Author: Rick Outzen
Rest of Real News: Friday, March 24, 2023
Will Kennedy shares the latest on UWF Argo athletics. And the full show:
Pensacola VegFest welcomes Pinky Cole
Pensacola VegFest returns on Saturday, March 25 with Pinky Cole and her Slutty Vegan food truck. Whitney Jackson has the details. Read VegFest Goes Slutty.
Injured? File today (Update: Too late, DeSantis signed bill)
Consumers and property owners are losing rights in Florida. Attorney Eric Stevenson says over 5,000 cases have been filed in Escambia County alone this week…
John Thomas sentenced to federal prison
In 2022, Inweekly broke the story of Pensacola insurance broker John Thomas who took money for insurance policies that didn’t exist. U.S. Attorney Jason R….
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…
