Author: Rick Outzen
Gunshine State
With the NRA having its personal state senator in Greg Evers and his predecessor, Durell Peaden, Florida has become a haven for guns as the…
Back on WCOA this morning
Don Parker is out so I will be the guest host along with Jim Sanborn on WCOA’s Morning Show. The fun starts at 6 a.m….
Spencer apologizes for helicopter controversy
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 1, 2012 From Brian Spencer, City Councilman, District 6. I offer my sincerest and deepest apology to those soldiers, veterans, their…
No IPAD?
No problem!  Check out Google 8-bit for NES and map from your Nintendo! Go to Google Maps and click on the “Quest†button in the…
GOP 2012: They’re not going anywhere
Both Rick Santorum and Newt Gingrich vowed to stick it out today:Â until somebody has 1,144 delegates. After all, it didn’t hurt Obama to slug…
Homes Available Under Escambia County Neighborhood Stabilization Program
(Press Release) The Escambia County Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP) has two rehabilitated homes available for sale to first time moderate and low income homebuyers. Under…
RESTORE Act Dropped
The RESTORE Act is adrift again. While lawmakers had attach the act to a failed transportation bill, the House this week decided to pass a…
New studies show positive rewards from sports teams….Sorry, C.C.
Don’t tell C.C. Elebash, but there are new reports out that highlight the value sports venues bring to cities. The Nashville is negotiating with the…
Drive by Truckers – uncensored interviewed
As he geared up for another run of Drive By Truckers shows,including Tuesday, April 10 at Vinyl Music Hall, Patterson Hood spent a few minutes…
Another Deep Water Deepwater?
For nearly a week, workers have scrambled to stop a gas leak at a drilling platform in the North Sea’s Elgin field. The scene has…
Public Meeting on Saufley Field C&D
Escambia County Commissioner Wilson Robertson will be hosting a District I town hall meeting April 10. The commissioner will be discussing the upcoming construction and…
Bayou Tourists
Over the next couple of days, volunteers from Tourism Cares will be working to restore native vegetation along the shoreline in Bayview Park. The volunteers…
Gulf Coast African-American Chamber down to one member?
Ok, let’s just say it. There is no Gulf Coast African-American Chamber of Commerce. There is a Florida corporation, but it appears to only have…
Mayor Hayward Accepts Award on Behalf of Bernardo de Gálvez
Mayor Ashton Hayward and Honorary Vice Consul to Spain, Maria Davis accepted one of the State of Florida’s highest awards on behalf of Revolutionary War…
Amazing accomplishment of Pensacola Bay Area Impact 100
Last week,I had the privilege of attending the announcement event of the Pensacola Bay Area Impact 100. What started nine years ago as casual discussion…
Holiday shooting @ Buddy’s justified
State Attorney Bill Eddins has determined that the Dec. 23, 2011 shooting of Robert Donson at the Tom Ann Buddy’s, a liquor store and lounge…
oh, was that mic on?
RAW VIDEO: President Obama was caught on a live mic yesterday, telling Russia’s President Medvedev (and Vladimir Putin) that after the election, he will have…
Too many can’t afford to rent
My latest column for Florida Voices: Too Many Floridians Cant Afford To Rent | Rick Outzen | Florida Voices Too Many Floridians Cant Afford To Rent | Rick…
State of the Black Chamber
What is the Gulf Coast African American Chamber of Commerce? What does it do? Who does it? These were some of the questions explored during…
Health care arguments
from the NY Times comes this analysis of the US Supreme Court hearings on health care law: INTERACTIVE FEATURE:Analysis of the Arguments – The Supreme…
