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Pensacola Pledge Scholars Calls for Applications
Pensacola Pledge Scholars program is now accepting applications for the 2013-2014 academic year. The program awards eligible recipients $2,000 per academic year to attend University of West Florida (UWF), and $1,200 to attend Pensacola State College (PSC). To apply for the Pensacola Pledge [...]
Oh no, chamber has a problem
Statement Regarding Greater Pensacola Chamber of CommerceAudit Report On March 4, Escambia County was made aware of a situation at the Greater Pensacola Chamber of Commerce from Chamber President and CEO Jim Hizer. The County has turned this matter over to the office of Pam Childers, Escambia [...]
Website crashes
The site was overloaded. Go here for pdf of the March 7 issue http://issuu.com/inpublisher/docs/march7issuepdf?mode=window&viewMode=doublePage
INside the Zimmerman Ad debacle
Sometimes when you get into an investigation you find yourself ending up with a very different story than what you thought you'd find. The investigation into The Zimmerman Agency and its million-dollar branding of the city of Pensacola is such a story. Instead of a simple story of [...]
City Council, CRA Meetings
The Pensacola City Council will be meeting tomorrow for a second rules-and-procedures workshop, then again on Thursday when they convene as the Community Redevelopment Agency Board. Tomorrow’s workshop is a continuation of an earlier meeting with Panama City attorney Douglas Sale. The council [...]
No 911 in North End
911-service has been temporarily disrupted in the north end Escambia County. Here is a press release from the county: An outage of phone service to the north end of Escambia County has caused disruption to the 9-1-1 system. In the event of an emergency, residents are advised to call a local fire [...]
Spring Fling on the Bayfront, Wine Festival Today
Spring Fling on the Bayfront Jaco's is hosting its 2nd annual Spring Fling on the Bayfront. Plaza de Luna Park filled with artists for a free to the public Art Festival. Today at 1 pm the gates open to the ticketed Wine Festival with 60 wines for you to sample and purchase. Tickets $35. Posted [...]
Retired Senate President now a lobbyist
Orlando Sentinel is reporting that former Florida Senate President Mike Haridopolos registered as an executive branch lobbyist for Railex, a rail company with ties to rail giant CSX. He is also now executive vp for Stronach Group, the parent company of Hallandale Beach-based horse track/casino [...]
Who at City Hall is anonymously pushing mayor’s political agenda?
Somebody is using the Pensacola City Hall’s server to promote Mayor Ashton Hayward’s political agenda on this blog, using a variety of names. Some of are clearly fake. Some of the comments attack the Pensacola police and the city council. Derek Cosson, the mayor’s public information [...]
More on City losses at Port of Pensacola
The daily newspaper followed up on my blog post regarding Northwest Florida Cold Storage and reported that the company is no longer in operation. Derek Cosson, the city's public information officer, said that city has had a letter from the company since November 2012 asking to be released from [...]
What does TZA ‘binder’ really tells us?
Yesterday, Mayor Ashton Hayward and his City Administrator Bill Reynolds released the 'binder' that Reynolds says documents the city's troubles with the ad agency that Hayward had hired to handle all of the city's marketing - including Port of Pensacola, Pensacola International Airport and [...]
Mayor Hayward asks to pull Oliver report from CMPA meeting
The Community Maritime Park Associates Board of Trustees will not hear a presentation from former County Administrator Randy Oliver at its meeting today. Mayor Ashton Hayward has asked that it be pulled from the agenda. One thing that the daily newspaper has overlooked is Randy Oliver was hired [...]