Category: Politics
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,…
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…
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…
