Chef Emeril Lagasse showcases The Fish House, Joe Patti Seafood and McGuire’s tomorrow (Watch preview)

On his television show “Emeril’s Florida,” celebrity chef Emeril Lagasse will feature tomorrow restaurants from the Pensacola area. “This unique series, hosted by Chef Emeril,…

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Operation Clean Sweep to run expanded operation in Brownsville

The Escambia County’s Sheriff’s Office will conduct an “Operation Clean Sweep” tomorrow in the Brownsville area. The clean-up will begin at 8 a.m. at the…

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Progress made on jail transfer. Personnel issues covered…at least most of them

By Jesse Farthing Chief Deputy Eric Haines meticulously slashed a personnel budget requesting 26 additional employees, at a cost of $1.6 million, for the county’s…

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Rubio in town today

U.S. Senator Marco Rubio will be in Pensacola today to discuss Obamacara. The visit is part of his tour, which Saint Peter’s Blog describes as…

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Molino Park Elementary School vandalized. When will school district improve school security systems?

At the beginning of the year, Superintendent Malcolm Thomas established a task force to come up with measures to improve school security. He asked parents…

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New York Nick’s fundraiser for Amber

New York Nick’s is running a low-key fundraiser for the family of one of his bartenders, Amber, who passed away suddenly last weekend. On his…

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Sunshine training coming for City of Pensacola and Greater Pensacola Chamber

The Florida First Amendment Foundation will conduct Sunshine and Public Records Law training for Pensacola city employees, board members and council members next Tuesday, August…

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Cohen loses out on Miramar job

The Miramar, Fla. city council chose Kathleen Woods-Richardson, former director of Miami-Dade County’s Public Works and Waste Management Department where she oversaw more than 1,730…

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NAACP state and local leaders misspeak…twice

Adora Obi Nweze, president of the Florida State Conference NAACP, made a misstatement while she was in Pensacola last Saturday morning for a town hall…

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Viewpoint: Turning the Tide on Childhood Obesity

by: Dr. Janey Thornton, USDA Deputy Under Secretary for Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services As the Department of Agriculture’s Deputy Under Secretary for Food, Nutrition…

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County wants to cut Sheriff Morgan’s budget by $4.6 million to help with jail transfer

By Jesse Farthing Last week Interim County Administrator George Touart said that it was his budget director, Amy Lovoy, that wanted 40 percent of the…

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Buzz: Thaddeus Cohen finalist for Miramar city manager

Former Pensacola Community Development director and CRA chief Thaddeus Cohen is a finalist for job of city manager of Miramar, Fla.–a Broward County city of…

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