Special Valentine event

The Choral Society of Pensacola presents “To Pensacola with Love: An Evening of Champagne, Chocolate and Song” Friday, February 14, 2014 The Choral Society of…

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Scott proposes $30 million to train workforce in STEM fields

By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida Workforce training in science and technology fields would get $30 million from Gov. Rick Scott in the…

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Pensacola Sports Association Invites Public to Sign Banner for Doug Baldwin

On Sunday, Feb. 2, Pensacola will be represented in Super Bowl XLVIII by Doug Baldwin, wide receiver for the Seattle Seahawks. The Pensacola Sports Association…

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CNN and Anderson Cooper examine Rick Scott fundraising

CNN’s Anderson Cooper featured Gov. Rick Scott in a piece on the “the extortion game” of pay-to-play politics. The segment was about more than Florida’s…

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IN Your Head Radio Jan. 24: Commissioners talk about Touart legacy, PC Wu on what he likes to eat at the airport and Steve Schale on Democratic Party

A full line-up. The show airs from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on WCOA FM 100.7. You can listen online at Wcoapensacola.com or on iheartRadio….

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State Capital Briefs

COURT: CITIZENS CAN FACE BAD-FAITH LAWSUIT In a case stemming from hurricane damage in 2004, an appeals court ruled Thursday that the state-backed Citizens Property…

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Buzz: George Touart passes away

I just got a phone call that former County Administrator George Touart passed away during the night. Yesterday I received this email from one of…

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City administrator insinuates Bruce Beach lease better than Maritime Park for Pensacola (video)

During the “Mornings with the Mayor” session on Wednesday, I asked Mayor Ashton Hayward about his proposal to lease Bruce Beach for a dollar a…

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Hayward loses Airport Food Concession battle

By a 4-4 vote, Pensacola City Council rejected tonight Mayor Ashton Hayward’s recommendation to award airport concessions contract to OHM Foods.   Four months of delays…

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More on broken sprinkler at Pensacola Airport

Reporters asked Mayor Ashton Hayward and City Administrator Colleen Castille about the broken sprinkler line that flooded the concourse recently. This is the written reply…

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Pensacola Pledge Scholars honored by Studers, UWF and PSC boards

Yesterday, Quint and Rishy Studer hosted a reception for the Pensacola Pledge Scholars from the University of West Florida and Pensacola State College. The reception…

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Bare challenges rfp process on airport food concessions

Mayor Ashton Hayward has repeatedly defend the Request For Proposal process on the airport food concessions, which is finally being brought back to the city…

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IN Your Head Radio Jan. 23: County Administrator, Inside Tallahassee and Meth Labs

We’ve got Escambia County Commissioner Wilson Robertson, Political Strategist Ryan Wiggins and Sgt. Andy Hobbs.

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UWF College of Business to host Women in Leadership: Designing Your Future on Feb. 7

The University of West Florida College of Business Executive Mentor Program will host Women in Leadership: Designing Your Future on Friday, Feb. 7 at 12…

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Poll says 47 percent of locals do not support gaming

The Pensacola Voice has begun polling and surveying likely voters and citizens about certain hot issues around the region. Led by Asst. Editor Greg Fink…

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Gulf Breeze Chamber CEO resigns

The Board of Directors of the Gulf Breeze Area Chamber accepted the resignation of Josie Cotti, President/CEO, at their January Board Meeting. Josie will leave…

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Mobile lands 100 IT jobs, coming Feb.1

Rural Sourcing, Inc, an Atlanta-based software development firm, announced Jan. 21 that it would make downtown Mobile home to a new center that will bring…

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Mayor Hayward likes food trucks

Getting ahead of today’s Morning with the Mayor, Hayward has sent out this statement on food truck regulation: To: City Council Members From: Mayor Ashton…

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State says schools will now follow Florida Standards

By Brandon Larrabee, The News Service of Florida State education officials are pushing forward with a plan to rebrand the standards for what students are…

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State Capitol briefs

MEDICAL MARIJUANA SIGNATURES TOP 540K With a surge of petitions before a Feb. 1 deadline, backers of a proposed constitutional amendment that would legalize medical…

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