Author: Rick Outzen
Chair fails to put minutes approval on CRA agenda
I was reviewing the agenda for tomorrow’s meeting of the City of Pensacola Community Redevelopment Agency ( CRA112811mtg-1). The chairman, Councilwoman Megan Pratt, has failed…
Raw: “Elephant Trunk” tornado
Ben Holcolm shot this “elephant trunk” tornado in Oklahoma Saturday. The tornado was spotted in Grant County, Oklahoma near the town of Wakita. Part of…
Name for Pratt and Bray’s actions
The hiring and payment of an attorney without the approval of the board of the City of Pensacola Community Redevelopment Agency is an ultra vires…
CRA Damage Control: CRA attorney reaches out to his ‘clients’
The person that Councilwoman Megan Pratt hired to be the attorney for the City of Pensacola Community Redevelopment Agency has emailed all the CRA board…
Feeding Occupy Pensacola
OP Press Release: Everybody’s Kitchen Bus Joins Occupy Pensacola Pensacola, Fla. Nov. 26 2011 – Occupy Pensacola is now receiving support from Everybody’s Kitchen Bus…
Waffle House Makes the Times
Apparently, there has been enough dramatic things happening at Waffle Houses that even the New York Times got smothered…
Well… at least he wasn’t going to Australia
A passenger stood for the length of his US Airways flight after a fellow passenger occupied half of his seat. The non-stop flight from Anchorage…
Sandusky Accusers Plan to Sue His Charity
Eleven of Jerry Sandusky’s alleged victims plan to sue the former Penn State assistant football coach’s charity, the Second Mile, their attorneys said on Friday….
Sarcasm – Key to Problem Solving
Smithsonian Magazine reports that studies show that sarcasm enhances problem solving. An inability to understand it can be an early warning sign of brain disease,…
Buzz: Pratt and/or Bray could be on the hook for CRA atty fees
I’ve made some calls to people familiar with Community Redevelopment Agencies and trust funds. What I’ve been told is that without a board approving the…
Shop Locally on “Small Business Saturday”
There is Black Friday (or Thursday night in some cases) and internet merchants countered with Cyber Monday, the Monday after Thanksgiving, as their alternative. Now…
Aronberg comeback?
Former state Sen. Dave Aronberg says he’s still doing some “due diligence†before deciding whether to challenge Palm Beach County State Attorney Michael McAuliffe in…
What was the Sept. 19 CRA motion?
Though the Pensacola City Council and the Community Redevelopment Agency are, by their own rules, to follow Robert’s Rules of Order, rarely does it really…
Wall St. Journal won’t retract false column
Columbia Journalism Review reports that 18 months ago, George Mason University economics professor Daniel B. Klein wrote a column about his finding that liberals scored…
Something to be Thankful for
While most expecting parents plan for their baby to enter the world they probably think of: potty training, baby’s first tooth, college tuitions etc. When…
The IMDB Top 250
This listing of the top 250 films of all time (as determined by viewer rating) sparked much after Thanksgiving meal discussion in our house. READ…
Thanksgiving Day marathons (my wish list)
It’s time the cable channels have some better marathons. Here’s my top 10 list of TV marathons I would like to see: 10. Hill Street…
Haridopolos lied
Miami Herald: Senate President Mike Haridopolos admitted he didn’t tell the truth last year when he denied knowledge of a secret settlement with ex-GOP Chairman…
