Category: News
Mississippi River Groups File Dual Legal Actions on Pollution that Fuels Gulf Dead Zone
(New Orleans, LA)— Today environmental groups challenged the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) refusal to address a critical pollution problem it has acknowledged for decades. The…
County Looks at Logo
Escambia County commissioners will be discussing the county’s seal during their regularly scheduled meeting today. “Don’t get to excited,†said county attorney Alison Rodgers. “It’s…
Florida Trend covers Wahoos
Sports business profile in Northwest Florida Florida Trend The team starts play on April 5 in a new stadium in Pensacola that Studer helped pay for. Studer,…
The End of a Dead End?
In an effort to create a more walkable downtown, Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward is looking to reconnect Government Street to Ninth Avenue near Bayfront Parkway….
Affordable Housing remains out of reach for many
The National Low Income Housing Coalition shows with its report titled “Out of Reach” that renting a two-bedroom unit is out of reach for too…
Tice turns on friend and former divorce lawyer
The daily newspaper continues its pursuit of the Public Defender today with two stories. The one that interested me was Henry “Cab” Tice claiming that…
Tour de Fort
Get your body and your brain cells active during the Tour de Fort, a bicycling tour of the archaeological sites along the Florida National Scenic…
Student in Central Fla humiliated for missing FCAT
Mother was “flipping mad†when her son had a sign placed around his neck that read: “‘I decided to come to school today, but I…
Where has the growth been for elementary schools?
The enrollment of A.K. Suter Elementary School is the same that it was in October 2007 – 381 students (and remember the school picked up…
FCAT Gets Feisty
Tensions rose last night at the District School Advisory Council meeting. It’s no surprise that the topic was FCAT. While students and teachers struggle through…
Mayor Seeking Appointee for Mass Transit Committee
During last week’s Pensacola City Council meeting, City Administrator Bill Reynolds solicited public involvement regarding “a situation where the Mayor needs your help.†Apparently, Mayor…