Author: Rick Outzen
City attorney resigns
City Attorney Charlie Peppler has announced his resignation, effective April 30. The interim City Attorney position should be posted on Friday, March 31. Peppler was…
Pensacola State launches women’s soccer, names coach, first signees
Mark Yepishin has been named the first women’s soccer coach at Pensacola State College. The new PSC athletics team, with 18 to 22 student-athletes, is…
Real News: Defamation, Dancing and Nashville shooter
The parents of Nashville school shooter Audrey Hale say the 28-year-old was under a doctor’s care for an undisclosed “emotional disorder” before the armed attack…
Free Legal Services at Gull Point
Legal Services of North Florida, in partnership with the City of Pensacola, is excited to announce two upcoming opportunities at Gull Point Resource Center to…
2023 PACE award winners
Pensacola Chamber held its annual Pensacola Area Commitment to Excellence (PACE) awards banquet on Pensacola Beach last night. The winners were: Business Leader: Kara Cardona,…
Design City Welcome Sign
The City of Pensacola is hosting a design contest for artists to create a three-dimensional welcome structure, which will greet as many as 100,000 visitors…
Real News: Air Speed Records, Environment, Post-Shooting Chaos
Lou Toth is out to set an air speed record from Pensacola to Waveband, Miss. Former DHS Undersecretary John Cohen discusses the dangers of the…
Yelp! names local restaurants to Florida Top 100
Here is who made the latest Yelp’s Top 100 Florida Restaurants 2023: # 14 George’s Bistro + Bar: Popular dishes: Yelpers swoon over the Beef…
Name City Street Sweepers
The City of Pensacola is seeking the public’s help with naming the city’s three newest street sweepers, kicking off a contest to see who can…
Third Gun Violence Roundtable
Escambia County Gun Violence Round Table on April 4 The public is invited to attend the Escambia County Gun Violence Round Table hosted by Sheriff…
Breaking: City cancels Streamline Boats lease
On WCOA this morning, Mayor D.C. Reeves announced that the city canceled Streamline Boats’ lease on Wednesday, March 16. The company did not meet the…
FHA survey points to issues with Baker Act patients
From Mary Mayhew, President/CEO of Florida Hospital Association: Access to involuntary psychiatric beds is a critical component of Florida’s mental health continuum of care, providing…
Real News: Beulah, Soul Royals
Escambia County Commissioner Jeff Bergosh discusses his expectations for the Beulah Master Plan. The Soul Royals – one of the more popular musical groups in…
Parent objects, stops children from seeing Disney film
The Tampa Bay Times reports that a North Shore Elementary (St. Petersburg, Fla.) parent objected that the Disney movie “Ruby Bridges” being shown not all…
Fred Fest returns April 16 [podcast]
The Fred Levin Way Foundation will host the Second Annual Fred Levin Way Fest from 11 a.m.- 3 p.m. on Sunday, April 16, in downtown…
George Stone makes Top 10
George Stone Technical College has recently earned a ranking of #9 in the state of Florida in industry certifications earned by students. The mission of…
Rest of Real News: Friday, March 24, 2023
Will Kennedy shares the latest on UWF Argo athletics. And the full show:
Pensacola VegFest welcomes Pinky Cole
Pensacola VegFest returns on Saturday, March 25 with Pinky Cole and her Slutty Vegan food truck. Whitney Jackson has the details. Read VegFest Goes Slutty.
Injured? File today (Update: Too late, DeSantis signed bill)
Consumers and property owners are losing rights in Florida. Attorney Eric Stevenson says over 5,000 cases have been filed in Escambia County alone this week…
John Thomas sentenced to federal prison
In 2022, Inweekly broke the story of Pensacola insurance broker John Thomas who took money for insurance policies that didn’t exist. U.S. Attorney Jason R….
