Category: Buzz
Buzz: Visit Pensacola added to next TDC agenda
Just got a phone call. Visit Pensacola has been added to the Sept. 17 meeting of the Escambia County Tourism Council. Will the TDC be…
Buzz: UWF football to begin Fall 2016
Our sources tell us that the University of West Florida will announce this week that the school will launch its football program soon and the…
Buzz: Doyle retires, too. Marketing head made interim publisher.
Just got this. PNJ Publisher Kevin Doyle is retiring, too. Market Development Director & General Manager Bella Magazine, Becca Boles, is the interim publisher. Kim…
Buzz: Baby Gaetz could have worthy competition for Daddy Gaetz’s senate seat
Our sources are telling us that former State Sen. Durell Peaden is considering a run for Senate President Don Gaetz’s seat next year. The senate…
Has Touart hired jail director that killed Robert Boggon?
The buzz we are hearing out of the county complex is that Interim County Administrator George Touart plans to fight the Department of Justice findings…
Buzz: YMCA may replace Maritime Museum
I’m hearing that the downtown YMCA may be relocated to Maritime Park. There has been a concerted effort to find a suitable,high-traffic replacement for the…
Buzz: Huckabee to stump for Romney in Pcola on Saturday
A source close to the Mitt Romney campaign told the IN that former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee will be in Pensacola Saturday to campaign for…
Buzz: Richardson coming to Andrews
Yahoo Sports! is reporting that Trent Richardson, the Cleveland Browns’ No.1 draft pick, is being to sent to the Andrews Institute in Gulf Breeze to…
Buzz: Pensacola goes after big Mobile employer
The City of Mobile and its chamber are worried that Pensacola might lure away one its largest employers, according to the Mobile Register. The Mobile…
Buzz: Kennedy in Pensacola
The civil rights and racial discrimination issues with the Escambia County School District are spiraling out of Superintendent Malcolm Thomas’ control. Attorney Mike Papantonio has…
Buzz: Studers plan Manna fundraiser
It hasn’t been announced yet but we are hearing that Rishy and Quint Studer have set up a benefit for Manna Food Pantries, which was…
Breaking News: Judge calls Voter Registration deadline ‘harsh and impactical’
A federal judge has issued an injunction barring enforcement of part of the state’s new election law, saying that a 48-hour deadline for groups to…