Author: Rick Outzen
Real News: Kinsella’s takeaways
City Administrator Tim Kinsella filled in for Mayor D.C. Reeves on “Real News” this morning. We talked about his first three weeks on the job….
Home Base Pensacola coming to Northwest Florida
Home Base is a national non-profit started by the Boston Red Sox Foundation and Massachusetts General Hospital in 2009. Its mission is to heal the…
Chamber sends letter to BCC about OLF-8
Pensacola Chamber chair David Deliman has sent a letter to the Escambia Board of County Commissioners supporting the use of a portion of OLF-8 for…
Escambia sets Early Voting record in its first day
On “Real News with Rick Outzen” this morning, Supervisor of Elections Robert Bender reports on Escambia County’s record-setting first day of Early Voting. For Monday,…
Daily Outtakes: Good news for us, Bad news for Beulah Nimbys, Developers
Since Escambia County acquired the 636 acres in 2018, Outlying Landing Field 8 (OLF-8) has been controversial. Navy Federal Credit Union bought a hundred acres,…
Breaking: Early voting may set record for first day in Escambia
Escambia County Supervisor of Elections Robert Bender says the county may have four sites that will record over a 1,000 votes. As of 3:30 p.m….
Pensacola Museum of Art to celebrate 70 years
This year marks the 70th anniversary of the Pensacola Museum of Art becoming an art center in Pensacola. In honor of this milestone, the museum…
Pensacola Mural Fest gets underway
The first Pensacola Mural Fest muralists have arrived and started painting. The six muralists will start on various days over the next two weeks. Their…
Voting Early assures a secure election
Early voting in Florida started Monday, Oct. 21 and continues through Saturday, Nov. 2. Unlike Election Day, when you have to vote at your assigned…
Remembering Mel Showers
Renowned news anchor Mel Showers passed away this weekend. Mel worked at Mobile’s WKRG-TV for nearly 50 years and had profound influence in Mobile and…
Daily Outtakes: Our recommendations on the amendments
Early voting starts today. Here are our recommendations for the state amendments and a local referendum. The Florida Legislature voted to put four amendments to…
Rewind 10/20/24: What Pensacola read last week
The Pensacola City Council terminated the City’s lease with Divine Word Communications for a radio tower at the northern end of the Long Hollow stormwater…
What Pensacola played this week: IMPACT 100, OLF-8, Radio Tower, American Magic and Poo
On “Real News” this week, we hit the 3,900 milestone for interviews. We should top 4,000 interviews before Thanksgiving, a remarkable achievement considering our show…
SEC Soccer, Sun Belt Basketball contract renewed
The Escambia County Commission has approved new agreements to host the Southeastern Conference Women’s Soccer Championships and the Sun Belt Conference Basketball Championships through the…
Daily Outtakes: Judge thwarts sabotage of Amendment 4 by DeSantis, Ladapo
U.S. District Judge Mark Walker temporarily barred the DeSantis administration from intimidating and coercing television stations that air ads in support of the proposed Amendment…
Real News: WAVE Center, Health Excellence Awards and more
Triumph Gulf Coast chair David Bear discusses the latest grants for Escambia and Santa Rosa counties. EMS executive director Laura Griffin celebrates the Inaugural 2024…
Hofberger sworn in today
From Escambia County: During the Special Board of County Commissioners meeting today, appointed Commissioner Ashlee Hofberger was installed as District 4 County Commissioner and recognized…
Bud Light Charity Challenge Tennis Tournament starts 10/18
Pensacola Sports is partnering with The Lewis Bear Company to present the 17th annual Bud Light Charity Challenge Tennis Tournament. This event benefits The Arc…
Daily Outtakes: Triumph funds job training, American Magic/UWF WAVE Center
At its meeting in Pensacola on Tuesday, the Triumph Gulf Coast Board approved funds for job training programs in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties and…
Ashlee Hofberger, Ron Helms debate set for Oct. 17
The Finley/JoJo Neighborhoods are sponsoring a political debate for the District 4 County Commissioner nominees. Both Ron Helms and Ashlee Hofberger will be in attendance…
