Author: Rick Outzen
Conversations about Lewis Bear, Jr.
Today, I talked with Commissioner Lumon May, Quint Studer and Don Gaetz about Lewis Bear, Jr. I also replayed a January 2022 interview with Lewis…
Real News: Shop Hop, Dream Vacation, Argos and more
The Shops of Palafox presents The 3rd Annual Spring Shop Hop on Palafox! Sunday, March 5th, 11 am-4 pm. Sip, shop and hop into spring…
Town Hall on FPL rate hike set for Monday
Customers Fed Up! FP&L Hikes Electric Bills Again! Public Service Commission (PSC) is set to yet again rubber-stamp new FP&L rate increases. Hard-hit Panhandle residents…
Breaking: Lewis Bear Jr. has passed
We received the news that Lewis Bear, Jr. passed during the night. The family shared that he went peacefully. PERSONAL Born: February 10, 1941 in…
Myth-busting: School District is better
In the fall of 2018 when voters approved a referendum empowering the school board to appoint the school superintendent, the district ranked 53 out of…
Real News: Zombies, Hoops, Aviation and more
If you’re one of the many people that believe a zombie apocalypse is inevitable, you’re going to need to be prepared. In fact, 1 in…
Backroom Briefing: Canceling the Competition
Weekly political notes from The News Service of Florida By Jim Turner A former chairman of the Republican Party of Florida caused a kerfuffle this…
City Cubed Art project on Saturday
The City of Pensacola is excited to announce a partnership with the Pensacola Museum of Art to bring a CUBED art installation to City Hall,…
FPL finds ways to lower rates
Florida Power & Light has filed a plan that will reduce the April rate increase of $13/mo. by $4.43. According to FPL staff, in addition…
Legislature expected to aid DeSantis presidential run
Gov. Ron DeSantis canceled a scheduled appearance Wednesday at the Florida Power & Light Northwest Florida Economic Symposium, but lobbyist Darrick McGhee provided the attendees…
County Purchasing to host Free Vendor Open House
The Escambia County Office of Purchasing will host a free vendor open house Wednesday, March 22 from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. The open house will take…
Salzman wants School Superintendent to resign
In letter on her official letter, State Rep. Michelle Salzman has requested the Escambia County School Superintendent Tim Smith resign, stating, “Every day that we…
Inside PHS report
First, the report is not a CPA audit report. The Pensacola Humane Society referred to the report produced by Saltmarsh, Cleveland & Gund as an…
Real News: Summer Camps, Spring Break, Hoops and more
The University of West Florida has more than 50 Summer Camps. Valerie Taylor has the details. The Santa Rosa Island Authority (SRIA) wants to ensure…
Latest Inweekly – ‘Realistically Whimsical’ – goes live!
Cover: Realistically Whimsical Savannah Evanoff profiles mural artist Banks Compton. Read more. Open Season on Gay Penguins Jeremy Morrison reports on the growing list of…
Breaking: Humane Society releases CPA report
From PHS Facebook page: “As you may know, the Pensacola Humane Society retained an accounting firm on December 10, 2022, to conduct an Independent Accountant’s…
Real News: Mayor Reeves hits 100-day mark
Pensacola Mayor D.C. Reeves discusses his first 100 days in office, Pensacola 2.0 and appointed school superintendent. Airport Director Matt Caughlin discusses MRO complex, aviation…
Aviation Training Academy
As part of the ceremony, ST Engineering’s Jeffery Lam and Dr. Ed Meadows of Pensacola State College signed a Memorandum of Understanding to establish an…
Sun Belt Conference looking to be here long term
Sun Belt Conference Deputy Commissioner Kathy Keene is excited to see the conference’s men and women start their championship tournaments today. “We have some unbelievable…
Reeves calls referendum a ‘political game’
Pensacola Mayor D.C. Reeves worked to pass the referendum for an appointed school superintendent in 2018 and sees no reason to abandon it after less…
