The 2023 kindergarten screenings show us where we need to focus on helping parents prepare their children for school. When School Superintendent Keith Leonard presents his “corridors of concern” to the Escambia…
Daily Outtakes: More ready fo kindergarten
Yesterday, the Florida Department of Education released the Kindergarten Readiness scores for this past fall. Escambia County increased by 4.5%, with 49.5% of the incoming kindergarten students ready for school, up from…
Real News 2/22/24
The House Appropriations Committee and the Senate Criminal and Civil Justice Appropriations Committee have approved HB 21 and SB 24, which would create a compensation program for those who were abused between…
Malcolm Yonge Gym update, Myers explains
We’ve heard from the Save Malcolm Yonge Gym group. Later today, they plan to file a motion for a bond amount to be set for them to proceed with a hearing on…
Getting Gen Z engaged and voting
A new Axios-Generation Lab poll found that 58% of voters between Gen Z and younger millennials aren’t sure if they’ll vote in November. Jayden D’Onofrio, the president of the Florida chapter of…
The Pensacola connection to Nazi network
On WCOA’s “Real News with Rick Outzen,” Raw Story reporter Jordan Green discussed his four-month investigation into the 2119 Blood and Soil Crew, a nationwide network of teenage Nazis, and its connection…
Daily Outtakes: Judge denies hearing on gym
Circuit Court Judge Jennifer J. Frydrychowicz denied Jonathan Green’s request for a hearing in his request for an emergency temporary restraining order on the demolition of the Malcolm Yonge Gym so a…
Real News 2/21/22
Pensacola’s historic preservation planner, Adrianne Walker, previewed her Table Talk for the UWF Historic Trust on the Miraflores Burial Ground Study. Ascension Sacred Heart Pensacola has been listed among the nation’s 50…
How Malcolm Yonge Gym went ‘wonky’
In 2020, the Pensacola City Council voted 7-0 to not repair the Malcolm Yonge Gym and relocate $715,000 to refurbish Magee Field. Councilwoman Ann Hill made the initial motion to shift the…
Malcolm Yonge legal updates
Mayor D.C. Reeves announced at his Tuesday presser that the city has hired Jack Zoesch of Beggs & Lane to handle motions made by Jonathan Green regarding the Malcolm Yonge Gym. The…
Baptist spends $10M on Nine Mile, not West Moreno
Baptist Health Care announced it has invested $10 million in a second combined emergency room and urgent care location at its Baptist Medical Park–Nine Mile, 9400 University Parkway. Last fall, the healthcare…
Raw Story reporter on WCOA tomorrow
Jordan Green will be my guest on WCOA’s “Real News with Rick Outzen” tomorrow at 7 a.m. The Raw News reporter linked the four Pensacola teenage boys arrested last August to a…
Dozier bills passed by Senate, House committees
House and Senate committees on Tuesday approved bills that would create a compensation program for victims of abuse at the state’s now-closed Dozier School for Boys in Marianna and another reform school…
Daily Outtakes: Pensacola teens allegedly linked to neo-Nazis
The Washington Post reported that neo-Nazis visited the home Raw Story reporter Jordan Green after his reporting found Pensacola teens involved in a brick attack on a Jewish Center in Pensacola were…
Debunking DeSantis’ Debunking
Last week, Gov. Ron DeSantis tried to debunk what he called the “false narrative that the state of Florida bans books,” but he also asked state lawmakers to help curb the number…
Putting more money in Yonge irresponsible
On Real News with Rick Outzen this morning, Mayor D.C. Reeves didn’t want to argue the merits of the effort to force a referendum on whether the Malcolm Yonge Gym should be…
Mayor releases American Magic lease proposal
Pensacola Mayor D.C. Reeves released the lease agreement for American Magic that will be presented to the Pensacola City Council for its approval this week. If the vote passes, he will host…
The New Yorker profiles Matt Gaetz
Yesterday, The New Yorker published a profile on Congressman Matt Gaetz by Dexter Wilkins – “Matt Gaetz’s Chaos Agenda.” The subtitle is “The Florida Republican is among the most brazen and controversial…
Daily Outtakes: Yonge arches repaired for $240K?
Fred Gunther has supplied a quote from FRP Construction, LLC, an Arizona-based company, to James B. Washington Education & Sports to repair and reinforce the arches at the Malcolm Yonge Gym. Based…
Real News 2/19/24
Last Saturday, UWF honored the women’s basketball that won the 2014 Gulf South Conference championship. Coach Stephanie Yelton has the details. Listen to the podcast. The global spotlight will shine on Pensacola…
