Category: News
Real News: Megalopolis, Four Winds, UWF and more
I apologize for not uploading these interviews until today. My Friday was filled with other projects. Francis Ford Coppola’s new movie “Megalopolis” – is it…
Inweekly: Top Stories – 9/26/24
WINNERS & LOSERS American Magic, a Global Learning Academy teacher, five Escambia County students and a FDEP whistleblower made the Winners column, but who are…
Dr. Saunders shares her SOU notes
Because of Hurricane Helene, Dr. Martha Saunders, the president of the University of Florida, did not give her State of the University address on Sept….
Florida Starts Recovery After Monster Storm
By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Rescue and recovery efforts were underway Friday morning in North Florida’s Big Bend region and…
Escambia County teams head to Madison County
Teams from Escambia County Emergency Operations and the Sheriff’s Office have headed to Madison County to help with recovery efforts. Madison County is east of…
Helene makes landfall near Perry, downgraded
At 10:10 p.m. CDT, Hurricane Helene made landfall near Perry, Fla., as a Category 4 storm with 140-mph winds. About 80% of the residents in…
Daily Outtakes: Once upon a time, we had an arena, field house and conference center proposal
Seven years ago, Pensacola hotelier Jay Patel presented an ambitious plan, involving eight national companies, to create a $65 million public-private partnership to build a…
Hurricane Helene 8 p.m. update – Cat 4
Gov. Ron DeSantis warned residents of the Big Bend region, including people in hard-hit Taylor County, to make final preparations for Hurricane Helene, which grew…
Real News: Housing, Murder, Nursing, Voting and more
Mayor D.C. Reeves discusses why he supports the Community Land Trust. A 20-year friendship came to a devastating end when the Letcher Co, Kentucky elected…
Hurricane Helene 1 pm update
Canceled: City Council Meeting for Sept. 26, 2024 Due to expected weather conditions as Hurricane Helene approaches the Florida coast, the Pensacola City Council Meeting,…
Daily Outtakes: Location of indoor sports facility does not matter
Studies show that an indoor sports facility would have a much more significant economic impact than adding a conference center. While neither project would generate…
Real News: Argos football, Sheriff Simmons, Dragon Boats and trains
Will Kennedy recaps last week’s double-overtime loss and reviews Saturday’s game against powerhouse Grand Valley State. Sheriff Chip Simmons discusses the rash of domestic violence,…
Pensacola loves to kill projects, the methods do not change
For the past two weeks, I have researched how Pensacola and Escambia County have studied sports tourism, indoor sports facilities and meeting facilities for the…
Buzz: St. Joseph Church debate over political banner
Historic St. Joseph Catholic Church on the corner of Government and Spring streets has displayed a banner urging people to vote “No” on Amendment 4….
Tropical Storm Helene – Tues am update
I will have Escambia County Public Safety Director Eric Gilmore on “Real News with Rick Outzen” at 7 a.m. The podcast will posted here by…
Daily Outtakes: Salzman living high this summer
State Rep. Michelle Salzman (R-Cantonment) has lived well this summer. She faces Democrat Franscine C. Mathis in the Nov. 5 election, who has only spent…
Real News: This is the week for National Estuaries, Banned Books
The Pensacola & Perdido Bays Estuary Program (PPBEP) invites the community to celebrate National Estuaries Week from Sept. 21-28. National Estuaries Week is a nationwide…
Presser notes: Parcel 5, Gibson School, Baptist old campus
Mayor D.C. Reeves covered several topics today. WEAR-TV and Inweekly were the only reporters at the press conference. PARCEL 5 “After the conversation about Parcel…
Tropical Storm Helene
From NOAA Hurricane Center: BULLETIN Tropical Storm Helene Intermediate Advisory Number 5A NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL092024 200 PM EDT Tue Sep 24…
BOC winner The Daily Squeeze comes to its end
From their Facebook page: So it’s true what they say, all good things must come to an end. In 2019 we opened our doors to…
