Author: Rick Outzen
Bay Bluffs Park boardwalk closed
A section of the Bay Bluffs Park boardwalk is closed to the public until further notice for repairs to the boardwalk to be completed. Signage…
Real News: Thursday, March 23
Last week, Rebekah Jones filed a whistleblower lawsuit to get her job back in Leon County Circuit Civil court. Besides reinstatement, she also seeks back…
Real News: Another murders with ties to Murdaughs
ANALYSIS: YET ANOTHER TWIST MURDAUGH FAMILY SAGA BRAD GARRETT, ABC NEWS CRIME & TERRORISM ANALYST, WASHINGTON And you thought all of the twists and turns…
March 23 issue on the stands
VegFest Goes Slutty Restaurant founder Pinky Cole’s Slutty Vegan has traveled a long way to make it to Pensacola. Starting in 2018 in Atlanta, Ga.,…
School District holding town halls
Pensacola, FL – Escambia County Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Tim Smith and School Board members will hold a series of town hall meetings, beginning in…
UWF Sea3D Lab creates USS Monitor artifact replicas
Pensacola, Fla. – Mar. 21, 2023 – The University of West Florida’s Sea3D Lab recently partnered with The Mariners’ Museum and Park, the National Oceanic…
Cozad agrees NAS Pensacola needs to open more for visitors
The Naval Air Station Pensacola will open its gates to the public for a weekend of access on March 25 and 26. The public access…
Should City help REAP buy a building?
On WCOA, Pensacola City Councilwoman Jennifer Brahier discussed whether the city should help buy a former Pathways for Change building for REAP. Here is the…
Podcast: Superintendent Smith discusses board vote
On WCOA this morning, Escambia County School Superintendent Tim Smith discussed last night’s 3-2 vote by the school board that rejected a referendum to return…
Malcolm Yonge Gym closed
Update on Malcolm Yonge Gym: Malcolm Yonge Gym is closed until further notice due to concerns of potentially unsafe building conditions, effective at 5 p.m….
Impact 100 to make another million dollar impact [podcast]
IMPACT 100 Pensacola Bay Area on Tuesday announced its 2023 membership drive successfully concluded with a total of 1,192 members. On Oct. 22, IMPACT 100…
Buzz: Clerk flooded with lawsuits
Trial attorneys around the state are filing lawsuits in anticipation of Gov. Ron DeSantis signing the tort reform bill this week as the Florida Senate…
Superintendent: Why limit who gets the job?
Quint Studer explained why he supports having an appointed superintendent: “‘What I wanted was the option for the school board to find the very best…
Mayor provides updates on Club Climax, Adm. Mason Park, Truth for Youth and more
Mayor D.C. Reeves covered several topics on WCOA and at his weekly presser. Here are the podcast from my show and notes from the presser….
Andrade bill called ‘death knell for American traditions of free speech’
From the First Amendment Foundation: On Thursday, March 23, the full House Judiciary Committee IS EXPECTED TO hold a final hearing on HB 991, a…
Podcast: No Trump arrest today
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg on Monday gave law enforcement partners no indication of when or whether an indictment against former President Trump could come…
$21 million for mental health, but how much for Escambia County?
The Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF) announced $21 million in available funding for essential programs to enhance mental health crisis services in Florida’s…
PHS exhibits
With the help of local attorneys, Inweekly received the exhibits that the Pensacola Humane Society board attached to its lawsuit against former employees. They contain…
Fighting for books
Retired Escambia County teacher Linda Fussell pushes back the movement to remove books approved by the district’s review from public schools. The Escambia County School…
LeaP for Change [podcast]
Since the beginning of their project in October 2022, the Leadership Pensacola Class of 2023 has received a total of 21 sponsorships at levels $500…
