Rick Outzen interviews Charles Bare, Melissa Pino, Robert Bender and Cole Stevenson.

Beach access advocate Melissa Pino joins Rick Outzen to break down the customary use push on Perdido Key, an eight-year effort to restore public beach access that predates gulf-front condo development.

Pino explains how testimonials and affidavits from beachgoers, some dating back to the 1940s, are being submitted to Escambia County ahead of the August 28 deadline to help commissioners establish historical public access by ordinance.

She covers the legal process, how to submit testimony (online portal or notarized paper forms via [email protected]), and what happens next as the issue heads toward a commission vote in early 2027.

District 2 City Councilman Charles Bare joins Rick Outzen to break down why Pensacola's proposed juvenile curfew ordinance got pulled from the agenda, walking through the unresolved questions on age limits, citywide vs. downtown boundaries, and enforcement that pushed council toward a workshop instead of a vote.

Bare also explains his opposition to AI data centers and the city's moratorium, addresses the TDC funding delays leaving tourism nonprofits like Foo Foo Fest unpaid, and reflects on nearly two decades of Pensacola's strong mayor system, from early growing pains to today's improved (if still imperfect) communication between council and the mayor's office.

Pensacola FC owner Justin Witkin joins Rick's Blog Live to discuss the club's first men's national championship, the road to the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup, and the future of USL Soccer in Pensacola.

UWF football standout Liam "Lumpy" DeWeese joins Rick's Blog Live to talk about interning for Congressman Jimmy Patronis, meeting Nick Saban and Newt Gingrich, and coming home to lead the Argonauts into a new season.

Pensacola Police Chief Eric Winstrom joins Rick Outzen to update the July 5 downtown mass shooting case as it moves toward prosecution, then reflects on his first five months leading the department — from use-of-force policy changes to how Pensacola compares to his last post in Grand Rapids.

Broker Michael Carro joins Rick Outzen to break down the seven-year deal behind the sale of One Energy Place, Pensacola Bay's iconic FPL headquarters.

Escambia County Schools Superintendent Keith Leonard joins Rick's Blog Live ahead of the August 12 start of school to talk about the district's historic first-ever "A" grade, data-driven tracking of individual students, expanding K-8 models, and what families should expect as enrollment holds near 31,572 students.

Inweekly publisher Rick Outzen sits down with 2026 Rising Star Mathaya Hills, founder of the new mural brand Paintsacola, to talk imposter syndrome, her fourteen Gulf Breeze High School parking-space murals, and her long-term dream of repainting the Pensacola Beach Ball water tower.

West Florida Public Library Board of Governors Chairman Blaine Wall joins Rick's Blog Live to detail months of unanswered emails and canceled meetings following Christal Bell-Rivera's resignation, and lays out what a transparent director search should look like this time.