Author: Rick Outzen
Pensacola Mayor’s Presser: Three Takeaways
1. Pensacola Mayor D.C. Reeves didn’t hide his frustrations with Escambia Children’s Trust staff. “I apologize, frankly to our staff who spends a lot of…
Podcasts: Pensacola Mayor, MrBeast Burger, Pensacola Beach
Pensacola Mayor D.C. Reeves talks about the recent arrests in the antisemitic vandalism case, building American Magic HQ and his first budget. Antisemitism: “At the…
Escambia Children’s Trust Board upset with ‘single source’ grant process
The Escambia Children’s Trust Board expressed its discomfort with how its staff is handling the “single source” grant process. The discussion came after the board…
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis removes Orange County State Attorney
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis removed another Democrat state attorney from office at a press conference early Wednesday morning. Flanked by Florida Attorney General Ashley and…
Daily Outtakes: DeSantis Demotes, Polls Fall
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has demoted Genera Peck and replaced her with his chief of staff, James Uthmeier, as his polling numbers continue to plummet….
GB Will Do mixer on Aug. 23
Gulf Breeze Will Do, a women’s philanthropic group, is recruiting new members with a mixer and recruitment social on Wednesday, Aug. 23. The event will…
Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet makes Diaz BOM
You have to admire the marketing spin of Florida Education Commissioner Manny Diaz. On the day the Tampa Bay Times reports the Hillsborough County School…
Monday podcasts: Stolen texts, Skanska, Catt Sirten
Yesterday, we covered Bergosh’s stolen texts, holding Skanska accountable and remember Mobile, Ala. DJ Catt Sirten…among other things. Inside Job: Stolen Texts Escambia County…
Downtown Pensacola: A1S Trail Adventure
Join Visit Pensacola and the Americas First Settlement Trail Foundation in downtown Pensacola on Saturday, Aug. 12 at 9 a.m. A1S Urban Adventure is a…
Daily Outtakes: Fewer books, Less Shakespeare
Escambia County Public Schools opens the 2023-24 school year on Thursday, Aug. 10. Students may find few books in their classroom libraries and limited selections…
Backpack giveaway tomorrow
Back-to-School Backpack Giveaway on Aug. 8 Escambia County District 3 County Commissioner and Chairman Lumon May, in partnership with Community Health Northwest Florida, is hosting…
Who Said What: Friday, Aug. 4 podcasts
Real News with Rick Outzen – Eric Stevenson has a daughter in PHS IB and a son who graduated from the program and took the…
Deep State in Escambia County?
This morning, the News Journal reported on its website that the FBI is investigating how 60,000 text messages from Commissioner Jeff Bergosh’s personal cell phone…
Daily Outtakes: Hostile Workplace investigation calls for Milton City Clerk’s termination
On Tuesday, Aug. 1, Ed Spears, the City of Milton’s economic development director, filed a complaint alleging that City Clerk Dawn Molinero created a hostile…
Breaking: AP Psych may be back in Florida schools
Late Friday, Education Commissioner Manny Diaz blinked and issued a statement, “AP Psychology can be taught in its entirety in a manner that is age…
Vandalism arrests made
Arrests Made in Antisemitic Vandalism Pensacola Police investigators have made multiple arrests in the case involving multiple acts of vandalism. Most of the incidents involved…
School district to help AP parents, while not upsetting FDOE
The Escambia County School District announced this afternoon that it will temporarily remove AP Psychology as a course option. Why? “To avoid putting our employees…
Who Said What: Thursday, Aug. 3
The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected Skanska USA’s attempt to limit liability after its barges broke loose and damaged the Pensacola Bay Bridge…
‘A Violation of Academic Freedom’
WASHINGTON, DC — The American Historical Association (AHA) has sent a letter to Richard Corcoran, president of New College of Florida, expressing “deep concern about…
More Nazi vandalism
From the Pensacola Liberation Center: Within the last two weeks, two local Jewish centers have been vandalized, their windows smashed with swastika-covered bricks. Now, the…
