Author: Rick Outzen
Escambia Children’s Trust meets tomorrow
Escambia Children’s Trust continues to do the bare minimum of keeping the public informed. Below is the agenda. My comments are in red. Board of…
Three new inductees to Florida Women’s Hall of Fame
On Friday, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced the selection of Graci McGillicuddy, May Mann Jennings, and Penny Thompson to the Florida Women’s Hall of Fame. Each…
Daily News: Former city employee gets new job
Former City of Pensacola Community Development director Kevin Cowper has been selected to be the city manager for New Smyrna Beach, Fla. He was one…
Animal Welfare Offering Free Adoptions June 7 and 8
The Escambia County Department of Animal Welfare will offer free adoptions for all dogs, cats, puppies, and kittens on Friday, June 7, and Saturday, June…
Parents challenge book objection law
By Dara Kam,The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Three parents on Thursday filed a federal lawsuit challenging a controversial 2023 Florida law that increased…
Daily Outtakes: Community Health launches foundation
Community Health Northwest Florida (formerly Escambia Community Clinics Inc.), a leading Federally Qualified Health Center committed to making affordable healthcare accessible for everyone, announced the…
Sail Pensacola announces its goals
Sail Pensacola is a non-profit focused on making Pensacola the North American center for high-performance sailing events, boat engineering, sail engineering, and technology development related…
Real News: Remembering D-Day
Dr. Steph Hinnershitz is an Assistant Professor of Security and Military Studies at the Air Command and Staff College at Maxwell Air Force Base and…
Possibly first business for OLF-8
The Escambia County Commission has on its agenda a discussion of Project Dynamo. FloridaWest has this paper on it: Project Dynamo Summary The FloridaWest Economic…
Daily Outtakes: D-Day 80th Anniversary
Eighty years ago – June 6, 1944,the largest amphibious invasion in military history occurred on the beaches of Normandy, France. The operation, odename OVERLORD, delivered…
Andrade on the radio
State Rep. Alex Andrade was my guest on “Real News with Rick Outzen” this morning. We talked about having the one-two budget punch of Sen….
Revive Awareness Day – June 6
The Florida Department of Health in Escambia County invites the public to attend this year’s Revive Awareness Day event to learn more about how to…
Insight into ‘And Tango Makes Three’ lawsuit
Last month, U.S. District Judge Allen Winsor issued an order requiring mediation in the lawsuit regarding the removal of the children’s book “And Tango Makes…
Pensacola TV Pitch Competition
Chris Jadallah of Calliope Films made contact with Greenlight Go, and some of their producers have taken a big interest in Pensacola and Pensacola talent….
Daily Outtakes: Mike Burns new SRIA director
Last month, the Santa Rosa Island Authority Board selected local attorney Mike Burns as its new executive director. Burns was chosen from a field of…
Escambia County has over 16,000 fewer voters than in 2020
Escambia County has lost over 7% of its voters, 16,224 people, over the past four years, thanks to laws passed by the Republican-controlled legislature since…
City breaks ground on Project Titan’s third hangar
This morning, Pensacola Mayor D.C. Reeves broke ground with city, county, state, and business leaders on Project Titan’s third hangar at the Pensacola International Airport….
Free Z Tuesday returns June 11
Press Release: Award-winning personal injury law firm Zarzaur Law, P.A., is excited to announce the return of its popular summertime “Free Z Tuesday” events, starting…
Space still available for Protecting Places of Worship
The Mayor’s Office of Pensacola is joining the Pensacola Police Department, US Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Florida and the Federal Bureau of…
Daily Outtakes: Arson or Lightning
Cordova Park residents are wondering whether the car that caught fire in County Clerk Pam Childers’ neighborhood was a lightning strike, not arson. On Saturday,…
