Author: Rick Outzen
Tampa finds parking enforcement is a loss leader
The Tampa Tribune reports today that its city’s mayor is asking for nearly $1.2 million in subsidies for Tampa’s parking system — $700,000 to upgrade…
Transcript of Johnson v. Myers
At the July 17 Pensacola City Council meeting, Councilman Larry Johnson brought back up his effort to have the council investigate fellow Council member Sherri…
Battle for Wedgewood update
Rolling Hills Construction & Debris Recycling Center is still operating. The owner, South Palafox Properties, LLC, is allowed to keep the facility open pending a…
Dr. John to perform at the Saenger Theatre
Dr. John, a six-time Grammy Award-winning musician and Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee will bring a bit of New Orleans to the Saenger…
Gent’s Formal Wear continues expansion, opens sixth store
Gent’s Formal Wear, a small Pensacola, Fla.-based tuxedo chain, opened new store on July 30 at the Shoppes at North Augusta (GA) center. Michael Martin…
Wedgewood Air Quality Health Alert lifted
Press Release: Tuesday, August 5, 2014 – 2:00pm Effective immediately, in response to air quality monitoring performed by Escambia County, the Florida Department of Health…
Third Florida judge strikes down gay-marriage ban
In the latest victory for same-sex couples, a Broward County judge has struck down Florida’s ban on gay marriage, but this time to open the…
Tallahassee bar unveils new drink, The Jerry-mander
Peter Schorsch, founder of SaintPetersblog, reports on new special cocktail in honor of the special legislative session to redraw the congressional districts in Florida. To…
PNJ editor announces more changes
Today Gannett, owner of the News Journal, announced it is splitting its newspaper division business off into its own company. The more profitable broadcasting and…
What the heck is going on in the District 2 GOP primary
Illegal robo calls and glossy mailers, neither identify the PAC or person paying for them. The mailers even have postage stamps so that no one…
BP petitions SCOTUS
British oil giant, BP, petitioned on Friday the U.S. Supreme Court to intervene in its battle over claim payments resulting from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon…
Former Inweekly writer makes Huffington Post blog
Sarah McCartan has an article on the Huffington Post blog – Why I’m Not Leaving Florida (Yet): Sure, Florida is declared the Sunshine State, but…
Time to discuss the salary of the mayor
The salary for Pensacola mayor is too low, $100,000. The Pensacola City Council should have a discussion about raising the salary to a level comparable…
Navy Federal Selected as a Best Employer in the Sunshine State
Press Release: Navy Federal Credit Union was recently named one of the Best Companies to Work For in Florida for the sixth consecutive year. Florida…
Nelson wants to tell Grover ‘Hi’ and Gene gets a cup of coffee
This must be the day for elected officials to use their positions to get their staffs (and the taxpayers) to promote their re-election campaigns: From…
National Night Out tomorrow
The 31st annual National Night Out, a community event aimed at encouraging people to unite against crime, is scheduled for Tuesday, Aug. 5. The event…
Blue Wahoos rated the best in customer satisfaction
Turnkey Intelligence has ranked the Pensacola Blue Wahoos the first out of 42 minor league baseball teams in customer satisfaction. The company surveyed full, partial…
Bus union endorses Valentino and Lowery
Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1395 which represents the Escambia County Area Transit and Escambia County Community Transportation workers and Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1771 which…
Another school district switches buses to CNG
Superintendent Malcolm Thomas turned down two years ago Pensacola Energy’s appeal to switch his buses to compressed natural gas. Other districts are much more progressive…
Weekend buzz: Publix coming downtown, Who owns pits and Stevenson on the warpath
The buzz is the old AV Clubbs School on Cervantes between 12th and 11th and the commercial offices on that block will become home to…
