Author: Rick Outzen
Calling All Artists
Original artwork is being solicited to promote the 28th Annual Frank Brown International Songwriters’ Festival. The event, which is sponsored by the Flora-Bama, and the…
A Sustainable Gulf Coast
Every new product, process, and design has environmental impacts from beginning to end. Sustainable Gulf Coast’s July meeting explores those issues with Dr. Nye Grant,…
Business Planning for Success
The Small Business Development Center at the University of West Florida (401 E. Chase Street, Suite 100) is holding its “Business Planning for Success†workshop…
Andy Griffith Dead
The news media is reporting that Andy Griffith was found dead today in his North Carolina home. The man who played Sheriff Andy Taylor and…
Waiting for Rubio
They were camping out Monday for a chance to see him at a bookstore down south in The Villages. Now, as Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL)…
Job Fair for the Homeless
Local churches helping out the homeless community is nothing new. But Heirs of the Kingdom, a Pensacola church, is taking it to another level. The…
Bring Jobs Home Protest on Friday July 6
Press Release: As working families across Florida celebrate the Fourth of July and the vision of the Founding Fathers, they will also call on elected…
St. Joe gamble pays off with Southwest Airlines
Remember when Southwest Airlines was looking in 2009 for an airport in Northwest Florida? The carrier chose Panama City because the St. Joe Co. agreed…
World Of Beer Soft Opening Huge Success
The soft opening for downtown Pensacola’s newest nightspot World of Beer was a hit. Guests sampled an unbelievable assortment of tap and bottle beer from…
May to host 4th of July Picnic
Lumon May is hosting a 4th July Celebration Wednesday, July 4th 11:30 am to 2:00 pm at Legion Field (at the corner of Gregory and…
Buzz: Studers plan Manna fundraiser
It hasn’t been announced yet but we are hearing that Rishy and Quint Studer have set up a benefit for Manna Food Pantries, which was…
Cool Website: History for Busy People
I came across this website yesterday – History in an Hour, which has vignettes on historical events. Yesterday, it covered the disappearance of Amelia Earhart…
Sheriff’s Race Primer
There are two candidates—and a write-in—vying for the Escambia County Sheriff’s seat. In the August 14 primary, incumbent David Morgan will face challenger John Russell…
Local Church Providing Meals on the 4th
A local church where the food pantry was broken into in May is continuing its mission to help the homeless with a special cook-out and…
Peek inside World of Beer – Palafox
I got a tour of the new World of Beer from co-owners Scott Zepp and Matt LaFon. Ladders, boxes and workmen are working hard for…
Pensacola Airport Bonds downgraded again
Fitch Ratings has downgraded the City of Pensacola’s series 2008 airport capital improvement revenue bonds ($35.2 million) to ‘BBB’ from ‘BBB+.’ Fitch, in a press…
UWF finalizes golf course purchase
UWF’s Business Enterprises, Inc. has finalized the purchase of Scenic Hills Country Club. According to UWF press announcement, the purchase will generate a new revenue…
Group wants Navarre to be a city
Citizens to Incorporate Navarre,a political action committee, is seeking to make the southeast corner of Santa Rosa County–from Okaloosa County line to Holley by the…
Airbus: $600 million, 1,000 jobs
Mobile Press Register reports Airbus has approved plans to construct an aircraft assembly plant in Mobile, a $600 million investment at the Brookley Aeroplex that…
Heads Up: It’s gonna be hot!
With the high heat index values forecasted for the weekend, Escambia County Emergency Management urges residents to take safety precautions while trying to stay cool. …
