Author: Rick Outzen
Starting Down the RESTORE Road
The Escambia County Commission started down a long road this morning. It is a road potentially paved with many millions in treasure. When the federal…
Rising Star in Kelsey video
A IN Rising Star is in the latest music video by Kelsey – 10,000 Bombs. Here is her email. Dear Rick, If you don’t remember…
Candy (formerly of TK 101) joins Cat Country 98.7 morning show
Long-time favorite Pensacola area radio personality Candy Ruddy has joined Cat Country 98.7. Candy has worked as an on-air personality in Pensacola for the past…
Council’s Revenge
If summer was the hunt, last night’s second public budget hearing was the kill. After a season of foreplay, the Pensacola City Council was ready…
The Randy Conversation
The parameters of a discussion regarding Escambia County Administrator Randy Oliver’s contract remain a mystery. The county commission is scheduled to take up the matter…
Marco Rubio named Dirty Air Villain
WASHINGTON (September 12, 2012) – A total of 193 House members and 39 Senators are rated as “Dirty Air Villains†in a new analysis by…
City Budget Process sets stage for final public hearing
The clock is ticking for the Pensacola City Council’s approval of the 2012-13 budget. Tonight is the second budget hearing. Here is the history of…
New Coastkeeper hired
The Emerald Coastkeeper, Inc. Board of Directors has selected Sava Varazo to be its new Coastkeeper. Varazo is a scientist that has 35 years environmental…
Beach Clean Up
Grab your gloves and garbage bags, it’s that time of year again. Volunteers will soon descend on local beaches in an effort to clear them…
Wahoos sweep awards,named top organization in Southern League
MARIETTA, GA – The Southern League of Professional Baseball Clubs has announced the Pensacola Blue Wahoos as the Don Mincher Organization of the Year and…
Santa Rosa sends in its bill for Isaac
The following estimates were submitted to the State Emergency Operations Center for damage to county and municipal property: Hurricane Isaac Public Property Damage Estimates Santa…
Buzz: Why discuss county administrator’s contract now?
At the request of an unnamed county commissioner, Escambia County Attorney Alison Rogers has placed on the agenda for the BCC Committee of the Whole…
Local habitat restoration project can win $50K with your vote
A Pensacola-based non-profit, Southern Eco Restoration Projects, is one of 51 finalists in the running to win up to $50,000 in funding as part of…
DIB Looks at LTU, Kimbrough Bids Adieu
The Downtown Improvement Board this morning signed off on its Business and Development Committee’s revisions to the city’s proposed License to Use regulations. The new…
Wahoos president named Southern League Executive of the Year
MARIETTA, GA – The Southern League of Professional Baseball Clubs has announced Pensacola Blue Wahoos President Bruce Baldwin as the 2012 Jimmy Bragan Executive of…
Zimmerman’s Tough Sell
During their presentation to the Pensacola City Council last night, representatives from the Zimmerman Agency distributed copies of a recent issue of the Gulf Coast…
Official DIB announcement on Kimbrough’s departure
The Executive Director of the Pensacola Downtown Improvement Board (DIB), Franklin Kimbrough, has submitted his resignation to the board. Having held the senior management position…
Viewpoint: Locals Should Support DeLuna Fest as DeLuna Fest is Supporting Locals
By Tosh Belsinger… In less than two weeks, Pensacola Beach will play host to DeLuna Fest, a three day music festival produced by local Pensacolians…
CafePress weighs in on which convention did the most for its candidate
With an average of over 130,000 new designs uploaded every week, CafePress is often seen as a Cultural Barometer®. The Meter graphs track merchandise sales…
Kimbrough resigns from DIB
Franklin D. “Kim” Kimbrough announced his resignation as the executive director of the Downtown Improvement Board. He will be heading a chamber in Missouri. Realtor…
