Category: Politics
Take Stock in Children open for applications
Escambia County middle schools are accepting applications for Take Stock in Children from eligible 6th and 7th-grade students until April 24 Applications are available from…
Real News: Fricker plans, Volleyball, Gen Z and Juries
Pensacola Mayor D.C. Reeves previews the town hall that he and Councilman Delarian Wiggins are hosting at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 14, at the…
Fred Levin’s mansion up for sale
The late Fred Levin’s Timeless Tanglewood, on 1.2 acres on Bayou Texar, can be bought for $2.999 million. Fred donated the home, which was valued…
Presser takeaways: Skatepark, Bruce Beach
Pensacola Mayor D.C. Reeves covered several topics at his weekly press conference this morning: Skatepark The surveillance cameras are in place. The mayor said graffiti…
Daily Outtakes: 10-24 record (updated)
Note: After reviewing the bills again, I missed a bill that Andrade had passed by both chambers and the laid on the table was done…
City seeks applicants for Summer Youth Internships
The City of Pensacola is offering paid internship opportunities for eligible youth ages 16-24 through the City of Pensacola Summer Youth Intern Program. Internships are…
Real News – D2 bracketology, EggFest and John Cena @ Oscars
UWF Coach Stephanie Yelton talks about her non-hour Zoom call picking the Division 2 women’s basketball brackets. Pensacola EggFest co-founder Jerrold Hall talks about the…
Florida Gen Z leader speaking in Pensacola on March 20
Florida Gen Z leader and organizer Jayden D’Onofrio will speak at an event hosted by Emerald Coast Equality on Wednesday, March 20 from 6:30 p.m….
Sports: Sun Belt Championships, Blue Wahoos Challenge
Men’s Basketball Championship – 6 p.m. James Madison and Arkansas State earned victories to secure spots in Monday evening’s 2024 Hercules Tires Sun Belt Men’s…
Daily Outtakes: Gaetz worried
Don’t pay attention to Congressman Matt Gaetz’s denials that he doesn’t want to be Florida’s next governor. He does, and he’s worried about the competition…
Real News 3/8/24
Hollywood’s big night is almost here! The Oscars are Sunday, capping off a long awards season, and all the predictions have “Oppenheimer” running away with…
More college sports coming to Pensacola
On WCOA’s “Real News with Rick Outzen” this morning, I had Pensacola Sports CEO Ray Palmer and Blue Wahoos Senior Writer Bill Vilona. Palmer announced…
Pensacola EggFest gives $131,000 to local charities
Pensacola EggFest donated a record amount to local charities this past week after seeing massive participation in 2023. A record $131,000 was distributed to local…
Daily Outtakes: What bills died in Tally
Florida Politics has listed 25 bills that died in the 2024 session, which ends today. “Some center on hot-button issues sure to attract ample attention…
Real News 3/7/24
Pensacola City Councilman Charles Bare discusses how the city has lost community centers with gyms over the past decade. He would like to see more…
Plenty of baseball at Blue Wahoo Stadium, starting today
From Bill Vilona: Four weeks from Friday, the official start of the Blue Wahoos season happens. But we’ve got a lot going on at the…
The Malcolm Yonge Demolition Debate
The Malcolm Yonge Gym has been demolished. The citizens who tried to get a citywide referendum on the demolition have not given up their fight….
Daily Outtakes: Malcolm Yonge gone, what’s next
As I reported, the Malcolm Yonge Gym demolition had started…and was mostly completed yesterday. I took this photo at 6 am today: Getting Up to…
Real News – 3/6/24
Coastal Carolina and Texas State collected victories in first-round action at the 2024 Hercules Tires Sun Belt Men’s Basketball Championship on Tuesday evening at the…
UWF joins Culture of Respect Collective
The University of West Florida has joined the eighth cohort of NASPA’s Culture of Respect Collective. The two-year program guides colleges and universities that have…
