Author: Rick Outzen
Daily Outtakes: Plan B for Pensacola Bay Center. What is it?
Hoteliers are upset over the $90-million plan to use the fifth cent of the bed tax to cover the bonds to renovate the Pensacola Bay…
IMPACT 100 chooses grant winners on Sunday
IMPACT 100 Pensacola Bay Area invites you to join us at our Annual Meeting on Sunday, October 13 at the Hilton Pensacola Beach for the…
Daily Outtakes: Escambia Children’s Trust committee sends $4.2 million program to board
Over the summer, nonprofits have tried to figure out the Escambia Children’s Trust’s (Trust) Healthy Schools Escambia. On Friday, Oct. 4, the Trust’s grant review…
Tropical Storm Milton heading toward Tampa, may become Cat 3 hurricane
I’ve read various reports on Tropical Storm Milton. This will impact Tampa, St. Pete and Orlando. The storm will rapidly strengthen by Tuesday and may…
Top Stories of the Week ended Oct. 5
Readers flocked to these stories. 1. Breaking: PNJ paid print distribution tumbles to less than 5K Readers were shocked to see how far paid subscriptions…
Breaking: DeSantis to appoint Hofberger
IT’S NOW OFFICIAL: Governor Ron DeSantis Appoints Ashlee Hofberger to the Escambia County Board of County Commissioners TALLAHASSEE, Fla.—Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the appointment…
Your checklist for what to do this weekend
—Nonprofits & Fundraisers— Danetober Fest : Enjoy this dog-friendly event featuring raffles, vendors and food trucks 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 5 at Seville Square….
Inweekly: What’s in the October 3 issue
Going Beyond the Screen For the past 12 years, Stamped Film Festival has been a beacon of LGBTQ+ storytelling in the South, offering audiences an…
Breaking: PNJ paid print distribution tumbles to less than 5K
On Thursday, Oct. 3, the Pensacola News Journal published its United States Postal Service Statement of Ownership, Management, and Circulation. The report shows the newspaper’s…
‘Raise the Woof’ with Danetoberfest
The lovable giants of Northwest Florida Great Dane Rescue(NWFLGDR) are back for the 8th Annual Danetoberfest, and they’re bringing all the slobbery kisses you can…
Inweekly: Neighborhood lost its ‘Beacon of Hope’
On Sept. 23, Baptist Hospital celebrated the one-year anniversary of moving from its “legacy campus” in a predominately Black neighborhood to its $650-million new campus…
Tropical Update: Friday, Oct. 4
Escambia County meterologist Scottlin Williams shares the latest: Tropical Weather Outlook NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 800 AM EDT Fri Oct 4 2024 For…
Daily Outtakes: Headlines not seen in the PNJ. Here’s why
This week, Pensacola News Journal published an article calling out Escambia County for what it believed was a significant cost overrun on the new Brownsville…
Real News: UWF football; IHMC needs couch potatoes, old ones
Dr. Marcas Bamman has received a $7.7 million award from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for a clinical trial aimed to determine how people…
2nd Annual Paws For A Cause: Pet Walk to End DV
On Saturday, Oct. 5, from 9 to 11 a.m., FavorHouse will host the 2nd Annual Paws For A Cause: Pet Walk to End DV at…
Running Wild, West Pensacola Elementary launch Socktober
West Pensacola Elementary School is excited to announce its partnership with Running Wild for our annual “Socktober” sock donation event. From Oct.1 to Oct. 31…
Tropical Update: Rain in our future
Escambia County Public Safety Director Eric Gilmore shared the latest on Tropical disturbance in the Gulf of Mexico. Tropical Weather Outlook NWS National Hurricane Center…
Daily Outtakes: School sales tax renewal may have trouble
Few people realize that Escambia County Public Schools have a half-cent sales tax that the district wants voters to renew for another 10 years. A…
Sheriff Simmons on Blazer Academy
Escambia County Sheriff Chip Simmons discusses the sixth Blazer Academy that graduated on Oct. 1. We also talk about the war on drugs and his…
WSRE-TV has a busy week – Studio Amped, Lyrics of Light, Road Trip
WSRE has announced the artists selected to perform for the 15th season of the public television station’s “StudioAmped” music series. Six concerts will be presented…
