has overlooked this story.

Next Neighborhood Battle: E. Government Street

The biggest redevelopment project facing the City of Pensacola and Escambia County is Baptist Hospital’s “legacy campus” that the healthcare system abandoned two years ago, leaving taxpayers to cover the demolition, remediation and redevelopment costs.

Chances for City-County-Baptist Hospital deal on demolition look dim

How is Mayor D.C. Reeves doing on his “24 for ’24” initiative? Not bad.

Daily Outtakes: Mayor Reeves ’24 for ’24’ update

There is a potential problem with voting in 2026 if you have a new driver’s license. Is this intentional?

Florida Voters Beware

The News Journal helps distract readers from the top news story of the past few weeks—who is extorting Escambia County Clerk Pam Childers? People want more details about that, not depositions scheduled six weeks from now on a lawsuit filed two years ago by the medical examiner against two funeral directors. ‘

Odd “news story” on PNJ.com

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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.”