Month: January 2013

Before authorizing the mayor to execute a $2 million Economic Development Transportation Project Fund Agreement between the city of Pensacola and the Florida Department of…

Escambia County press release: The West Florida Public Library System is looking for individuals interested in participating in focus groups to help shape the future…

I got his email from U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL): Rick, The federal government has a spending problem. Simple math shows it to be the…

Hashing out the specifics of a possible noise ordinance, some members of the Escambia County Commission flinched upon hearing the $2,000-plus price tag for decibel…

The chairman of the now disbanded Mayor’s Urban Redevelopment Advisory Committee sat down with the Downtown Improvement Board this morning to discuss the committee’s recent…

With the exception of our Congressman Jeff Miller (R-Chumuckla), Florida’s 27-member House delegation was shut out of chairmanships of any of the 21 permanent committees…

The Daily Beast reported last Friday that national retailer Hobby Lobby became the largest corporation to defy new Affordable Care Act regulations, after the Oklahoma-based…

Alfresco’s, the food court on the corner of Palafox and Main streets, is close to opening, at least partially. Two Airstream trailers are being placed…

Fifteen-year veteran elementary teacher says “I quit”. Parents need to know what is being done to their children – and it’s not the teacher’s fault!…

Three on the most popular bill in front of the Florida Legislature, according to the website Florida Current, concern the banning people from texting while…

Mor­ley Safer reports tonight on the New Orleans’ daily newspaper, Times-Picayune, reduc­ing its print version to three days a week. It should be good. –…

New York City has had some of the best high school basketball players in the nation. The NY Times lets you pick your all-star team….

The Statewide Child Abuse Death Review Committee has released its annual report. Escambia County is one of the worst in the state with 100 total…

For the last couple days, the Tea Party has been bragging that it had the votes to unseat Rep. John Boehner (R-Ohio) as the Speaker…

When high school football players from around the country compete in San Antonio’s U.S. Army All-American Bowl tomorrow they will be encouraged by coaches, parents…

Prior to approving the design contract for a planned 4-H center last night, the Escambia County Commission dug deep into the organization’s concerns pertaining to…

U.S. Senator Marco Rubio has announced that Alberto Martinez, who headed Romney’s campaign in Florida and worked for Rubio in the state legislature, is joining…

Murders, shootings, assaults, rapes…they too quickly become just numbers, one-day headlines lost in the flood of news of Justin Beiber’s tattoos, Lady Gaga’s outfits and…

The Escambia County Commission tonight again tweaked the structure of its RESTORE Act advisory committee. This time, they addressed ambiguities pertaining to the city of…

A downtown retail mainstay since 2004, Distinctive Kitchens has closed. The doors have been locked for weeks. A “Closed for Inventory” sign has been on…