Press Release: When Pensacola Police Sgt. When Pensacola Police Sgt. Robert Bell retires Wednesday (Dec. 1), the local Fraternal Order of Police Lodge will lose its longest serving president. Bell, 54, is…
Month: November 2010
Post Black Friday, Post Cyber Monday, Giving Tuesday
Sacred Heart & IN are supporting Florida Backpacks for Kids Program at the Bay Area Food Bank. For $110, you can provide enough food to fill a backpack and feed an Escambia…
Davison pay unclear
I spent an hour this morning reviewing the invoices that have been submitted to the CMPA for the maritime park. According to the MPDP invoices, Scott Davison was paid $85,004 from August…
Buzz: County shake-up?
The Escambia County Complex is buzzing rumors that one of the commissioners is considering resignation. Who? & Why? —are the questions. Insiders are tight–lipped, but confirm this is more than a rumor….
Bush praises Obama on Facebook
George W. Bush appeared in a webcast interview with Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg Monday night. He praised President Obama during the hour-long discussion on Facebook Live, saying that he approves of his…
New Outrage in the Gulf
My latest article for The Daily Beast is on a new report that shows Congress bears substantial blame for the weak response to largest environmental disaster in U.S. history. Funds authorized since…
Offshore drilling bill coming back
While we are still digging up oil patties on Pensacola Beach and Perdido Key, the Florida Legislature is quietly discussing a new bill on offshore drilling. The oil industry spin machine, led…
Land Capital/Davison has $7M+ judgment against them
The default judgment for the garnishment has been apparently set aside, according to my sources (Davison Default Judgment Disposition, but there is an even bigger default judgment in Arizona against Scott Davison…
2010 Pelican Drop Schedule
2010 EVENT SCHEDULE CAT Country/International Paper Stage (Intendencia St) 5pm to 8pm- Children’s Pelican Celebration • At the stroke of 8 pm the Pelican will rise and light • up along with…
MPDP has $300K+ default judgment
It’s Case No. 2010-CA-1657 – a default final judgment by Wells Fargo Bank vs. LCG Mesa, LLC and Scott Davison. Maritime Park Development Partners is being hit with the default judgment for…
Buzz: Former St. Pete mayor advising Hayward
Former St. Petersburg Mayor Rick Baker has been advising Pensacola Mayor-elect Ashton Hayward. In a telephone interview, Hayward said that he has had several conversations with Baker, who was elected St. Petersburg…
Best story from WikiLeaks dump
Contained in the WikiLeaks latest dump of “secret” documents is the story of Hossein Ghanbarzadeh Vahed, a 75-year-old American, who escaped Iran via horseback. Vahed visited Iran in May 2008; he flew…