Author: Rick Outzen
Real News: Let’s get ready for Father’s Day
On “Real News with Rick Outzen,” I spoke with Lumon May, Grover Robinson, Quint Studer, and David Bear about their fathers. David Bear and I…
The story behind the statue outside Bodacious Shops
The statue outside the Bodacious Shops in downtown Pensacola is a gift from Rishy Studer to her husband, Quint. The statue is of Quint’s dad,…
Latin Salsa Festival
The 2024 Latin Salsa Festival will be held at Museum Plaza (300 S. Tarragona St.) in Downtown Pensacola on Sat., June 22 from 2 p.m….
Real News: Narcotics unit ‘kicks more doors’
Sheriff Chip Simmons has made fentanyl and methamphetamine investigations a top priority. “We’ve doubled down. I’ve put more investigators in the narcotics unit with the…
More on Healthy Schools Escambia…tomorrow
Press Release: Escambia Children’s Trust is excited to announce the launch of the Invitation to Bid (ITB) for the Healthy Schools Escambia initiative, available on…
Daily Outtakes: Childers clan wants more
Attorney Bruce Childers, husband of County Clerk Pam Childers, has qualified for the GOP primary for Supervisor of Elections. He will face interim election supervisor…
District 1 GOP Primary closed
A Write-in candidate, Tyler Aulger, has qualified for the Escambia County Commission District 1 race, which limits the GOP primary to only registered Republican voters….
It’s official, no testimonials from Pam Childers
In a heated email exchange between County Clerk Pam Childers and County Commissioner Jeff Bergosh, Childers wrote, “…I do not read blogs or free newspapers.”…
City tries Land Trust for affordable housing
The Pensacola City Council, meeting as the Community Redevelopment Agency board, unanimously approved donating three properties to the Northwest Florida Community Land Trust in a…
The Blue Trees are coming to Foo Foo Fest
The University of West Florida Historic Trust was awarded a grant by Foo Foo Fest and ACE to present The Blue Trees, an environmental art…
Low-barrier shelter shifts the focus on the homeless
“Homelessness can be ended, but only when we design services and supports to meet the needs of vulnerable people and meet those individuals where they…
More candidates qualify
The following candidates qualified by 5 p.m. today, June 11: Escambia County Commissioner – (Partisan) District 3 – Lumon May (DEM) District 4 – Walker…
Daily Outtakes: Trust Secrets revealed
Last fall, Escambia Children’s Trust board set a precedent when it denied renewal of three programs that fell short of each organization’s proposed deliverables. The…
Real News 6/11/24
Mayor D.C. Reeves talks about Fiddler’s resignation and gives updates on various city projects. Escambia County has 24 qualified candidates as of 5 p.m. Monday….
IHMC opens new research complex
IHMC held a ribbon-cutting ceremony this morning for its Healthspan, Resilience, and Performance Research Complex, another step in the evolution of the IHMC CEO and…
Reeves to do national search for new administrator
Pensacola City Administrator Kerrith Fiddler announced that he was stepping down, effective July 5, during the Pensacola City Council agenda conference on Monday. He said,…
No Surprise: UDC fails to repay loan again, gets another extension
On the morning the Escambia Children’s Trust holds its monthly meeting, NorthEscambia.com reports that Urban Development Center failed to pay off its loan from the…
Daily Outtakes: Who Qualified?
Escambia County Supervisor of Elections Robert Bender will be my guest on “Real News with Rick Outzen,” we will discuss who has qualified to run…
Real New: PFAS, Santa Rosa boom, Sunday talk shows
Last year, 3M agreed to pay at least $10 billion to water utilities across the United States that had sought compensation for cleanup costs of…
Perdido park closed tomorrow
The Perdido Key area of Gulf Islands National Seashore will be closed between 5 a.m. and 9 a.m., on June 11, to all vehicles, cyclists,…
