Author: Rick Outzen
Palafox Market celebrates Mardi Gras
Pensacola Mardi Gras and Palafox Market will collaborate for a special event to celebrate the beginning of the 2023 Mardi Gras season. On Saturday, Feb….
Real News: Monday, Feb. 6, 2023
Former State Rep. Frank White announces he will run for the Florida Senate in 2024. ABC’s Matt Seyler discusses the balloon shot down over the…
Council president appointed to national committee
Delarian Wiggins, City Council President of the City of Pensacola, Florida has been appointed to the National League of Cities (NLC) 2023 Public Safety and…
Foo Foo announces $500K grant
Today, the Pensacola Foo Foo Festival officially announced its plans for its tenth anniversary event, taking place November 2-13, 2023. At this morning’s kickoff presentation,…
After tort reform, come the Spaulding strikes
Plaintiff attorneys have long been the targets of the Florida Chamber, insurance companies and other special interest groups. The standard argument is lawsuits drive up…
PHS Tapes – Episodes Four-Seven
To understand the extent of the dysfunction of the Pensacola Humane Society, it helps to listen to the recording of the Dec. 12 staff meeting…
Podcast: NAS Whiting Field – Best Small Base in Southeast Region, 2nd in the Navy
Commander, Navy Region Southeast, Rear Adm. Wesley McCall, announced in a November message that Naval Air Station Whiting Field was the region’s top pick in…
Fight over dogs in bars
From the News Service of Florida: Bars in Tampa and Orlando are challenging the Florida Department of Health over decisions to block dogs from being…
2023 Double Bridge Run results
The Pensacola Double Bridge Run presented by Publix hosted 3,480 competitors from more than 40 states for their 15k run, 5k run and 5k walk events! Brisk temps…
PHS Tapes – Episode Three: No Budget
The Pensacola Humane Society is in free fall. On Dec. 12, several board members met with staff and volunteers to calm the situation. The board…
PHS Tapes – Episode Two: The Cash Crunch
The second episode of the Pensacola Humane Society board members meeting with staff and volunteers in hopes of clearing the air. It’s chaotic but informative….
PHS Tapes – Episode One: ‘You Got Our Attention
The Pensacola Humane Society shut down in January after the staff walked out. The PHS Society has since filed a lawsuit against six former employees…
Florida Legislature – week ended Feb. 3
No More Concealed Carry Permits: House Speaker Paul Renner on Monday announced legislation that would allow people to carry concealed weapons without licenses – known…
IHMC breaks ground on $30-million facility
The Florida Institute for Human and Machine Cognition ceremonially broke ground today (Feb. 3) on a new $30 million project in downtown Pensacola, setting up…
WCOA celebrates 97 years on the air
WCOA — Wonderful City of Advantages — aired its first broadcast on Feb. 3, 1926 from Pensacola City Hall. We had several guest on the…
Real News: Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023
On March 1, the City of Pensacola will launch an additional payment option designed to make paying for parking in city-owned public parking spaces quick…
Andrade endorses White for State Senate
Sen. Doug Broxson will term out of office in 2024. Several potential candidates have been mentioned, but former State Rep. Frank White appears to be…
North Escambia and Santa Rosa counties receive state grants for broadband
At a press conference in Milton this morning, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced the first set of awards through the Broadband Opportunity Grant Program to expand…
Humane Society – True or False
The Pensacola Humane Society is broke. False In 2020, PHS received a $1.2 million bequest. The money was put in securities, and occasionally dividends have…
Podcast: UWF Coach Kaleb Nobles
The UWF football team added 14 players on the first day of the National Signing Period Wednesday. First-year head coach Kaleb Nobles announced the additions…
