Author: Rick Outzen
Real News: Broadband facts
This weekend, the daily newspaper published a guest viewpoint from Johnny Kampis – “Escambia taking big gamble with government-owned network.” Not only did the viewpoint…
Real News: Eric Stevenson, Bubbas on Patrol
Attorney Eric Stevenson shared stories about his work with Inweekly. We talked about the infamous article “Bubbas on Patrol” by Duwayne Escobedo in March 2008….
My connection to Trump grand jury
A joke among my friends is that I’ve lived long enough to have some connection – maybe several degrees of separation – to most national…
EPA steeps up clean ups in Pensacola
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced plans to accelerate the cleanup of five Superfund sites in Florida with funds from the Bipartisan Infrastructure…
New community dashboard
The Haas Center at the University of West Florida has developed an online dashboard that provides easy, quick and simple navigation related to key indicators…
Anti-trafficking conference on Friday
Gulf Coast Kid’s House and The NISSI Project today announced the inaugural Escarosa Anti-Human Trafficking Conference to improve the multi-disciplinary development in Escambia and Santa…
County employee faces ethics issues
The Escambia County’s Office of Compliance and Ethics has investigated whether Natural Resources RESTORE project manager Matthew Posner was paid to be the interim director…
Real News: Bird is the word
Mayor Grover Robinson plans to bring a plan to the city council on how to improve the safety of the Bird scooters in downtown Pensacola….
Real News: Former press secretary discusses Cuomo
Karen Hinton, former press secretary for Andrew Cuomo, discusses her book, “Penis Politics,” which tackles head-on how men abuse power that all too many girls…
Tech expands Pensacola operation
FloridaWest Economic Development Alliance announced today that CIRCULOGENE will be expanding its operations into downtown Pensacola, Florida. CIRCULOGENE, an innovative medical technology company, will be…
Wahoos win community service award again
The Pensacola Blue Wahoos were chosen as the Double-A South’s nominee for the Minor League Baseball CommUNITY Champion Award, given to the team that showed…
Be a Santa to a Senior
As isolation continues to impact local seniors, Home Instead of Pensacola renews the important Be a Santa to a Senior program promising another season of…
Presser Notes: Winding Down the Overpass Camp
by Jeremy Morrison It looks like the homeless encampment beneath a stretch of interstate overpass near downtown Pensacola will soon be no more – because…
Real News: Jones on UF investigation
The University of Florida has launched an investigation into after a report revealed that professors felt pressured to delete COVID-19 data for an undisclosed state entity.  Congressional…
Boosters in Brownsville this weekend
On Saturday, Dec. 18 from 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Community Health Northwest Florida, in partnership with Escambia County, will hold a COVID-19 vaccine clinic inside Brownsville…
UWF receives $3M NSA grant
The University of West Florida received a $3 million grant extension by the National Security Agency to expand the national cybersecurity workforce development program, CyberSkills2Work,…
Emmy-Award Winning Journalist Mike Nabors coming to Bodacious Bookstore & Cafe
Emmy-Award winning broadcast journalist Mike Nabors, author of, “The Brees Way,†which details all 15 seasons of former Saints iconic quarterback Drew Brees, will be…
Wahoo announcer moves up to the Big League
The Arizona Diamondbacks announced Tuesday the hiring of Chris Garagiola to join their radio broadcast team in 2022. After serving as the lead play-by-play broadcaster…
2021 Hollinger Awards announced
Baptist Health Care Foundation has announced the 2021 Hollinger Award recipients for outstanding service contributions to Baptist Health Care. The awards are presented to individuals,…
Real News podcast: What made ‘Sex in the City’ popular
This week HBO will reboot Sex and the City – the award-winning series created by Darren Star and based on Candace Bushnell’s bestselling book of…



















