By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida. FORT PIERCE — With Florida’s gubernatorial race entering its final two weeks, education, immigration, property insurance, abortion and the economy took center stage Monday…
Rocky Horror Picture Show, Wahooloween at Blue Wahoos Stadium
Blue Wahoos Stadium will host a pair of Halloween events during the upcoming weekend beginning with a showing of The Rocky Horror Picture Show on Friday, Oct. 28 followed by the return…
Rashids donate $1 million to UWF
Drs. Muhammad and Fatema Rashid continue a legacy of giving to the University of West Florida through a $1 million gift to name the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering in the…
Real News: Monday, Oct. 24, 2022
On WCOA this morning, we covered a wide variety of topics – from Boris Johnson to Banksy to Broadband and a lot in between. The Florida Commission on Ethics last Friday…
WSRE: Gaetz vs. Jones debate
Last Thursday’s public forum on WSRE evolved into a debate between incumbent GOP Congressman Matt Gaetz and Democratic challenger Rebekah Jones. The topics included voting laws, global climate change, reproductive rights, immigration,…
Real News Playlist
We’ve created a Spotify playlist of the songs played during “Real News with Rick.” We will update it daily, except for Wednesdays when Sena is in the south of France. You…
EntreCon returns Nov. 16-17
Studer Community Institute has lined up some of the nation’s top business minds to speak on Nov. 16-17 at EntreCon® 2022, a two-day conference for entrepreneurs, leaders and business owners to share stories, get advice…
Florida’s fourth graders outperform most of the country; eight graders still trail
Gov. Ron DeSantis tried to get ahead of New York Times story that math and reading scores plunged across the country due to COVID, according to the latest report card from the…
Childers deposed today
Sixteen months after she declared that the Escambia County Commission’s 401a retirement was illegal, Clerk Pam Childers will have to explain her decisions in a deposition that is scheduled to last seven…
FDLE celebrates Halloween on Monday
The public is invited to a free “trunk or treat” hosted by FDLE at the FDLE Pensacola Regional Operations Center. In addition to trunk or treat, there will be food trucks, face…
Podcast: Lewis Bear and Andy Warhol
The event that I’m most looking forward to seeing during Foo Foo Fest is the “Vandals to Vanguards” exhibit at the Pensacola Museum of Art. The exhibition opens on Nov. 4 and…
Podcast: Preview of UWF Argos vs Miss. College Choctaws
Will Kennedy previews UWF’s first homecoming football on campus. The team takes on Mississippi College, which has already ruined the homecomings of West Georgia and Valdosta.
Podcast: Rafferty prepares for Childers
On Monday, Oct. 24, attorney Troy Rafferty will depose County Clerk Pam Childers on her refusing to sign checks for commissioners’ retirement plans.
A Celebration of the Season of Creation on Saturday, Oct. 29
Join Earth Ethics at Bayview Park Pavilions as they celebrate our connection and responsibility to the earth with music, speakers, and poetry. Lunch (sandwiches) will be provided by Apple Market for participants….
Breaking: Ethics Commission votes to remove Underhill from office
This morning the State Commission on Ethics voted to remove Escambia County Commissioner Doug Underhill from office, primarily because he released confidential documents regarding a shade meeting. The board’s attorney called Underhill’s…
Demings in Pensacola Saturday
The public is cordially invited to hear from Congresswoman Val Demings, Democratic candidate for U. S. Senate on Saturday, October 22, 2022 at 9:00 a.m. at Bethel A. M. E. Church, located at…
Here’s what three amendments on Florida ballot would do
By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida Florida voters on Nov. 8. will decide whether to approve two property-tax cuts and the fate of the state’s Constitution Revision Commission. Lawmakers placed…
Real News podcasts: Thursday, Oct. 20, 2022
The idgroup will launch Keep Pensacola Beautiful’s new brand on Tuesday, Oct. 25. The nonprofit is the tenth annual recipient of the idgroup Brand on UsTM initiative, which grants a deserving nonprofit…
District 1 Commissioner Jeff Bergosh to hold Oct. 25 Town Hall
District 1 Commissioner and Chairman Jeff Bergosh will host a town hall Tuesday, Oct. 25 from 6-8 p.m. at Perdido Bay United Methodist Church, located at 13660 Innerarity Point Road. Attendees will…
IMPACT 100 Pensacola Bay Area hosts Global Day of Impact 2022
Pensacola, FL–IMPACT 100 Pensacola Bay Area invites you to join us at the Jean & Paul Amos Studio at WSRE as we join with Wendy Steele, Founder of Impact 100 to celebrate…