Author: Rick Outzen
PPD creates its version of Desks to Roads
Pensacola Police Chief Chip Simmons said at his press conference today that he plans to saturate city neighborhoods with uniformed officers in an attempt to…
National Night Out
On Tuesday, August 7th neighborhoods throughout Pensacola are being invited to join forces with thousands of communities nationwide for the “29th Annual National Night Out 
City Budget Workshops
In a series of workshops next week, the Pensacola City Council will dive into the Fiscal Year 2013 Proposed Budget. Mayor Ashton Hayward delivered his…
WSRE Rally 2012
Press Release: WSRE, PBS for the Gulf Coast, has confirmed the candidates participating in the primary edition of “Rally 2012,†a live, primary and general…
Santa Rosa County Health Dept far below Escambia and Okaloosa
The Tampa Bay Times and Miami Herald have obtained a copy of a report that rates the performance of the state’s 67 county health departments….
Collegiate High School Open House at PSC
Come learn about opportunities awaiting you during Collegiate High School’s open house. The community event is 5 to 7 p.m. July 24, in Building 11…
Boom and Bust of Student Loans
The federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau released today its report private student loan market which shows that, according to its estimates, outstanding student loan debt…
Sheriff debate dominates PYP forum
By T.S. Strickland The air was taut in Seville Quarter’s Apple Annie’s Tuesday night as Escambia County Sheriff David Morgan squared off against John Powell,…
Studer, Hayward and the Negotiation Blues
Quint Studer is hoping to construct a $12 million dollar office complex on a parcel at the Community Maritime Park. And while officials with the…
Police chief calls press conference on shootings
Pensacola Police Chief Chip W. Simmons will have a press conference for 9:30 a.m. Friday, July 20 to discuss shooting incidents that occurred this week…
Awesome logo for Pensacola
This was passed on to us by a very creative local graphic artist with a wicked sense of humor:
Neal Armstrong, what’s that smell?
By Stephanie Sharp… Ever wondered what space smells like? The Atlantic did and has a piece online that can satisfy one of those curiosities you…
ECUA, District 5
There are three ECUA, District 5 candidates looking for votes in the August primary election. Incumbent Larry Walker will go up against challengers Barry Tweedie…
Pro-Obama merchandise sales slipping
Barack Obama for President merchandise was hot in 2008. Political merchandising retailers, such as CafePress, couldn’t keep Obama-related merchandise on the shelves and, over 90-percent…
Crime and the City
The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office has map that graphically shows what crimes have been committed and where in the county. The westside of the City…
Top 10 Hardest Jobs to Fill
According the latest Talent Shortage Survey by ManpowerGroup, George Stone Technical Center and Pensacola State College should be packed with students wanting to learn trades….
‘Wild West’ Pensacola, shootings continue
For the second time within a little over 24 hours, someone shot into a house on East Strong Street early this morning. Police were dispatched…
Viewpoint: What is the value of local government
From Escambia County Commissioner Grover Robinson: What is the value of local government? The answer is that today a vast majority of Escambia County residents…
Nodine prosecutor vindicated
The Mobile Press Register is reporting that Baldwin County Circuit Judge Charles Partin dismiss charges by former Mobile Commissioner Stephen Nodine that then-Baldwin County District…
Loco for the Logo
The city has a new brand. A brand new brand. Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward announced the city’s new brand today at the Saenger Theater downtown….
