Legion Field Project, Breaking Ground by September

With plans to break ground by the end of summer, the city of Pensacola hosted another public input meeting last night for the Legion Filed…

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Recruiting clean-up workers for health study

Two years after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, some cleanup workers and volunteers have raised questions about their health. Yesterday,…

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Portabello opens in Gulf Power HQ (menu)

The Portabello Eatery at Gulf Power is now open to the public in the Bayfront Parkway building in downtown Pensacola from 11 a.m. to 2:30…

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Volunteer Opportunities for Teens

  Teens in Escambia and Santa Rosa County have the opportunity this summer to take part in two exciting events through Chain Reaction, the local…

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Reuters points out ‘landmine’ in BP settlement

In its analysis of BP’s settlement agreement with plaintiffs over economic and property damages—estimated value $7.8 billion, Reuters points that BP has the right to…

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Andrea, we hardly knew you

Last week, the Supervisor of Elections announced that Andrea Shanta Bonner, NPA, had pre-filed to run for the County Commissioner, District 1 race in the…

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Don’t Kiss The Man In Black

Will Smith slaps a journalist who tried to kiss him at the Russian premiere of “Men in Black” III  

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May is good for Pensacola Beach

This past weekend was a good one for Pensacola Beach, according to the vehicle count at the toll bridge. 2012 Fri 5/18: 15828 Sat 5/19:…

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City Administrator cleared of Sunshine allegation

The State Attorney’s Office has issued a letter clearing City Administrator Bill Reynolds of Sunshine Law violations raised by Pensacola City Councilwoman Maren DeWeese in…

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Will School Board do anything about Camelot fiasco?

In 2010, the Escambia County School Board voted 4-1 to approve a one-year, $1.8-million contract with Camelot Schools of Pennsylvania, LLC. to take over the…

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Escambia County Ninth Graders struggled with new FCAT reading

Escambia High School had 60 percent of its ninth grade fail to test at or above their grade level. Pensacola High had 49 percent below…

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Hawthorne did release a strategic plan

George Hawthorne did release to the media a 2012-2015 Strategic Plan for the Gulf Coast African-American Chamber. Though he doesn’t say who his board of…

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