Category: News
City Council approves Hatchery for Bruce Beach
By a unanimous vote the Pensacola City Council approved letting the mayor negotiation with Florida Wildlife and the state for putting a Hobbs-SeaWorld Marine Enhancement…
Redistricting challenge
While Pensacola shrank and Escambia County only showed a minimal increase, Florida grew from 15.98 million in 2000 to 18.8 million in 2010, enough to…
Historic find in McDavid
NorthEscambia.com reports that what appears to be the remains of a late 1800;s era steamboat was pulled Saturday from the Escambia River near McDavid. The…
Dad’s long gone
Few people understand life without a father, other than those whose dads have passed away. I have lived longer without my father than with him….
City Attorney issues memo on disparity study
City Attorney Jim Messer has sent the Pensacola City Council a memo on a legal perspective on the proposed disparity study. Messer is clear that…
Hayward focuses on neighborhoods
Press Release: Pensacola residents will enjoy a cleaner city and more inviting neighborhoods thanks to a series of initiatives being announced today by Mayor Ashton…
City of Pensacola: Small and Minority contractor stats
In April 2008, the City contracted with MGT to conduct the review of its Procurement and Small Business Enterprise (SBE) Program. It wasn’t a disparity…
Corbett Davis to return to DIB
The owner of Jewelers Trade Shop, Corbett Davis, Jr., has been nominated by Mayor Ashton Hayward, along with Vinyl co-owner Evan Levin, to the Downtown…
Bubba Watson video
Golfer Bubba Watson and the Golf Boys made this spoof of the boy band videos. The video is the latest in a series by PGA…
Badlands, Second Season begins
Press Release: The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office along with other agencies, will conduct an “Operation Clean Sweep†event on Thursday, June 16, 2011 in the…
History of Race in Pensacola
In 2008, we published a cover story by Scott Satterwhite on the history of race in Pensacola ( Pensacola’s 450 Years of Race History). There…
Sacred Heart announces $57-million expansion
Sacred Heart Health System President/CEO Laura Kaiser made the announcement today that they would be building a 112-bed facility on their Pensacola campus for adult…