Category: Politics
Daily Outtakes: PNJ embarrassed by Haas Center study
The recent University of West Florida Haas Center study of OLF-8 must embarrass the Pensacola News Journal, the paper’s monthly columnist Theresa Blackwell and consultant…
Real News: Early voting slows, Home Base has new home
Escambia County Supervisor of Elections Robert Bender shares over 43,000 voters over the first seven days of early voting. Escambia County already has a 30%…
Breaking: Hobby Lobby shopping center to be converted to a church
Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the $7 million sale of a shopping center located at 6235 N. Davis Highway where Hobby Lobby and Books-A-Million are…
UWF announces $320k gift from Andrews Institute and BHC
UWF announced a $320,000 gift from Andrews Institute and Baptist Health Care to name the Andrews Institute and Baptist Health Care Master of Science in…
Ascension Sacred Heart named to Newsweek prestigious list
Newsweek’s prestigious 2025 list of the best-in-state hospitals includes Sacred Heart Pensacola and Sacred Heart Emerald Coast, placing the Ascension Sacred Heart facilities alongside just…
Watching for possible Tropical weather developments
From the NOAA Hurricane Center: Tropical Weather Outlook NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 800 AM EDT Mon Oct 28 2024 For the North Atlantic…Caribbean…
Daily Outtakes: Salzman cash machine keeps spending
State Rep. Michelle Salzman continues to receive campaign contributions for her re-election campaign, both for her campaign account and her political action committee, the Committee…
Top Posts for week ending Oct. 26, 2024
Readers were interested in hearing about the UWF Haas Center study of the economic impact of light industrial at OLF-8 and the Chamber’s support of…
What Pensacola listened to last week:
Listeners enjoyed hearing about Home Base Pensacola and today’s Human Trafficking Conference. They also enjoyed listening to our entire shows while driving or working out….
Outtakes: Two-way city streets
Last night, the Pensacola City Council approved Mayor D.C. Reeves’ recommendation to relocate $490,000 and $310,000 Housing Assistance for facility reorganization and security upgrades at…
Pensacola Airport receives $4 million FAA grant
The Pensacola International Airport announced receiving a $4 million grant from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) as part of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Airport Terminal…
Real News: Ice Flyers’s fun, loud crowds, UWF students help American Magic
Team owner Greg Harris shares the highlights of the Oct. 19 season opener and previews this Saturday’s game versus Birmingham at the Pensacola Bay Center….
Foiling Week accepting entries
With four months to go, entries are now open for Foiling Week Pensacola 2025, the multi-class “World Sailing Special Event” to be held in Florida…
Daily Outtakes: Questions about St. Michael crashes and OLF-8 answered
Earlier this week, I received this email: Inweekly Friends, How many cars are going to crash through the fences around St. Michael’s Cemetery before the…
Real News: Argos, Voting, OLF-8 billion, Sextortion and more
FloridaWest’s Rick Byars discusses the Haas Center study of light industrial uses at OLF-8. Pensacola State College president Dr. Ed Meadows talks about the A&P…
Daily Outtakes: City of Milton audit finds no fraud
The City of Milton received the preliminary findings from the Florida Auditor General’s operational audit. No fraud, waste, abuse, or illegal activity were identified. “The…
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….
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,…
