Author: Rick Outzen
Free Concert June 18
The 151st Army Band will perform a free concert next Monday, June 18 at Pensacola’s Vince J. Whibbs, Sr. Community Maritime Park. The performance will…
City reaches agreement with one union, two more to go
Press Release: The City of Pensacola and American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Local 3253 have reached an agreement on a new…
Pensacola 14th most searched real estate market in state (109th U.S.)
Each month, Realtor.com surveys up to 250 Metro Service Areas (MSA) throughout the nation and monitors real estate trends including consumer search behavior, median list…
Pensacola Ice Flyers Free Agent Camp
The Pensacola Ice Flyers will be hosting a free agent camp, in coordination with the Mississippi Surge, at the Pensacola Civic Center beginning on Thursday,…
Rash of car burglaries in Pensacola
The daily newspaper is reporting that Pensacola police have made 23 arrests for car burglaries, year-to-date. From January to May 2011, there were 34 arrests,…
We need to invite Bill Murray to a Wahoos’ game
Charleston RiverDogs Director of Fun, Comedian Bill Murray, entertained the fans during a rain delay at Riley Park recently. The Charleston RiverDogs are the Class-A…
Food truck in Chattanooga
Charles Wood, who now lives in Chattanooga, Tenn. sent me the photo below. “This is Chattanooga’s Taco Sherpa truck which is a Korean BBQ taco…
Author says BP owes $192B, not $15B
Antonio Juhasz, author of “‘Black Tide: the Devastating Impact of the Gulf Oil Spill,” has calculated the total cost to BP for its Deepwater Horizon…
PMA Call to Local Artists
The Pensacola Museum of Art is encouraging local artists in the area to participate in the museum’s most current community-minded event. PMA is now receiving…
PHS Students Receive Law Academy Scholarships
In March 2012, the Dr. Sarah J. Ussery Law & Public Service Academy Memorial Scholarship was established in honor of the former Pensacola High School…
More on the great chicken debate
T.S. Strickland, a recent graduate of the University of West Florida, has been working on various assignments for us this summer. I asked him to…
Another person turns down Pensacola Council Executive position
City Administrator Bill Reynolds has notified the Pensacola City Council that Mr. Terence Milstead has turned down their city council executive position. Milstead is the…
Coming Home to Roost (but no Roosters)
Backyard-chicken advocates encountered what Pensacola City Council President Sam Hall termed “a friendly council†Monday. The board unanimously decided to instruct city staff to explore…
Buzz: PNJ paywall goes up August 1
PNJ publisher Kevin Doyle has announced, according to blog post by his reporter Nate Monroe,that readers who want to go digital-only for the daily (pnj.com)…
Coolest Food Trucks – slideshow
The IN is a big fan of food trucks–creative ones with high quality foods and reasonably priced. The Daily Meal has a slideshow on some…
‘Raise a glass to dad’ videos
Johnnie Walker, Bushmills, J&B and Taliske partnered with MOFILM, a global network of more than 45,000 film makers, to seek short films that pay tribute…
Is Scott hurting Romney’s chances with Hispanic vote?
This afternoon on Fox News Florida Gov. Rick Scott announced his intentions to continue to purging the voter registration books. “..this afternoon we will file…
Hayward’s Blueprint
Delivering the 2013 budget today, Mayor Ashton Hayward discussed the city of Pensacola’s future in a State of the City address that was both optimistic…
NY Times columnist blasts FCAT
The NY Times wrote about the FCAT today. There are two paragraphs by Michael Winerip that stood out: Does the test truly measure what the…
Blimpee’s leaves downtown Pensacola
The store at the corner of Palafox Place and Garden Street is empty.
