Spoke with a friend in Tallahassee yesterday about what is going with the state legislature which is holding its committee meetings. When it comes to education, the big talk is centering around…
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Game on!
The City Council races are starting. Both Ronald Townsend and Mike DeSorbo have prefiled to run again. There have been rumors that both were retiring from public office. DeSorbo served from 1986-1993,…
Nelson goes after Rudy
U.S. Senator Bill Nelson (Dem) isn’t a big Rudy Guiliani fan. The St. Pete Times reports Nelson said, “He doesn’t look like a president. He doesn’t talk like a president, and he…
Is Bergosh back on PNJ forums?
Since Escambia County school board member Jeff Bergosh admitted he was the infamous Godzilla on the daily newspaper’s website, there is a new anonymous commenter on the site that goes by the…
Santa Rosa may not need Pcola
With the announcement that Pace is getting another large shopping center near Santa Rosa Commons. It may be time for Escambia County and Pensacola to realize that its eastern neighbor is close…
Bingo Hall bought
Not sure why this is big news, but Fox News reports Littlefield Corporation Announces Completion of Florida Acquisition. Littlefield Corporation (OTCBB:LTFD) today announced it has completed the acquisition of a bingo hall…
Next fad: concierge physicians
The Sarasota Herald Tribune reports that rise of boutique medical practices. Could it come here? Today he (Dr. Carlos Caballero) will see a half-dozen patients, spending an hour to 90 minutes with…
Basic facts about 32501
The website ZIPskinny.com has the demographic info for areas by their zip codes. Here are the stats for downtown Pensacola (32501): Population: 16154 Density: 2534.94 (people per square land mile) Housing Units:…
Women with Tasers
Guys, Beware! Taser International has developed a personal Taser that women can carry in their purses. It’s about the size of an electric razor. I interviewed Steve Tuttle, Director of Communications of…
City hires big name
The City of Pensacola has landed Thaddeus Cohen as its next Community Development Director. Cohen had been the head of the State’s Department Of Community Affairs. He was appointed to that post…
Steel jobs in Mobile
ThyssenKrupp announced Jan. 4 that it is accepting applications for professional jobs at the projected $3.7 billion steel mill that the company is building in Mobile area. It expects to employ 2,700…
Who won NH debates?
The Times/CNN blog, Real Clear Politics, believes the winner on the GOP side was Sen. John McCain. the guy with all the mojo in New Hampshire didn’t take any hits tonight, he…
Does the Iowa Caucus matter?
In 2004, Democratic Senator John Kerry got 124 more votes than John Edwards. Kerry went on to win the Democratic presidential nomination and get his butt kicked in the general election by…
Elebash has history against Studer, Park
Retired UWF professor C.C. Elebash, who wrote a viewpoint yesterday calling for the City to not build the baseball park, has a long history of opposing the multi-use stadium and Pensacola Pelican…
Sorrell may leave ECUA
Stephen Sorrell, executive director of the Emerald Coast Utilities Authority, is a finalist to manage the nation’s largest desalination plant. The plant recently has passed a final round of testing and is…
Save Our City lives
C.C. Elebash, retired UWF professor and the economic guru for the group formerly known as Save Our City, hasn’t given up his fight to stop a baseball park being built at the…
Census: Florida losing its attraction
The economic boom for the state appears to be over, and Pensacola missed it. Wait a minute. Do adding WalMarts, Walgreens and Starbucks count? Maybe adding more bottle clubs with longer hours…
Historic Day for PNJ
For the first time in recent memory, the Pensacola News Journal gives credit to WEAR TV 3 for breaking a story. They even link to the WEAR TV story on pnj.com. In…
Where Pcola Spiderman is now?
Remember the window cleaner who called himself “Spiderman”. He has moved to Gainesville and is doing very well. Another Pensacola exile that had to go somewhere else to make money. Read this…