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How PenAir/DIB vote went down? (transcript)
What was said during the Pensacola City Council's discussion of the loan forgiveness that made it possible for Mayor Ashton Hayward and the Downtown Improvement Board to entice Pen Air Federal Credit Union to lease-purchase the Thiesen Building, renovate it and move over 100 jobs downtown? Here are [...]
Making Science Fun
For fans of Science Saturdays, a monthly program run by IHMC during the school year for kids in grades third to fifth, another science based program is underway. “My experience with the demand for Science Saturdays, it has inspired the effort to begin exploring the feasibility of starting a [...]
Urban Advisory Meeting
Mayor Ashton Hayward’s Urban Redevelopment Advisory Committee will meet this Thursday at Pensacola City Hall. The group—formed to offer recommendations to the mayor in regards to the vision for the city’s downtown—is slated to discuss “priority of issues, projects and actions” [...]
Buzz: Big bust going down this morning
The Escambia County Sheriff's Office, in conjunction with a other law enforcement agencies, is rounding up copper thieves this morning. After a month-long investigation, deputies and Pensacola Police officers have 27 warrants for thieves that have been plaguing Pensacola and Escambia County [...]
Pensacola Real Estate Market still in trouble, but improving
The National Association of Home Builders/First American Improving Markets Index (IMI) was released May 7. The index identifies metropolitan areas that have shown improvement from their respective troughs in housing permits, employment and house prices for at least six consecutive months. The good [...]
Military Appreciation Month
May is Military Appreciation Month. Each year the month of May promotes and improves quality of life for area military members in the area. This initiative is the Greater Pensacola Chamber’s month-long salute to the men and women who volunteer to serve our Country in times of war and times of [...]
Blog and DonorsChoose help local students
On this blog, we have an ad for DonorsChoose.org that leads to a link for donation requests by local teachers for their students. All politics aside, public education is about the classrooms and the students. We're proud that we have been able to help several teachers, via DonorsChoose. Here is [...]
Beach traffic count is falling behind 2011
While the beach traffic count for this past week is 1,146 more cars than the same weekend two years age, the numbers are down from 2011---when BP pumped millions of dollars into advertising the Gulf Coast: 2012 2011 Fri 5/4 14,235 [...]
Tea for Two
Tucked away on Alcaniz, is Bia’s Sublime Tea and Artisan Workshop, a little shop where you can purchase locally made crafts, organic loose tea leaves or even take in a sewing class. To keep kids engaged in home economics, Bia’s offers several classes to exercise right brains as well as [...]
Reynolds Responds (see documentation)
Pensacola City Administrator Bill Reynolds said he believes that the Sunshine Law accusation being levied against him will be proved unfounded. Earlier this month, Pensacola City Councilwoman Maren DeWeese raised questions concerning Sunshine Law violations. She contends that Reynolds violated [...]
Gaetz team up for Okaloosa TDC probe
In a letter to Gov. Rick Scott, Senate President Don Gaetz, R-Niceville, and Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fort Walton Beach, have asked for the Florida Department of Law Enforcement to join in the local investigation of the Okaloosa County Tourist Development Council. Read more.
Evenings In Olde Seville To Begin Final Season
The 25th and final season of Evenings in Olde Seville Square will begin May 17 with a concert by the Pensacola Civic Band. The series will continue with concerts every Thursday at 7 p.m., weather permitting, until August 2. “We are looking forward to having a great line up once again,” said [...]
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