The Escambia County Board of County Commissioners’ proposed budget for fiscal year 2016-2017 is now available online on the myescambia.com Budget Information and Related Documents page. Budget workshops will take place in…
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Lecture: How railroads shaped Pensacola
Pensacola Heritage Foundation’s ReDiscovery Lecture Series continues on Thursday, July 14, 2016, featuring John Appleyard speaking on the subject of “How railroads shaped Pensacola, 1870 – 1970 . . . from the…
Judge rules demolition permit to be issued for John Sunday House
Judge Gary Bergosh has ruled in favor of the developers seeking to demolish the John Sunday House. It appears that the City of Pensacola’s Architectural Review Board will no longer be allowed…
Net worths of Florida Cabinet reported
By JIM TURNER THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Gov. Rick Scott’s net worth dropped nearly 19 percent — mainly due to a reduction in the value of his investments in a blind…
Santa Rosa County receives Florida Forest Service grant
Santa Rosa County has been selected to receive a competitive Urban and Community Forestry Grant in the amount of $16,500 from the Florida Forest Service. The funding will be used to plant…
Florida Chamber warns rate hike jeopardizes job growth
Florida’s 59 consecutive months of private sector job growth may soon be in jeopardy as job creators prepare for a proposed 19.6 percent workers’ compensation rate increase, the Florida Chamber of Commerce…
Who is Mark Wichern? [podcast]
Mark Wichern is an Okaloosa County businessman running for Congress. This podcast contains his remarks during the GOP Congressional debate held on June 24.
Gulf Breeze mayor responds: Gulf Breeze has not jeopardized new Bay Bridge
From Gulf Breeze Mayor Matt Dannheisser: Please know that the Gulf Breeze City Council genuinely appreciates the concerns mentioned by Commissioner Robinson. I dare say that our City Council has carefully and…
Pensacola ranked third best Florida city to find a job
Wallet Hub has ranked Pensacola the third best Florida city for finding a job, trailing only Sarasota and Jacksonville Beach. Pensacola ranked #10 in Job Market and #19 in Socioeconomic Environment, which…
Bare to ask City Council to replace invocation with moment of silence
Pensacola City Council President Charles Bare said yesterday on “Pensacola Speaks” that he plans to ask the council to consider replacing the invocation at its regular meetings with a moment of silence….
Who is Rebekah Bydlak?
Rebekah Bydlak is the youngest candidate running to replace Congressman Jeff Miller. These are her remarks at the GOP Congressional debate held on June 24. The audio is a little spotty, but…
Pensacola Speaks: Charles Bare on invocation flap
Pensacola City Council President Charles Bare will be my guest in the second half-hour of “Pensacola Speaks.” We will discuss the timeline on how The Satanic Temple of West Florida was scheduled…
Pensacola Speaks: Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn on Hilary Clinton
Today “Pensacola Speaks” will open with Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn. A Democrat, Buckhorn has actively campaigned for Hilary Clinton. We discuss why he believes Clinton will be a good president and get…
Grover warns Gulf Breeze not to make a Brexit vote
Escambia County Commission chair Grover Robinson shared this email that he sent to Gulf Breeze City Manager Buz Eddy regarding the Pensacola Bay Bridge: Dear Buz, In all the conversations we have…
Bubba’s Sweet Spot opens July 1, with local talent behind the counter
Bubba’s Sweet Spot opens Friday, July 1 with 15 talented members of the Pensacola community on staff. “We are very excited about the staff we have selected to be a part of…
Viewpoint: Just build the bridge
Since we moved to Gulf Breeze in 1981, our family has driven the Pensacola Bay Bridge at least four to six times a day. We’ve endured traffic jams, even the bridge being…
Mobile County bags Walmart Distribution Center with millions in incentives
While incoming Florida Speaker of the House, Richard Corcoran, wants to move the state away from giving corporations millions to create jobs, Alabama has no problem writing checks. Walmart is planning to…
Damn, Rubio leads Beruff by 60 points after only being in the race one week
In poll conducted by Associated Industries of Florida, Sen. Marco Rubio has 64 percentage point lead over challenger Carlos Beruff. Rubio announced his intent to run for re-eleciton last week. Rubio crushes…
Who is James Zumwalt
James Zumwalt is running to be Northwest Florida’s next Congressman. Here are his comments at the GOP Congressional debate on June 24
Studer: City boards need basic standard operating procedures [podcast]
Quint Studer, local developer and founder of the Studer Group, discussed on “Pensacola Speaks” how the City of Pensacola can improve its boards and advisory committees. Over the past 12 years, he…