Author: Rick Outzen
City Hall phones down
Some City Hall and City of Pensacola Housing phone lines are currently experiencing outages and are unable to receive incoming calls. The public’s patience is…
First Amendment Foundation opposes call to weaken free speech
FAF OPPOSES CALLS TO WEAKEN FREE SPEECH AND PRESS LAW For Immediate Release: Jan. 23, 2023 Contact: Bobby Block, bblock@floridafaf.org The First Amendment Foundation views…
Podcast: Lily Hall opens next week
Pensacola’s newest boutique lodging, restaurant and event space, Lily Hall, will hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony at noon on Wednesday, Feb. 15 and will open for…
Mayoral Transition Team members discuss environmental issues
Join former Environment Focus Area members of Pensacola Mayor D.C. Reeves’ Transition Team as they share their findings and recommendations on improving the city’s environmental…
Presser Notes: Operation Economic Development
by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly Economic development, the business of increasing a local or regional community’s fortunes by energizing, attracting and retaining businesses to an area,…
Real News: Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023
Commissioner Jeff Bergosh recaps the Thursday, Feb. 2 board meeting. He also touches on Clerk Pam Childers’ latest antics. Pensacola Mayor D.C. Reeves hires economic…
Baseball returns to Blue Wahoos Stadium – 36 college and high school games
Baseball returns to Blue Wahoos Stadium later this month with a local showdown between Baker High School and Pensacola High School on February 25, kicking…
Gov. DeSantis recognizes February as Career and Technical Education Month
Today, Governor Ron DeSantis and Florida Commissioner of Education Manny Diaz, Jr. commemorated February as Career and Technical Education (CTE) Month. CTE Month is observed…
February Slow Ride this weekend
Join Bike Pensacola for the most popular bike ride in town–the Slow Ride! Each month we explore the quiet, scenic streets of Pensacola’s many historic…
Pensacola Humane Society tax return
The Pensacola Humane Society files its tax returns based a fiscal year that runs from Oct. 1 through Sept. 30. The most current tax return…
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…
