Month: August 2011

Our Congressman Jeff Miller, who is the chairman of the House Committee on Veterans Affairs, addressed the 93rd The American Legion National Convention in Minneapolis,…

Press Release: The Pensacola Professional Firefighters support Mayor Hayward and his budget as presented to the Pensacola City Council.  Both the Mayor and his union…

Press Release: Today, the Florida Association of Counties (FAC) coordinated a meeting of elected officials and staff from eight of Florida’s Panhandle counties to meet…

The biggest story of the  PeekScore list is the  increase in PeekScore (and corresponding ascent up the chart) of Texas Governor Rick Perry. Perry’s public…

from Florida News Connection: “Gulf Cleanup Chaos”: Report Details Dangers of Dispersants –By Les Coleman The dispersants used in cleaning up the Gulf Deepwater Horizon…

From PPD: Another scam promising to pay large sums of money and “change your life forever” has surfaced in the Pensacola area. The “final notice”…

We close the voting tonight on 2011 Best of the Coast. As of Monday, over 39,000 votes had been cast. This will be the biggest…

GOP presidential hopeful Michelle Bachmann said: With untapped oil reserves in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska and off the nation’s coasts, oil shale…

Okay, I’ve read parts of the daily newspaper’s series on abandoned buildings -“Building on the Past.” Other than Mayor Ashton Hayward’s plan for the Blount…

Pam Childers has filed today to run for Escambia County Clerk of Courts, the position held by Ernie Lee Magaha before color televisions were invented.

My earlier buzz item has spurred a flurry of text messages and emails. The Global Learning Academy has taken in so many students from outside…

The word from the Pace Boulevard Palace (Escambia Co. School Administration office) is Superintendent Malcolm Thomas has made up his mind about closing the A.A….

Men’s Health magazine is holding a contest to name what they call the Manliest Restaurant in America. They’ve divided the country into nine regions. Each…

Miami Herald/St. Pete Times reports Florida’s upcoming straw poll, Sept. 24 in Orlando, is not attracting the attention of the top contenders in the Republican…

Press Release: At Pensacola Opera’s Annual Membership Meeting on July 19, 2011, Ruth Orth, Chair of the Opera’s Board of Trustees, announced Erin Kelley Sammis…

Palafox Place (between Garden and Government streets) has become a thriving entertainment district. The secret to its recent success is the mix of restaurants and…

There are two outdoor music festivals in this area that have garnered national attention: DeLuna Fest on Pensacola Beach and Hangout Fest at Gulf Shores,…

The Pensacola Ice Flyers would like remind everyone of the 2011 Town Hall Meeting taking place tonight at 7pm in the second floor meeting rooms…

The St. Augustine Record published that Pensacola might be claiming the title of “oldest” today if it were not for a hurricane that struck and…

Press Release: With a stroke of a brush and a pop of a cork, Pensacola Beach will transform into an artist’s island and a wine…