Author: Rick Outzen

Creative Loafing recently did a story about number of employees per 100,000 people in several Southern cities. It got me wondering how does Pensacola stack…

But not at Pensacola Greyhound Track. Under a bill that passed a House committee Monday, these parimutuel facilities would be allowed to have Class II…

On Gov. Crist’s desk awaiting his signature is a new Cable franchise bill that gives telephone companies easier access to the cable TV market. Also…

CAFR stands for “Comprehensive Audited Financial Report.” It’s available online at Escambia County Clerk of Courts site. Some interesting finds: Unreserved General Fund has jumped…

From Fayetteville, NC The Fayetteville FireAntz of the Southern Professional Hockey League (SPHL) announced today that Head Coach John Marks has accepted a similar position…

Come on guys – when did we start arresting people for as little as $25 of coke? Front page coverage on the daily newspaper for…

The Scarborough Research group (not the local Scaboroughs) has released its annual audience ratings report for daily newspapers. The News Journal is in the #59…

PNJ columnist Mark O’Brien has advice for area high grads…which I find a little funny since I doubt more than a handful high school students…

As predicted the racists are getting in their dream comments on the daily newspaper’s web site with the arrest of Hugh King: Happypad: “local religious…

Last night, former Pensacola City Councilman Hugh King was arrested for cocaine possession. King is the pastor of Greater Union Baptist Church, member of the…

Our local daily has caught heat for not moderating the comments that are posted on its web site (pnj.com). It has become a haven for…

What happens to Pensacola Children’s Chorus alums when they go to college? Click here to view: Chorus College

You’ve got to love those wacky Bush Administration members. The Washington Post reports that deputy Secretary of State Robert Tobias had to resign yesterday after…

According to a Washington Post article (U.S. Proposal Would Allow Oil Drilling ): The Interior Department will announce a proposal Monday to allow oil and…

Michael Delong, the deputy commander at United States Central Command from 2001 to 2003, has an op-ed piece in the NY Times. He tells of…

Former Okaloosa County Judge Patt Maney is returning to Fort Walton Beach after three years spent in Afghanistan and Walter Reed Hospital in D.C. The…

The State Fire Marshall is sending an investigator to examine training and certification of Escambia County volunteer firefighters, sources says. The career firefighters’ union alleges…

Escambia County Commissioner Grover Robinson (version 4.0) has issued a position paper on the hotel-condo issue. He is recommending the maximum stay be cut from…

This email was forwarded to me by a single mom (with two small children) who wanted to unsubscribe from the email blasts of gulf1.com. After…

SRIA chairman Vernon Prather is drafting an ordinance to define what is a hotel room. The broad will discuss and vote on it at its…