Category: News
Minear New UWF VP
Press Release: University of West Florida (UWF) President Judith A. Bense this week announced the appointment of Dorothy ‘Dottie†J. Minear, Ph.D. to senior associate…
Pensacola to Host Florida Conference on Neighborhoods
Press Release: Mayor Ashton Hayward today announced that Pensacola will be the site for the 2012 Florida Neighborhoods Conference. This event, held next summer, marks…
Council members comment on budget message
We had reporter Jeremy Morrison track down the few council members who missed the State of the City address. He posted this story this morning:…
S&P Rating Really Downgrade of the Political Leadership’s Credibility
Viewpoint by George Hawthorne, Chairman, Gulf Coast African Chamber of Commerce, Inc. — The recent downgrade of the United States ‘AAA’credit rating should be a…
City Budget: Welcome to the Neighborhood
by Jeremy Morrison – Mayor Ashton Hayward outlined his vision for Pensacola’s future this week via his first State of the City address. One of…
Catholic Charities to distribute $3.5 million
News Herald reports that Catholic Charities of Northwest Florida has been selected by the Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors to administer a $3.5 million fund that will…
Randall Lane new editor of Forbes magazine
My editor at The Daily Beast, Randall Lane, is the new editor of Forbes magazine. It was Randall who guided me through the coverage of…
Psst, a nuclear plant surcharge may be in your future
In the next two weeks, the Florida Public Service Commission must decide in public hearings how much the state’s two largest utilities — Florida Power…
Gannett paper bans anonymous posts
Gannett blog reports that in a column this weekend, News-Press Executive Editor Terry Eberle says the paper in Fort Myers, Fla., will be one of…
Buzz: Mitchell to run for ECUA seat
Clorissti Mitchell, a young bright African-American leader who worked hard on the Lumon May for State Representative campaign in 2008, told the IN yesterday that…
Hayward makes history
By Jeremy Morrison Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward strolled the near-empty city council chambers a half-hour before his first State of the City address. He shook…
Mayor Hayward’s State of the City address
Today is an exciting day for our City. As part of our City’s journey through a new Charter, and the transition to…
