Author: Rick Outzen
Fetsko: State neglected its responsibility
The Escambia County School District is struggling to reach an agreement with CharterUSA regarding Warrington Middle School before the May 1 deadline. Board chairman Paul…
Homework: Ed Earl Burch
Author Jim Nesbitt keeps the hard-boiled detective novel alive with his Ed Earl Burch series. Ed Earl is a former vice and homicide detective who…
Homeless count increases 62 percent
At its General Coalition meeting yesterday, Opening Doors released the Point-in-Time Count for 2023 – 1,180, up 62% from last year. Opening Doors has been…
Sheriff: Operation Brownsville a pilot program
Escambia County Sheriff Chip Simmons hopes to duplicate Operation Brownsville in other neighborhoods in the county. Over the next 60 days, his agency will work…
Rules of Brian Doyle Skatepark
With the Blake Doyle Community Skatepark set to open to the public on May 2, the City of Pensacola encourages skatepark users to review the…
Real News: Tuesday, April 25, 2023
In 2015, Shannon Nickinson and the Studer Community Institute developed a map showing the Escambia County neighborhoods with the largest percentages of children living in…
Vote to name street sweepers…sorry, Kevin
The City of Pensacola has opened public voting for the street sweeper naming contest, which will ultimately determine the official names for the city’s three…
Malcolm Yonge not safe
At this weekly presser, Pensacola Mayor D.C. Reeves discussed the status of the Malcolm Yonge Community Center, which has been closed since March 21. Lighthouse…
Mayor pushes back on Pickleball lease
Pensacola Mayor D.C. Reeves has received some criticism about renting out Port Warehouse #4 for an indoor sports facility (Comment on Belmont Hall post). He…
$1.76 gas in Pace this Saturday
Residents of Pace and surrounding communities are invited to celebrate the grand opening of a new 76® gas station located at 4560 US 90 on Saturday, April…
Principal defends WMS math teacher
At the Florida Board of Education meeting last week, board member Ryan Petty blasted a math teacher at Warrington Middle School who said he had…
Perdido Key access: County waiting on title abstracts
Yesterday, I asked County Attorney Alison Rogers for an update on the public beach easements on Perdido Key. She said the public beach easement for…
Eight PSC athletes sign with four-year programs
Eight Pensacola State College student-athletes struck major deals on Monday, April 24, when they committed to Division I, Division II, NAIA and NAICU colleges and…
Apply for Cox event grants
Local nonprofits that are planning fundraising and awareness events in the Gulf Coast market are encouraged to apply for an event sponsorship from Cox Communications….
Real News: Monday, April 24, 2023
NAI Pensacola CEO DeeDee Davis discusses how the Inweekly Power List began and evolved over the years. Victoria D’Angelo has been selected as the Community…
Operation Brownsville has begun
According to the Escambia County Sheriff’s office website, Operation Brownsville began this morning at 8 a.m. with Escambia County Code Enforcement and Animal Control. They…
Panel: Climate risks to local military bases [podcast]
UWF, American Security Project and retired military leaders to discuss climate-related risks to local military installations WHAT: UWF’s Office of Research Administration and Engagement and…
Viewpoint: Beulah’s OLF8 Development – A Huge Win for EVERYONE!
By Jeff Bergosh A recent guest editorial and letter to the editor about OLF 8 contained strident opinions presented as facts and half-truths conflated with…
Belmont Hall explores port site [podcast]
Last week, we reported that Belmont Hall – food and entertainment complex – may move to a site near the Port of Pensacola and the…
Looking for new DIB board members
Mayor D.C. Reeves is accepting applications to be considered for two upcoming vacancies on the Downtown Improvement Board. Qualified individuals interested in serving on the…
