Author: Rick Outzen
Real News: Monday, Oct. 23, 2023
Commissioner Robert Bender reviews the Board of County Commissioners meeting on Oct. 19. Christian Wagley weighs in on the Active Transportation Plan. Attorney Alex Andrade…
Downtown Parking recommendations – higher rate, longer hours
Today, Olive Tree Consulting will present its parking report to the Pensacola City Council. The consultant will recommend expanding the on-street paid parking hours from…
Daily Outtakes: IMPACT makes impact
IMPACT 100 Pensacola Bay Area selected 11 grant recipients at its annual membership meeting yesterday. “Again, this year, hundreds of IMPACT 100 members participated in…
Mayor Reeves gets appointment
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the appointment of Ryan Goertzen and Darcy “D.C.” Reeves and the reappointment of Joe Marino, Melvin “Mel”…
Local courts hit by ransomware attack
ALPHV/BlackCat, a ransomware group, has claimed responsibility for the cyberattack on the First Judicial Circuit, which includes Escambia, Santa Rosa, Okaloosa and Walton counties, for…
Real News: Friday, Oct. 20, 2023
Jason Nathanson covers Martin Scorsese’s epic about the murders of Osage Nation Native Americans in the 1920s. And also, a new list is generating a…
Daily Outtakes: Active Transportation Plan
The City of Pensacola has released the Active Transportation Plan (ATP). Though I have just started to review the document, it is impressive and meets…
Real News: Support local nonprofits
LandrumHR 5K Runners, walkers and all those passionate about mental health are invited to join the LandrumHR 5k Run/Walk on Saturday, Oct. 21. The 5K…
Podcast: Ascension and UWF tackle nursing shortage
Ascension Sacred Heart and the University of West Florida will begin a strategic initiative that allows 16 upper-level Bachelor of Science in Nursing students to…
Daily Outtakes: IP cuts 100 jobs
The news hit the web yesterday that International Paper’s Pensacola Mill will permanently cease operation of its #4 pulp machine, impacting 100 jobs in Cantonment….
Schools outside Pensacola get esports grants
Students at seven campuses – Bailey, Beulah, Brown-Barge, and Ransom Middle Schools; Escambia, Tate, and West Florida High Schools – will benefit from a $1.5…
Official announcement on City recycling
The City of Pensacola is opening a new monitored recycling drop-off site beginning Saturday, Nov. 4 from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m., located at 2759…
Daily Outtakes: QOL mostly positive
The Pensacola Young Professionals represented the 2023 Quality of Life Survey at last night’s CivicCon. On my radio show, Quint Studer, who has sponsored the…
Real News: Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2023
Quint Studer previews the 2023 Quality of Life Survey. Mayor D.C. Reeves talks recycling and downtown parking. Troy Rafferty discusses ‘Troubled Teen’ industry and the…
Santa Rosa gets $4.2 million
Today, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced the award of $4.2 million to Santa Rosa County through the Job Growth Grant Fund (JGGF) to support the aerospace…
Presser notes: City parking may increase
At his weekly presser this morning, Pensacola Mayor D.C. Reeves hinted that the city may raise its hourly rate for downtown parking. “Fifty cents an…
Daily Outtakes: Freedom to Read
From the League of Women Voters: FREEDOM TO READ This League program about book banning in public schools is free and open to the public…
Real News: Monday, Oct. 16, 2023
I’m still playing catch-up today, but we had a great radio show this morning. Escambia County Commissioner Jeff Bergosh has some suggestions on how to…
Daily Outtakes: Downtown Post Office closing
The Post Office on South Palafox Place is closing. The new owner wants USPS out of there. No word on whether the fountain is being…
Spirit of UWF Alumni and Community Awards
The University of West Florida hosted the 2023 Spirit of UWF Alumni and Community Awards ceremony on Oct. 6 at the Museum of Commerce in…
