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”
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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 honored “Citizen of the Year†by the…
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 Horizon site. “It didn’t take any time…
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 efforts to reassess the chamber’s purpose. “That’s…
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 manager of Wine Bar on Palafox and former…
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 Florida Voices BP says its proposed $7.8…
Hawthorne makes emergency request to be added to City Council agenda
A letter from George Hawthorne regarding Councilman John Jerrald’s meeting on Hawthorne’s Gulf Coast African-American Chamber of Commerce: March 18, 2012 Honorable Sam Hall City Council President City of Pensacola City Hall…
They aren’t a state… so how would they know it’s weird to have a primary on Sunday
Mitt Romney won Puerto Rico with all 20 of the island’s delegates at stake, more than 50% of the votes. Did this have anything to do with Santorum saying that Puerto Rico…
Help Sherwood First-Graders
Last week, we posted the link to DonorsChoose.org. Three local schools in high poverty areas needed help. Two schools have had their requests filled thanks to readers of this blog. We still…
Occupy has not gone away … it’s just gone viral
Six months later the movement is going far beyond facebook and twitter to organize future protests. Occupy 2.0 will include high-tech mapping systems and private social networks. They are also planning fundraising…
Happy St. Patricks Day Mr. O’Bama!
President Obama had a Guinness today at the Dubliner in Washington
Tale of two charter schools
There were two charter schools that had questions asked of them at Friday’s board workshop: Newpoint Pensacola and A.A. Dixon. Newpoint Pensacola is the new charter high school. It started with 92…
My must-read picks
Graduation Day When the massive earthquake and tsunami hit northeast Japan in March, some 25,000 people were killed, many of them swept out to sea. Chris Heath recounts what happened to eight…
Kazoo, Blue Wahoos mascot
 In a celebratory public ceremony held at Elebash Jewlers during Gallery Night on Friday night in downtown Pensacola, FL, the Blue Wahoos announced the winning name of the team’s official mascot…
Jerralds vs. Hawthorne and the Battle Over the GCAACC
By the time Pensacola City Councilman John Jerralds called the police, George Hawthorne had summed up the Friday afternoon meeting as “odd†and “ludicrous.†“George, I’m not gonna play with you,†Jerralds…
Complaint against GSI Recycling
Here is the lawsuit that was filed today against GSI Recycling. Can you imagine how bad this would have been if Friendship Missionary had actually bought the school property or if Habitat…
Jerralds to GCAACC’s Rescue?
Hours before his scheduled meeting this afternoon to discuss “resuscitating†the Gulf Coast African-American Chamber of Commerce, Pensacola City Councilman John Jerralds is taking it easy. “Who me?†Jerralds said. “I’m relaxing. 
Lawsuit filed over metal shredder
Attorney Bob Kerrigan told the Escambia School Board today at its workshop that his firm is filing a lawsuit against the scrap yard near Oakcrest Elementary School and the closed Brownsville Middle…
A Case for Encouraging Tourists
The Times’ Mark Vanhoenacker suggests  America’s “Unwelcome Matâ€Â (the ESTA, or Electronic System for Travel Authorization) complete with ugly low-tech website and embarrassing questionnaire may be turning off or even turning away…