Category: Buzz
Buzz: Gannett to charge for pnj.com?
Bloomberg is reporting that Gannett Co., the owner of the Pensacola News Journal and 82 newspapers including USA Today, is considering charging for its online…
Buzz: Brownsville Middle sale not on school board agenda
For the second consecutive month, the proposed sale of Brownsville Middle School to George Hawthorne and his Diversified Program Advisors is not on the agenda…
Buzz: “Amazing Grace” coming to UWF
Buzz: Grace Zabriske, actress, poet and artist, may be coming to the University of West Florida. She may interaction with students and faculty of the…
Buzz: Movement on West side plan
There is a buzz that Mayor Ashton Hayward will be making an announcement soon on a project for the west side of Pensacola. Not sure…
Buzz: Functional consolidation talks begun
County Administrator Randy Oliver and Commissioner Grover Robinson told me that they held an informal meeting with Mayor Ashton Hayward on possible areas of consolidation.
Buzz: Secret to Goodin’s nomination
The Florida Transportation Commission serves as nominating Commission in the selection of the Secretary of Transportation. The Governor appoints Secretary from among three candidates nominated…
Buzz: Gannett buying Daily News/News Herald/Destin Log
The rumor in Fort Walton Beach and Panama City is that Gannett, owner of PNJ and Tallahassee Democrat, will buy their daily newspapers and the…
Buzz: City computer mandate coming
The buzz around Pensacola City Hall is that Mayor Hayward is about to issue a mandate on computer usage by city staff. No more Spider…
Buzz: City workers vote to unionize
Just a phone call. City workers have voted to unionize. It may take a couple days for the vote to be certified. I’m hearing the…
Buzz: County gets no relief from Scott pension reform
I spoke with County Commissioner Grover Robinson yesterday about the budget. He said that Gov. Rick Scott’s proposal for county employees to contribute 5 percent…
Buzz: Linda Lawrence gone from WXBM
Buzz: The co-host of the most popular local morning show in the Pensacola market –Marty & Linda –Linda Lawrence has left the WXBM show. Marty…
Buzz: Bomb Threat in Milton
Clearwire’s offices in Milton were evacuated this morning around 10 a.m. while Santa Rosa County deputies searched the building after what rumor says was a…
Buzz: City staff votes on union
The city workers will vote on Thursday whether they will join the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees.
Buzz: ECUA drinking water the worst?!?
This news article is bouncing all over town via Facebook and emails. Pensacola has been tagged as the Worst Drinking Water in the U.S. by…
Buzz: Monday disaster
Buzz: Ken Feinberg’s visit to Pensacola on Monday wasn’t without melodrama. The meeting was coup for Mayor Ashton Hayward, who had personally invited the head…
Buzz: Should ECUA give City its money back?
The daily newspaper reports today that the Emerald Coast Utilities Authority is $27 million under its $316 million budget in its relocation of the Main…
Buzz: CMPA rumblings
There are rumblings from Pensacola City Council members about the lawsuit filed by Community Maritime Park Associates against Maritime Park Development Partners. There were no…
Buzz: City staff may lose take-home car privileges
There is a quite rumble at City Hall. Mayor Ashton Hayward is cracking down on city staff taking home city vehicles. Who and how many…
Buzz: Thomas has three votes for sale
The buzz around the Administration building is Superintendent Malcolm Thomas has the necessary three votes to approve the sale of Brownsville Middle School to Diversity…
Buzz: Hostile Homeless
Downtown Pensacola is battling a new crop of homeless and this winter’s group is more hostile than past seasons. A female bartender was knocked nearly…
