Category: Politics
Odds favor Rubio for VP choice
Paddy Power makes Florida Senator Mark Rubio the favorite to be the Republican Vice Presidential candidate at 2/1, followed by Governor of New Jersey Chris…
Greener, Leaner Escambia
After a year-long effort to reduce its energy consumption, Escambia County has earned its star—its Energy Star. The Escambia County Central Office Complex has been…
Question # 3
Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward’s newly seated Urban Redevelopment Advisory Committee is asking another question. It’s the group’s third ‘Question of the Week.’ Urban Redevelopment Advisory…
Tapped Out, Beerfest Cancelled
The Pensacola Beer Festival is not happening. Again. For the second year in a row, the local beer festival has been cancelled. The event organizer…
Beach continues to boom
Latest bridge vehicle count: 2012 Fri 3/30: 14886 Sat 3/31 19453 Sun 4/1 19101 TOTAL 53440 2011 Fri 3/25 15607 Sat 3/26 18971 Sun 3/27…
Port of Miami has multiuse plan -marina, hotel …
Miami Herald reports that the Port of Miami has a new 25-year master plan filled with ambitious ideas, “like a mega-yacht marina facing downtown’s Bayside…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Viewpoint: Bare Knuckle Politics Leaves No-Fault Consumers Defenseless
Guest Viewpoint from Robert Heath: Suppose that you are stopped at an intersection, minding your own business, when you are suddenly hit from behind by…
Dolphins in Bayou Texar
It’s not something you see everyday. Pensacola City Councilman Larry B. Johnson had never seen it before. “I’ve lived on Bayou Texar since 1989,†the…
Pensacola Beach traffic up
Bob Sykes Bridge had a banner weekend – up 5,023 cars over last year and up 10,441 over 2010: 2010 Fri 3/26 13,907 Sat 3/27…
US Airways connects Pcola w/DC
TEMPE, Ariz., March 25, 2012 – Today US Airways launched daily, nonstop service from Pensacola, Fla. to Reagan National Airport. Customers in Pensacola will have…
New Campaign Finance Website Launched
The Federal Election Commission unveiled a redesigned website portal today to streamline the retrieval of campaign finance disclosure information. The disclosure portal provides a single point of…
