Author: Rick Outzen
WFH Mobile Mammography Unit Locations
West Florida Hospital’s Mobile Mammography Unit will be at the following locations during the week of June 4 to offer convenient, high quality mammography services…
Don’t Kiss The Man In Black
Will Smith slaps a journalist who tried to kiss him at the Russian premiere of “Men in Black” III Â
May is good for Pensacola Beach
This past weekend was a good one for Pensacola Beach, according to the vehicle count at the toll bridge. 2012 Fri 5/18: 15828 Sat 5/19:…
City Administrator cleared of Sunshine allegation
The State Attorney’s Office has issued a letter clearing City Administrator Bill Reynolds of Sunshine Law violations raised by Pensacola City Councilwoman Maren DeWeese in…
Will School Board do anything about Camelot fiasco?
In 2010, the Escambia County School Board voted 4-1 to approve a one-year, $1.8-million contract with Camelot Schools of Pennsylvania, LLC. to take over the…
Escambia County Ninth Graders struggled with new FCAT reading
Escambia High School had 60 percent of its ninth grade fail to test at or above their grade level. Pensacola High had 49 percent below…
Hawthorne did release a strategic plan
George Hawthorne did release to the media a 2012-2015 Strategic Plan for the Gulf Coast African-American Chamber. Though he doesn’t say who his board of…
State tries to put happy face on FCAT reading scores
The FCAT reading scores were released today for ninth and tenth graders. Only half of the Florida high school students who took the test performed…
Paying for Commissioners’ attorneys
County Commissioners Marie Young, Grover Robinson and Kevin White voted Thursday for the taxpayers to front attorney’s fees for their defenses of teh civil lawsuits…
Figuring Out the GCAACC
Pensacola City Councilman John Jerralds started off his organizational meeting for the Gulf Coast African-American Chamber of Commerce by asking the group’s current head to…
Occupy Pensacola: More than a trespass case
By Stephanie Sharp… This week David Burden was found not guilty of a trespassing misdemeanor. His attorney, Eric Stevenson, fought for his client’s not guilty…
Tampa Bay Times agrees with Outtakes
My Outtakes “FCAT Reality Check” got picked in an expanded version by Florida Voices and Tampa Tribune’s Hernando Today. Imagine that you are asked to…
Trayon Martin shooting ‘avoidable’
The Sun-Sentinel reports that newly released evidence in the case against George Zimmerman shows that Sanford Police believed the encounter between Zimmerman and Trayvon Martin…
Hawthrone submits resignation as GCAACC chair
May 17, 2012 Dear Supporters of the GCAACC, Over the last few weeks and months there has been much debate, speculation and consternation in the…
Linda Lawrence on air again…one day only
Wendi Summers of News Radio 1620 will host veteran radio personality and local community activist, Linda Lawrence, on her morning talk show, “Pep Talk with…
How to make a difference in the classrooms…donate
The IN has adopted DonorsChoose.org as way to help Escambia County teachers. Here is a thank you note from one of the teachers we helped:…
Disco Queen Donna Summer Dies
1970’s hitmaker Donna Summer died Thursday in Floriada after a battle with cancer. The five-time Grammy winners is known for seventies megahits like ‘On the…
Occupy Pensacola wins one, loses one
State Attorney Bill Eddins announces that on May 16, 2012, Melody Castro was convicted of Trespass by an Escambia County Jury. On December 16, 2011,…
GCAACC Organizational Meeting
The drama surrounding the Gulf Coast African-American Chamber of Commerce will continue to unfold tonight during an organizational meeting at Pensacola City Hall. The meeting…
200-year-old shipwreck found in Gulf
An expedition to the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico has uncovered a ship believed to have sunken about the time of the War of…
