Category: News
Happy St. Patricks Day Mr. O’Bama!
President Obama had a Guinness today at the Dubliner in Washington
Tale of two charter schools
There were two charter schools that had questions asked of them at Friday’s board workshop: Newpoint Pensacola and A.A. Dixon. Newpoint Pensacola is the new…
My must-read picks
Graduation Day When the massive earthquake and tsunami hit northeast Japan in March, some 25,000 people were killed, many of them swept out to sea….
Kazoo, Blue Wahoos mascot
 In a celebratory public ceremony held at Elebash Jewlers during Gallery Night on Friday night in downtown Pensacola, FL, the Blue Wahoos announced the…
Jerralds vs. Hawthorne and the Battle Over the GCAACC
By the time Pensacola City Councilman John Jerralds called the police, George Hawthorne had summed up the Friday afternoon meeting as “odd†and “ludicrous.†“George,…
Complaint against GSI Recycling
Here is the lawsuit that was filed today against GSI Recycling. Can you imagine how bad this would have been if Friendship Missionary had actually…
Jerralds to GCAACC’s Rescue?
Hours before his scheduled meeting this afternoon to discuss “resuscitating†the Gulf Coast African-American Chamber of Commerce, Pensacola City Councilman John Jerralds is taking it…
Lawsuit filed over metal shredder
Attorney Bob Kerrigan told the Escambia School Board today at its workshop that his firm is filing a lawsuit against the scrap yard near Oakcrest…
A Case for Encouraging Tourists
The Times’ Mark Vanhoenacker suggests  America’s “Unwelcome Matâ€Â (the ESTA, or Electronic System for Travel Authorization) complete with ugly low-tech website and embarrassing questionnaire may…
Bare pre-files for Hall’s council seat
Charles Bare, who ran for the mayor of Pensacola in 2010, has pre-filed for Pensacola City Council At-Large Seat b, which is currently held by…
Jerralds’ Mystery Meeting Baffles Hawthorne
Pensacola City Councilman John Jerralds has called a meeting for this afternoon to discuss the Gulf Coast African American Chamber of Commerce. The GCAACC’s chairman,…
Buzz: No more new schools
According to my sources, the Escambia County School District Watchdog Committee was told yesterday that there will be no more new schools for awhile once…