Independent NewsPosts Tagged ‘Pensacola’
What would the new downtown YMCA look like?
One of the hottest topics downtown is the proposal that the YMCA relocate its downtown facility to the Community Maritime Park. The YMCA board hasn't said much yet on the idea, but I found in my notes of a report that outlines what the YMCA does for the community and what the facility may [...]
Crime creeps into east Pensacola, more like roars into the area
The daily newspaper reports that there were 526 residential burglaries in the city in 2012 --300 in last nine month of the year. This i a 15-percent increase over up from 455 reported in 2011. Based on emails and phone calls that I've received, January 2013 hasn't been much better. Police [...]
Lt. Gov. Carroll in Pensacola this weekend
Florida Lt. Governor Jennifer Carroll is visiting Pensacola this weekend, which provide local officials a few photo ops. Lt. Governor Jennifer Carroll’s Schedule Saturday, January 19, 2013 3:30 pm-5 pm: Visit And Tour Of Corry Station Location: Corry Station 6 pm-7:30pm: Meeting With [...]
The Land Plan
On the other side of the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday, the Pensacola City Council will be considering annexing and acquiring a number of properties. The voluntary annexations are city-county boarder properties, whose owners are looking to step into the city. The acquisitions involve parcels [...]
Port of Pensacola still battles past due receivables
The Port of Pensacola's account receivables have dropped over the period of Nov. 30, 2012 to Jan. 15, 2013 ---going from $506,939 to $393,107. However, the invoices that are more than 90 days old jumped from $122,186 to $166,854. Three biggest receivables are NWF Cold Storage ($217,637), Halcorp [...]
DIB Director Finalists
The Downtown Improvement Board will soon be interviewing finalists for its executive director position. “We’ve got it down to two,” DIB Interim Director Sandra Ward said today. One finalist is from Colorado Springs, Colo., while the other is from Columbia County, Georgia. There is also [...]
News Journal has interactive map of 23 homicides in 2012
Catch this before the paywall goes up. The Pensacola News Journal has an interactive map of the area's 23 homicides last year. Good work - here.
World traveler, Guinness World Record holder coming here on Jan. 24
On June 19, 1997, Benka Pulko departed from her hometown of Ptuj, Slovenia on a BMW F650 motorcycle. She returned to Ptuj on December 10, 2002, having established the Guinness World Records for the longest solo motorcycle ride ever undertaken by a woman - in both distance, 111,856 miles (180,015 [...]
Mobile, Ala. mayor speaks out on gun violence
Mayor Sam Jones is a part of Mayors Against Illegal Guns. He was one of two Alabama mayors to sign a Dec. 19 letter to President Barack Obama urging his gun control agenda include regulations making it harder for dangerous people to possess guns, and easier for police and prosecutors to crack down [...]
Firefighters, City Continue Discussion
Local firefighters and city of Pensacola officials continued discussions today over contract negotiations. An agreement has yet to be reached. “They discussed they’re high-point issues and we discussed our high-point issues,” John Chapman, president of the local professional [...]
Libraries All Week
Tomorrow evening, the West Florida Public Library will host a public forum in an effort to provide a format for discussion and input regarding the future direction of the local library system. The meeting is one of several that will focus on the libraries. Yesterday, the WFPL hosted two focus [...]
Follow up to Jan. 3: Arrest made in Matthew Cox murder
Press Release: Investigators have charged a Pensacola man with a Homicide that occurred on July 28, 2012. Bennie Robbins III, 18, was charged yesterday after investigators were able to obtain an arrest warrant charging Robbins with Homicide, Robbery and Aggravated Assault. Matthew Cox, 19, was [...]