Author: Rick Outzen
UWF public relations students win top FPRA state award
Ten public relations students from the University of West Florida were recently honored with a Golden Image Award and a Grand All Golden Image Award…
New GM for WEAR TV 3 named
MarketWatch reports that Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. has announced that J.C. Lowe, who was Sinclair’s General Manager in Birmingham, will become the General Manager of…
Payday Lending Town Hall Meeting
The Raise Florida Network in collaboration with Community Enterprise Investments, Inc. (CEII), Zion Hope Primitive Baptist Church, and the Friendship Primitive Baptist Church will hold…
MESS Four Dollar Days in September
Starting in September, the Pensacola MESS Hall is introducing a new incentive for families to try out and explore exhibits and mess kits designed to…
Help Inweekly investigate local web trolls, cyber bullying and cyber harassment
Internet trolls, cyber bullying and cyber harassment are getting more attention in the media. Oftentimes the attackers take advantage of software or online services to…
Five questions for John Morgan, attorney behind medical marjuana amendment
By MARGIE MENZEL THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Orlando trial lawyer John Morgan is spearheading a move to pass a constitutional amendment that would legalize…
Law enforcement looks for clues in homicide of Reggie Evans’ nephew
Shortly after noon yesterday, the nephew of NBA star Reggie Evans was discovered dead in the area of Weller Avenue and Bradfield Road off of…
Stubblefield heads REAP, will hold Community Leadership Program on Sept. 3
Al Stubblefield, former CEO of Baptist Hospital, has taken on a new role as President of Re-Entry Alliance Pensacola, Inc. (REAP) and is inviting community…
Local Fox TV affiliate, WALA-TV, sold
RTT News reports that Meredith Corp. has agreed to buy the broadcast assets of WALA-TV, the Fox affiliate in Mobile-Pensacola, from Media General, Inc. for…
Harper joins Studer Institute
The Studer Institute and the University of West Florida have created a partnership that will allow Rick Harper, the University of West Florida’s assistant vice…
Nine month city financial reports show impact of flood
The Pensacola City Council agenda for next week is out. The Climate Change Task Force is back on the agenda, as well as the conversion…
Scott talks climate change with scientists
By MARGIE MENZEL THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Amid questions about his views on global warming, Gov. Rick Scott on Tuesday met with five Florida…
District 2 Showdown: Valentino and Underhill interviewed
The hottest local primary race is the GOP primary for Escambia County Commissioner, District 2. Two-term incumbent Gene Valentino faces off against Doug Underhill. Inweekly…
In Hot Pursuit 5K set for Nov. 15
The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office’s 7th Annual ‘In Hot Pursuit’ 5K is scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 15 on Pensacola Beach. Over the past seven years…
University of Oregon retweets my column
UO Journalism & Comm –Newsrooms in the age of digital metrics: @routzen: Quality journalism can’t be measured by social media clicks http://sojc.co/1oK3rJI — Nice
Pensacola: Trailblazer in production of football players
Football.com is singing the praises of this area’s production of college and pro football players. A glance at the 2014 preseason rosters of the Southeastern…
Cool idea: Subway Kids Marathon Opens Registration…and Jared is coming
What’s a twelve-week marathon? It’s a special kid’s marathon for children ages 5-12 in which participants can run, walk, or wheel-chair 25 miles over twelve…
Ingrams welcome baby girl
State Rep. Clay Ingram and his wife Leslie welcomed Lydia Kathleen –9 lbs, 6 oz. baby girl –to their family yesterday. Momma and baby are…
Tin Cow expands to Tallahassee
Joe Abston is bringing his unique hamburger joint to the state capital. The Tallahassee Democrat reports Abston and Mike Weeks of Pensacola have leased the…
World Renew coming to assess flood-related needs
BRACE and the Escambia County Long-Term Recovery Group have requested the services of a national disaster recovery group to determine who in the community will…
