Escambia County Public Schools has begun identifying the academic outcomes, such as reading and math scores, with their school attendance zones to reveal “corridors of concerns.” The”corridors of concerns” came up near…
Author: Rick Outzen
Real News 2/14/24
The rest of today’s interviews: University of West Florida Volleyball Coach Melissa Wolter discusses the importance of getting girls involved in sports. The Pensacola Opera is bringing John Holiday to Pensacola this…
Simmons: ‘Growing your own’
As a follow-up to Inweekly’s Rising Stars, Escambia County Sheriff Chip Simmons and I discuss the importance of keeping our local talent. “I really like the idea of growing our own, of…
Sun Belt Conference returns to Pensacola
The Sun Belt Conference Men’s and Women’s Basketball Championship will be in Pensacola March 5 – 11. Twenty-eight teams will vie for a chance to play in “The Big Dance” for the…
Another Smoke Alarm Saturday this weekend
The Pensacola Fire Department will hold its next Smoke Alarm Saturday event Feb. 17 in District 1. Smoke Alarm Saturdays is a continuing effort by the PFD with a goal of providing…
Bands on the Beach Schedule
uBreak out your dancing shoes and mark your calendars because the electrifying summer concert series, Bands on the Beach, is back and better than ever! Kicking off on April 2, 2024, this…
Daily Outtakes: Buck collects bucks
The Buck Mitchell campaign shared with Inweekly that it has $67,175 in the bank and aims to raise $80K by the end of this week and $100K by the end of February….
Beach projects completed
Escambia County sent out a press release touting its investment in improvements and maintenance on Pensacola Beach. “We’ve invested heavily over the past several years into making improvements throughout the county, and…
Real News: Mayor, Supervisor and Ronald McDonald (House)
Mayor D.C. Reeves We discuss his ideas concerning the purchase of the Gibson School building and the importance of the next phase of ST Engineering at the Pensacola International Airport. Supervisor of…
Presser notes – 2/13/24
The town hall regarding Skate Spot has been delayed while the City of Pensacola waits to see the renderings from Upward Intuition and has staff review them. Upward Intuition received a $150,000…
Legislative update
Tampa Bay Times reported House Speaker Paul Renner is backing HB 1645, which would enact wide-ranging changes to Florida’s energy policy. The bill also would delete “climate change” eight times from current…
A resignation trend in Milton
For decades, Milton operated out of the spotlight with minimal controversy. City and county governments were stable and worked under the radar, but not anymore. Both the Milton city manager and Santa…