All three CMPA board members will be recommended for additional terms to regular council meeting for approval: Dick Baker, Collier Merrill and Juanita Scott. City Council decided to not do anything about…
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City CRA report: Maritime Park update
Council members Jewel Cannada-Wynn, Ron Townsend and John Jerralds expressed their concerns about the proposed apartments for the Maritime Park. They asked for assurances that the rentals will be affordable to the…
Evers will chair Criminal Justice committee
Incoming Senate President Mike Haridopolos today announced the Chairman of each of the Senate’s 27 standing committees and subcommittees and one joint legislative committee. Group I Agriculture * Gary Siplin, Chair Communications,…
Pensacola Committee of the Whole could be fun
The Pensacola City Council holds its Committee of the Whole this afternoon. The agenda is filled with items that will fun to watch. CMPA Board of Trustees: CMPA board recommended reappointing all…
Story named new Southern Co. president
Press Release: Susan Story, who has served as Gulf Power President and CEO since 2003, has been named President and CEO of Southern Company Services in Atlanta. She will be succeeded by…
Thomas sang a different tune in February
Commercial realtor Danny Zimmern told the school board that current real estate market obviously isn’t very good. He admitted that there have been zero sales in the past year that match up…
Thomas rejects church offer for Brownville Middle School (updated)
Escambia County Superintendent of Schools Malcolm Thomas told the School Board that he had rejected an offer from Friendship Missionary Baptist Church of $500,000 for the Brownville Middle School. Thomas told the…
The disillusionment of Generation X
Interesting column in The Washington Post on Generation X. Their conclusion: “…if leadership is about values and direction, the Gen-X Disillusionment may contribute to the broader sentiment that our country might be…
Newsweek and The Daily Beast merge
TDB founder Tina Brown announces today that her website has merged with Newsweek: Some weddings take longer to plan than others. The union of The Daily Beast and Newsweek magazine finally took…
GOP pays well
Republican-controlled Florida Legislature will have 61 staffers in the House Speaker and Senate President’s offices that make at least $100,000, according to the Miami Herald. In the House, incoming Speaker Dean Cannon…
Publix/Winn Dixie have problem with plastic bags
Tampa Tribune tested more than a dozen bags from major grocers and found certain bags sold in Winn-Dixie and Publix stores had lead levels that concerned health officials. According to the paper,…
Childers saga not over
The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeal vacated yesterday the earlier 2-1 ruling in favor of W.D. Childers and will rehear Childers’ appeal. The June ruling reversed former Florida Senate President W.D….
Brownsville Middle School back up for discussion
Nearly a year after Superintendent Malcolm Thomas broke off negotiations with Friendship Missionary Baptist Church for the dilapidated Brownsville Middle School that has been closed since 2007, the Escambia County School Board…
Buzz: Ashley Markham in People Magazine
Just received a heads up from friends with People Magazine that Ashley Markham will be in the People Magazine this week.
More on ECAT bus ad contract
A reader sent me a copy of the contract for the ECAT bus ads. It specifically states no ad contracts should be extended or renewed beyond Dec. 31, 2010 (Section 3 E)….
Gaetz to head Reapportionment Committee
Incoming Florida Senate President Mike Haridopolos today announced Don Gaetz (R-Niceville) will chair the Florida Senate Reapportionment Committee. Senator Gaetz was first elected in 2006 and previously served as Superintendent of Schools…
Why even debate ECAT bus ads?
The daily had an article on the Escambia County Commission considering whether or not to bring in house ECAT’s bus advertising program: “ECAT bus ads debated at committee meeting.” Deborah Crossland, owner…
B-25 Mitchell Bomber part of Blues Homecoming Air Show
Press Release: Disabled American Veterans brings message to the Blue Angels Homecoming Air Show on the Wings of a B-25 NAS Pensacola, Florida – The Disabled American Veterans will once again take…
I love C-SPAN
Woke up early this morning and watched on C-SPAN the hearings of the National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling. The Legal Counsel led by Fred Bartlit…
Ideas, suggestions and advice for first strong mayor
The PNJ has had its turn at interviewing Ashton Hayward….so much so that it has started to look like an issue of “Tiger Beat” magazine. We will have our Strong Mayor issue…