Author: Rick Outzen
Bayfront Wine Festival set for April 11
Held right on Pensacola Bayfront in Plaza de Luna, this two-day wine festival is showcasing 60-plus exceptional wines, beers, and craft spirits and also offers…
Pensacola Speaks: Clay Ingram and Coffee Party on air today at 5 p.m.
Pensacola Speaks airs today from 5-6 p.m. on News Talk 1370AM WCOA. We’ve got State Rep. Clay Ingram on the show today around 5:15 p.m….
Permaculture: A Hands-on Solution to Climate Change, March 10
Learn how permaculture may help us transition to a more healthy, resilient, and sustainable community in this talk led by Renee Perry and Tom Garner….
The investigation of the murder of Sean Dugas to be featured in new crime series, March 2
The new Investigation Discovery’s series, See No Evil, will feature on Thursday, March 2 the investigation of the murder of former PNJ reporter Sean Dugas….
Pensacola Speaks: What I learned about PATS Center on Tuesday
Yesterday we had Wendy Underhill talk about the PATS Center at Brown-Barge Middle. For nearly 50 years, gifted students have been bused to the PATS…
House of Sticks: What else is new
By Kent Lyndon Hello, again. I promised I would return, amid the “frosty” conditions of Mother Nature, to give you a few updates about the…
Florida children benefit from anti-poverty programs
By Stephanie Carson, Florida News Connection Poverty intervention programs are lifting half a million children out of poverty in Florida. That’s the findings of a…
Hightower named to statewide committee on education
Escambia County School Board member Patty Hightower has been appointed by Gov. Rick Scott to a new statewide committee that will explore testing, parent involvement,…
Escambia County Democratic Executive Committee elects officers
Last night, Mike Lowery, president of the Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1395, was unanimously elected as the new chairman of the Escambia County Democratic Executive…
Buffalo Rock and Sam’s Club help renovate city basketball courts
The City of Pensacola Parks and Recreation Department has partnered with Pensacola Sam’s Club, Buffalo Rock Company to renovate the basketball courts at Hollice T….
Pensacola Speaks: Why is PATS Center important
On Pensacola Speaks, we will talk about the PATS Center. PATS stands for Program for Academically Talented Students. For nearly 50 years, gifted students have…
Do parents pick favorites?
NPR’s Morning Edition had a great segment on family relationships and what happens when kids perceive their parents have a favorite. Alex Jensen, a psychologist…
IN Rising Star Hong Tran promoted
Baptist Heart & Vascular Institute has selected IN Rising Star Hong Tran as operations services director. Tran has been at Baptist Health Care for 10…
What did I learn yesterday on WCOA
We launched Pensacola Speaks yesterday. The one-hour format will take some adjusting on my part, but the guests were solid. What did I learn? 1….
Media organizations want records preserved in FDLE case
By JIM SAUNDERS THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Pointing to “a series of unfortunate incidents,” media companies and other open-government backers filed an emergency motion…
House of Cards parody on YouTube. Thanks, Sesame Street
This is hilarious with Frank Underwolf:
Evers goes after Kratom
What the heck is Kratom? And why does Sen. Greg Evers want to add to the state’s list of controlled substances (SB 764)? Kratom is…
Pamela Homyak named 2015 Big Sister of the Year for the state of Florida
Pamela Homyak has been selected the 2015 Big Sister of the Year for the state of Florida. Here is an email I was forwarded: Five…
Local HPV program earns national recognition
An HPV vaccination awareness program led by Dr. Julie DeCesare, OB/GYN residency program director for Sacred Heart Hospital Pensacola, has received national recognition from the…
Pensacola Speaks returns at 5 pm today: Pot farms, casinos, D.C. political intrigue and Pensacon up for discussion
Pensacola Speaks returns to WCOA 1370 AM after a six-year hiatus. The original popular talk show on WCOA began in 1960, and featured many well…
