Author: Rick Outzen
A Clean & Green Pensacola
Pensacola’s Keep Beautiful local affiliate, Clean & Green has partnered with Escambia County Parks and Recreation to initiate an Adopt-A-Park program. Through the program, organizations,…
Meeting Meltdown
Officials from the city of Pensacola, Escambia County and Gulf Breeze stepped into a room yesterday to discuss natural gas franchise rights. It did not…
Arrest Log March 22
The following suspects were charged with felonies Tuesday at Escambia County Jail. Names, ages and addresses were provided by the individuals. Glenn Dwayne Arthur, 53,…
The Badlands of Ferry Pass: Operation Clean Sweep March 22
(Press Release) The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office and the Diamond View Neighborhood Watch will conduct an “Operation Clean Sweep†event Thursday March 22, 2012 in…
Hawthorne: An Olive Branch or Baseball Bat?
He knows he’s going to speak before the Pensacola City Council tomorrow. He’s just not sure exactly what he’ll say. “I have an olive branch…
The Civil War in Florida
The Florida Public Archaeology Network (FPAN) will have an opening reception for a new exhibit called “Rebel Guns: Defense of the Apalachicola†on Monday, March…
Messer’s Tired of Dancing
Pensacola City Attorney Jim Messer’s trigger finger is getting itchy. Tiring of what he once referred to as a “dance,†the attorney asked the Pensacola…
Arrest Log March 21
The following suspects were charged with felonies Monday at Escambia County Jail. Names, ages and addresses were provided by the individuals. William R. Brown, 19,…
12th Annual Seagrass Awareness Celebration
Saturday, March 31 marks the 12th Annual Seagrass Awareness Celebration. The family event will feature live marine life in touch-tanks, games, fishing, kayaking, food and…
PNJ v. Miami Herald
I have really been hit by how differently the Miami Herald is treating the death of Trayvon Martin, an unarmed 17-year-old shot by a neighÂborÂhood…
Brigitte Gabriel to be in Pensacola March 22
Brigitte Gabriel, with ACT! for America will be speaking at the Brit Ahn Messianic Synagogue Thursday, March 22 at 7 p.m. Doors open at 5…
Before anyone else thinks of it
I’m copywriting the name for the epic battle between Pensacola City Councilman John Jerralds and African-American Chamber Chairman George Hawthorne: “The Thriller in Devilliers”
Streets and Lanes Ministry
Streets and Lanes Ministry is quietly making a difference in lives of Pensacola’s homeless population. President and founder of the organization, Cathy Harris, who was…
Deepwater Leaking?
Nearly two years after the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill, pilot Bonny Schumaker is still seeing what looks like oil streaming from the Deepwater…
Jerralds: Hawthorne is ‘pissing in the wind’ and ‘full of shenanigans’
Despite a request by Gulf Coast African American Chamber of Commerce Chairman George Hawthorne, the Pensacola City Council did not address Councilman John Jerralds’ recent…
Arrest Log March 20
The following suspects were charged with felonies Sunday at Escambia County Jail. Names, ages and addresses were provided by the individuals. Jimmy Lee Brown, 46,…
DOJ, FBI and FDLE to probe Trayvon Martin killing
Miami Herald reports the U.S. Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division and the FBI will investigate the killing of Miami Gardens teenager Trayvon Martin by…
Business Challenge Winner: Carmen’s Lunch Bar
The winner of the $50,000 Pensacola Business Challenge is Carmen’s Lunch Bar, which will be owned by Mari Joseph, who has served as the general…
It’s Denver!
ESPN and Yahoo are reporting that Peyton Manning has decided to go with the Denver Broncos. READ
My Florida Voices column gains momentum
Check out my latest column for Florida Voices. Please tweet and “like” it on Facebook. Thanks http://www.floridavoices.com/columns/rick-outzen/bp-settles-pardon-my-laughter BP Settles? Pardon My Laughter By Rick Outzen…
