The buzz around the Administration building is Superintendent Malcolm Thomas has the necessary three votes to approve the sale of Brownsville Middle School to Diversity Program Advisors: Bill Slayton, Gerald Boone and…
Category: Buzz
Buzz: Hostile Homeless
Downtown Pensacola is battling a new crop of homeless and this winter’s group is more hostile than past seasons. A female bartender was knocked nearly unconscious by a drunk homeless woman who…
Buzz: Thomas-Daily link
Have you noticed how over the past week the daily newspaper responds to any post on the blog about Superintendent Malcolm Thomas with a positive story? Last week I broke the story…
Buzz: Thomas, Habitat deal for Brownsville close
Superintendent of Schools Malcolm Thomas is close to brokering his deal for the sale of Brownsville Middle School. It’s unknown how many meetings had to be held at Krispy Kreme to complete…
Buzz: Nobles, Fair, McKinney moving to new bank
The word on the street is Coastal Bank and Trust Co. executives that resigned yesterday-former city councilman Jack Nobles, Bobby Fair and Rex McKinney-will be part of new bank that is being…
Buzz: Deluna Fest moving to downtown?
The battle over what event will be approved for September 30-October 2, 2011 may push DeLuna Fest to downtown Pensacola. Pensacola Beach Songwriter’s Festival and Pensacola Beach Triathlon both want the same…
Buzz: More laid off workers calling
The IN phones have been ringing off the hook about the BP clean up scandal. Laid off workers are claiming that they are being replaced by illegal aliens from as far away…
Buzz: What is Coby’s job?
At noon yesterday when Ashton Hayward was sworn in, the new city charter become completely enacted. There is no city manager position under the new charter. What is Al Coby’s job today?…
Buzz: Sunday shooting
A robbery victim, Cornell Stallworth, Jr., shot and killed one of his attackers early Sunday morning, January 9. According to investigators, 29-year-old Eddie Lloyd Peterson of Pensacola, was shot once at about…
Buzz: Where did Perdido funds come from?
Where did the county get the funds for the new $5 million chamber building/firehouse? From the Local Sales Option Tax, but the original budget for the meeting room and expansion was only…
Buzz: Suter expansion
Parents are excited to hear that Suter Elementary will be expanding, replacing the trailers with “bricks and mortar.” This is seen as a victory for Board member Patty Hightower, who fought hard…
Buzz: Plurality or Majority?
The race to be the first Pensacola city council president appears to be tight between Maren DeWeese, Sam Hall and John Jerralds. The question is: Does the winner of the council vote…