Sheriff Chip Simmons discusses how the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office engages with the community – ESCO Foundation, Battle of Pensacola Kickball Game and Dream Big. Pensacola International Airport Director Matt Coughlin shares…
Author: Rick Outzen
Daily Outtakes: Baptist bailout might hit snag
Tallahassee insiders have shared that Pensacola Mayor D.C. Reeves’ effort to get the state to help bailout Baptist Hospital by putting up $18 million to demolish its old hospital may be a…
Santa Rosa Moms for Liberty tells School Board to drop American Library Association ties
Santa Rosa County’s Moms for Liberty executive board passed as resolution requesting the Santa Rosa County School Board to sever ties with the American Library Association (ALA) and its divisions and affiliates,…
Daily Outtakes: New Parking App coming
Downtown Parking Changes Mayor D.C. Reeves praised the downtown parking report but said he might not recommend following the recommended timeline that would raise hourly rates, expand hours to midnight, and increase…
Real News: Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2023
Pensacola Mayor D.C. Reeves discusses the Downtown Parking Study and the Active Transportation Plan. UWF student Tris Weeks, the lead singer/songwriter of her band, Goldmine, is putting on a concert to benefit…
Presser takeaways
Bay Bluff Park Mayor Reeves has talked with Conversation Florida. “They are very excited about this idea. Obviously this is our initial meeting, nothing formalized yet, but we are providing surveys and…
Can we keep Post Office downtown?
Mayor D.C. Reeves is trying to find a solution to keep the post office downtown. “I had a call with our local postmaster about the downtown post office this past Thursday,” he…
Daily Outtakes: VPK, Childcare needed
I’ve written about the need to fix the voluntary pre-kindergarten (VPK) system in Escambia. We have nearly 25% of our VPK classrooms empty – even though we know that child participating in…
Real News: Monday, Oct. 23, 2023
Commissioner Robert Bender reviews the Board of County Commissioners meeting on Oct. 19. Christian Wagley weighs in on the Active Transportation Plan. Attorney Alex Andrade discusses the settlement his client, Commissioner Kerry…
Downtown Parking recommendations – higher rate, longer hours
Today, Olive Tree Consulting will present its parking report to the Pensacola City Council. The consultant will recommend expanding the on-street paid parking hours from 8 a.m.-7 p.m. to 8 a.m.-12 a.m….
Daily Outtakes: IMPACT makes impact
IMPACT 100 Pensacola Bay Area selected 11 grant recipients at its annual membership meeting yesterday. “Again, this year, hundreds of IMPACT 100 members participated in the Focus Area Committee selection process to…
Mayor Reeves gets appointment
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the appointment of Ryan Goertzen and Darcy “D.C.” Reeves and the reappointment of Joe Marino, Melvin “Mel” Ponder, Laurie Sallarulo, Robert Salonen, and Representative…