Author: Rick Outzen
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…
Taking the week off
I will check email and texts and may even post on the blog occasionally, but I’m out of town until Saturday.
Real News: Friday, Oct. 6, 2023
Congress is rudderless without a Speaker. People blame Matt Gaetz. ABC News’ Anne Flaherty has the details. The Friends of the West Florida Library celebrates…
Unnamed twice by PNJ
This week, the once-daily newspaper referenced me in two articles without using my name or mentioning Inweekly. The first article, “Rep. Matt Gaetz’s father, former…
Daily Outtakes: See new Waverly
Waverly Redesigned The luxury condo project set to be built at the corner of Spring and Garden streets has been redesigned, adding two more stories….
Real News: Thursday, Oct. 5, 2023
David Bear discusses Don Gaetz and Triumph Gulf Coast. Attorney Troy Rafferty previews the 2023 Soul Bowl, set for Saturday, Oct. 14, at Blue Wahoos…
Ashton Brosnaham Soccer Complex ribbon cutting next week
Escambia County Parks and Recreation and Pensacola Sports will host a ribbon cutting for a new facility at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 18, at the…
ECSO launches Mental Health Co-Responder Unit
The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office, in partnership with the Lakeview Center, announced on Wednesday that the first $100,000 of the $549,245 state grant money has…
Daily Outtakes: Official CoC committee
Opening Doors announced its ad hoc committee – chosen by executive director John Johnson – that will “develop a comprehensive governance structure” for the Continuum…
