The News Journal writes that what developer Robert Rinke called a deposit on the Beach Boys on Monday was merely a $1000 check given to one of the band’s agents. There was…
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BP Static Kill Helping Shares
The success of the “Static Kill” operation looks to be helping BP’s market shares. The Wall Street Journal reports today that the company is now over $40 per share for the first…
Buzz:Thomas and PNJ make issue new Chamber CEO’s residence
The daily newspaper is on the attack. The target: the newly-hired Pensacola Bay Area Chamber of Commerce CEO. The issue: John Hizer will be living in Gulf Breeze, where his daughter will…
Donovan/Nobles PAC changes website
Marty Donovan and Jack Nobles have changed the website of their Political Action Committee. After receiving criticism for not correctly displaying the stadium, they re-shaded their map. This time they’ve reduced the…
Over 43 millions gallons of BP oil still in the Gulf
Before we praise BP and declare the disaster over, we still have crude in the Gulf. Even if NOAA report is correct and 75 percent has evaporated, been recovered or dispersed (whatever…
New study disproves Elebash viewpoints of the past five years
For more than half a decade, Save Our City guru C.C. Elebash has pointed to a 1997 report by the Brookings Institute that questioned cities spending tax dollars on stadiums for MLB…
Fall Concert series?
Really? Beach Boys? Really?….I didn’t hear yesterday much enthusiasm for the Rinke concert idea. Now my readers aren’t into 60s nostalgia and many have already planned their fall around ACC and SEC…
Greene’s tales of yacht trip keep changing
Jeff Greene. Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, has a problem with what have been an illegal 2007 trip to Cuba aboard his 147-ft yacht. As the St. Pete Times reports, travel to…
Gulf Hurting Long Before Spill
The USA Today ran a very good piece today on the decline of diversity in the Gulf of Mexico, long before the BP oil spill. Article
PNJ Cooper nails BP Claims head
Pensacola News Journal reporter Louis Cooper tried to pin down BP VP Darryl Willis, who heads the oil giant’s claims processing, on how close is “close proximity.” It was all part of…
Static kill begins
BP Release Date: 03 August 2010 HOUSTON – BP started injectivity testing today at 19:05 (UK) and 13:05 (CDT) in advance of static kill operations. Based on the results of the injectivity…
BP responds to Claims articles
BP Spin Machine has issued this press release. If you’re a local business owner, let me know your experiences. BP Takes Action to Fast-Track Claims for Gulf Coast Businesses Release Date: 03…
Deep Horizon “Static Kill” Update
Press Release from DEP: Static kill, the operation planned to plug the Deepwater Horizon well, is scheduled to begin this week. Static kill involves pumping a steady stream of heavy drilling mud,…
Charles Bare offers City Residents’ Bill of Rights
Bare Administration City Residents’ Bill of Rights When doing business with the City of Pensacola, residents are entitled to prompt, efficient and easily accessible services – from all departments and enterprises. Residents…
What will stop first: Oil flowing or BP claim checks?
ProPublica reports BP is lagging on deciding the validity of many damage claims, and claimants may have to wait until after the special administrator takes over later this month. We are hearing…
BP Disaster: 205 million gallons and BP says its now disappeared…Ouila!
New York Times: Nearly five million barrels of oil have gushed from BP’s well since the Deepwater Horizon rig exploded on April 20, according to the latest data. That amount outstrips the…
Oil dispersant may be washing up
Mobile Press Register is reporting that the stained, brown water seen washing up in pockets along Alabama beaches for the last two weeks appears to contain the dispersant widely used on oil…
Diane Mack’s Vision Statement and Campaign Platform
We published Ashton Hayward’s plan in the Buzz last week. Here is Diane Mack’s platform: Pensacola 2011-2014 Diane Mack for Mayor Vision Statement & Campaign Platform A VISION OF PENSACOLA City of…
Perdido Key In Hunt For Pepsi Disaster Grant
According to the Perdido Key Chamber: Pepsi has a grant contest going on right now to help “Refresh the Gulfâ€. The Pepsi Refresh Project is giving away an extra $1.3 million to…
Rick Scott: Discrimination lawsuit plagues his past
I’ve started my research into GOP governor candidate Rick Scott. The fact his former company Columbia/HCA paid billions in fines, penalties and civil lawsuits for falsifiying reports to increase Medicare reimbursements, among…