Author: Rick Outzen
State covers up TB epidemic
The Palm Beach Post has reported that the Center for Disease Control had a serious warning for Florida health officials in April: A tuberculosis outbreak…
Unbelievable week on blog
The first seven days of July are double the unique visits, 2.33 times greater visits (5125 visits per day) and 3.11 times more page views…
What you may not know
The cover of the Game Changers issue of the Independent News is a real puzzle containing the names of all the 2012 Game Changers. See…
New Zac Brown video
An animated, guitar-shredding, big game hunting robot stars in the latest Zac Brown Band video for “The Wind,” directed by Mike Judge:
Facebook – CNN team up with Election APP
Facebook announced today that it will be teaming up with CNN to provide interactive election coverage. Â Facebook users will be able to commit to voting,…
Mean Streets of Pensacola
Quint Studer, co-owner of the Pensacola Blue Wahoos and founder of the Studer Group, stopped by the office this morning. We talked about the Memorandum…
Escambia County Finalist for Florida’s Top Teacher Award
One of five finalists for Florida’s top teacher will soon be named the 2013 Macy’s/Florida Department of Education Teacher of the Year. This year’s winning…
Eastern Gulf Lease Sales
Lease sales 225 and 226. Those are the ones to watch. Those are the sales in the Easter portion of the Gulf of Mexico off…
Buzz: Is Reds hot prospect coming to Pensacola
One of the Cincinnati Red’s hottest prospects, Billy Hamilton, may be joining the Pensacola Blue Wahoos this week, according to his Twitter feed. The 21-year-old…
Later Sunday Home Games for Blue Wahoos
The Blue Wahoos announced that Sunday home games in July and August will move to a 4 p.m. first pitch, with gates opening at 2:30…
Richard Outzen Sr. Sandwich Tour
On July 1, I began on Facebook my inaugural Richard Outzen, Sr. Sandwich Tour on some of the best sandwiches offered in the greater Pensacola…
Beach traffic continues to improve
The vehicle count for the Bob Sykes Bridge at Pensacola Beach continues to show improve over 2011 and 2010: 2012 Fri, 7/6: 16809 Sat, 7/7:…
Kickstarter: Back to the Bees
By Stephanie Sharp… There’s no denying the charm of East Hill Honey. Local, sustainable, healthy and organic raw honey? All the buzzwords are working in…
The God Particle is in the Details
by Bobby White… If you’re anything like me, you’ve been hearing a great deal about the “God particle†for the last week and a half….
Farnborough International Air show means something this year
Mayor Ashton Hayward and the Greater Pensacola Area Chamber of Commerce are in England for the biggest aerospace event in the world. This isn’t the…
Kudos to PNJ
The Florida Society of News Editors annually honors the best in daily newspaper reporting. Our daily competes in Division C for daily newspapers with circulations…
Reconnect Disconnect
By Jeremy Morrison… Today’s meeting at Pensacola City Hall was billed as a Complete Streets Workshop, but the primary issue on everyone’s mind was much…
Workshops Offered on August 1
The Small Business Development Center at the University of West Florida (401 E. Chase Street, Suite 100) is presenting a Brown-Bag Lunch on Wednesday, August…
Pensacola Voice misses Dixon story
The Pensacola Voice is the area’s oldest African-American owned newspaper. It’s front-page cover story for the July 5 edition is “A.A. Dixon Charter says School…
Chick-fil-A has food truck
It’s in Washington, D.C. The truck will launch on July 9 and will serve lunch from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday-Friday, with stops at…
