Author: Rick Outzen
DIB Roundtable tonight, 5:30-7 p.m.
The Downtown Improvement Board is holding a roundtable meeting from 5:30-7 p.m. on Monday, March 20, at the Bowden Building, 120 Church Street. The Bowden…
Breaking: Local appointed to circuit court
Gov. Ron DeSantis announced this morning that Steven Warrick, of Gulf Breeze, has been appointed to serve as judge on the First Judicial Circuit Court…
District ranking, appointed vs. elected
Based on the total points earned under the Florida Department of Education’s measurement system, the first full year under the appointed superintendent was the best…
Local breweries receive Florida’s Best Beer Awards
Seven Pensacola breweries from the Pensacola area won 13 medals at the Florida Best Beer Awards. Last year, we had six medalists. The winners are…
What other surprises at Escambia Children’s Trust
Several people were surprised to hear that the Escambia Children’s Trust board had already approved Help Me Grow as part of its initial strategic plan….
Wear Red to show support to stop book banning
This afternoon, the Escambia County School Board will meet and discuss removing four more books from school libraries and classrooms. Retired educator Linda Fussell has…
Bayview Park: Spring Into Wellness on Sunday
East Hill Neighborhood Association and City of Pensacola to Host Family-Friendly Health and Wellness Event at Bayview Park East Hill Neighborhood Association, in partnership with…
FavorHouse to get facelift
Pensacola, FL – FavorHouse of Northwest Florida has received state funds to use toward improvements to their Escambia County Emergency Shelter. Grantarenaus LLC, a local…
Insulin: Fight against Big Pharma continues
Two of the three primary insulin providers announced substantial price reductions in March, but personal injury attorney Troy Rafferty says the reductions amount to a…
Kiwanis Park Musical Sensory Garden ribbon cutting
The City of Pensacola invites the community to a ribbon cutting event on Tuesday, March 28 at 2 p.m. to celebrate the completion of a…
Latest Inweekly: Florida Legislature, Big Lewis and more
Bills, Bills, Bills 2023 Florida Legislative Session Guide – The 2023 Florida legislative session opened on Tuesday, March 7, and will run through May 5….
Day Break Marina celebrates new owners with boat show
PENSACOLA, FL – One In A Row Ventures, LLC, a local investment group led by entrepreneur Jason Crawford, in partnership with Chad Henderson, CEO/Founder of…
Local GOP rallying support to ban books, superintendent referendum
The leaders of the Escambia County Republican Party have drunk the DeSantis culture war kool-aid and rallying their members to attend next week’s Escambia County…
Fees going up on Bayou Hills 5K, 10K
Pensacola’s Oldest Running Event Returns in March Pensacola, FL – (February 28, 2023) – One of Pensacola’s oldest running events, the Bayou Hills Run presented…
Education Commissioner names former banned book a book of the month.
Florida Education Commissioner Manny Diaz has launched the Commissioner’s Book of the Month. Among the four books in the inaugural list is one that Duval…
Senate Prez opposes lowering gun-buying age
From the News Service of Florida: Senate President Kathleen Passidomo, R-Naples, said Wednesday she does not support a proposal to lower the minimum age from…
Viewpoint: What makes Pensacola Beach so unique
By Leigh Davis, Executive Director of the Santa Rosa Island Authority Pensacola Beach just added another prestigious award to its long list of accolades when…
Exhibits for counterclaim in PHS nightmare
Here are the exhibits that support the counterclaim filed by Manda Moore-Joseph: 168611011 Ex 1 168611011 Ex 2 168611011 Ex 3 168611726 Ex 4 168611726…
ECT answers questions
While I was working on the Pensacola Humane Society debacle, the Escambia Children’s Trust executive director emailed her answers to my questions, five hours after…
Kites on the Coast this Friday and Saturday
Council on Aging of West Florida is bringing high-flying, intergenerational fun to Pensacola’s Casino Beach Friday, March 17 and Saturday, March 18 with its second…
