Author: Rick Outzen
Hidden Gem: Gulf Coast Diplomacy Council
One of the hidden gems of Pensacola is the Gulf Coast Diplomacy Council, a non-partisan, non-profit 501(c)(3) organization whose mission is to create and encourage…
Buzz: GLA built on stormwater drain
The Global Learning Academy is set on the back part of the old Gulf Power headquarters property. It’s in a valley at the bottom of…
Light coverage of Budget marathon today
You will have to follow the Pensacola City Council workshop on you own. I will have watch the video later. My day is filled with…
Hayward drops cabinet proposal
Mayor Ashton Hayward will no longer call his chiefs of Staff, Neighborhood and Economic Opportunities his cabinet. Instead, they will be referred to as his…
City budget workshop marathon continues today
If the Council President doesn’t change the agenda, slated for discussion are Airport, Port, City Attorney, CRA, Neighborhood Services, MIS, Police, Fire, Public Works and…
The Reds and the Blues — Bavasi Pays Visit From Cincinnati
By Jeremy Morrison— The downtown office is a scene of change. On one side of the front room is surplus Pensacola Pelicans gear for sale….
Budget Workshop thoughts
The budget veterans are P.C. Wu, John Jerralds, Ronald Townsend and Sam Hall. For Maren DeWeese, Larry Johnson and Megan Pratt, this is only their…
Letters to the Editor: W&L and Crossword draw attention
In your Winners and Losers this week you provide a reasonable analysis of how the S&P downgrade has hurt us but you brand the whole…
Linkin Park is a huge win for Deluna Fest
DeLuna Fest announced today that its big headliner will be Linkin Park. According to Wikipedia, the California-based band was formed in 1996 and rose to…
DeLuna Fest to announce headliner at 2 pm
Five Flags Tourism Group will announce its top headliner within the next 90 minutes. We are told that band will attract national attention to the…
Buzz: UWF to announce football program
There is a buzz that the University of West Florida will announce at its kick-off pep rally that the university will launch a football program….
$1.0 billion in new lending for small businesses
Press release: Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury and U.S. Senator Bill Nelson announced the approval of Florida’s State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI)…
Myers announces ‘deal-breaker’
Council member Sherri Myers announced within the first 20 minutes of today’s budget workshop that she will not vote for any utility rate increases for…
Mayor’s Cabinet challenged
As I predicted, the mayor’s establishment of a cabinet was challenged this morning. Council member Megan Pratt said she saw the positions to be similar…
DOT to Fund $250,000 in Bayfront Beautification
Press Release: At a joint appearance today in Pensacola, Mayor Ashton Hayward, Florida Department of Transportation Secretary Ananth Prasad, and District Three DOT Secretary Tommy…
City Budget Workshop
The city budget workshops begin this morning at 9 a.m. and will run throughout the day. First up will Mayor’s Chief of Staff John Asmar…
Searcy named Gubernatorial Fellow
Press Release: Governor Rick Scott today announced the members of the seventh class of the Gubernatorial Fellowship Program. Students participating in the program will gain…
Pratt suggested Coby as interim council executive, but no go
Council member Megan Pratt suggested Al Coby as an interim council executive at the Committee of the Whole. The two top finalists for the position…
CRA: Communications
Council members are asking for timely information on the Community Maritime Park Associates. The city council has three members on the CMPA – Megan Pratt,…
Guttam to head UWF Center on Aging
Press Release: The University of West Florida named Dr. Rodney Guttmann as the director of the UWF Center on Aging, effective Aug. 8. He will…
