Category: News
Radio Tower and public safety
Public safety is one of the most fundamental responsibilities of municipal government. City ordinances are enacted to ensure structures are built soundly and in accordance…
What did Reynolds tell or not tell the council about the radio tower lease ? (Transcript)
Inweekly had the video of the City Administrator Bill Reynolds’s presentation at the May 2012 Committee of the Whole transcribed. Here is the transcript: Mr….
Attorney argues his client did not lose non-conforming use for radio tower
Attorney Edward P. Fleming told Inweekly that the non-conforming use for Divine Communications’ radio tower did not end when the old tower was demolished. As…
Pensacola Speaks: Satterwhite, Wiggins and Gaetz
Today on Pensacola Speaks, I will have Scott Satterwhite talk about the Tell: Pensacola project; Ryan Wiggins on what’s happening behind the scenes in state…
Orange crop forecast worsens
By JIM TURNER THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA An already-dire forecast has grown more bitter for the state’s signature crop. Florida’s orange harvest forecast for…
City Administrator failed to mention Long Hollow conservation district
When the Radio Tower Lease was brought before the Pensacola City Council in May 2012, City Administrator Bill Reynolds failed to mention that the old…
State Capital Briefs: Gaetz tackles fantasy sports
LAWMAKERS PITCH REGULATIONS FOR FANTASY SPORTS Two Republican lawmakers are filing legislation that would regulate the daily fantasy sports industry, which is the subject of…
Paychecks for Patriots
CareerSource Escarosa to host Paychecks for Patriots Hiring Event Friday, Nov. 13 A Statewide Hiring Event Connecting Florida Veterans with Career Opportunities CareerSource Escarosa and…
Newpoint Education Partners has problems in Pinellas County
Last week, the Tampa Bay Times reported that Newpoint Education Partners, which had two of its Pensacola charter schools closed earlier this year, failed to…
UWF to host seminar for veterans, women and minorities in high-tech
The University of West Florida is partnering with the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation to host “Venture In Northwest Florida: Connecting Veterans, Women…
Hartung indicted for triple homicide
State Attorney Bill Eddins announced today that an Escambia County Grand Jury indicted Donald Wayne Hartung for three counts of First Degree Premeditated Murder in…
Pensacola poised to pass non-discrimination ordinance
The sprawling hours of discussion during Pensacola’s workshop on a proposed human rights ordinance provided ample time for everyone to have their say. Late into…
Council looks ready to dig into Long Hollow
The Pensacola City Council decided during its Monday agenda session to move forward with a vote later this week on directing city staff to provide…
Mike Hill’s ‘Fair Districts’ lawsuit dismissed
A state lawmaker and other plaintiffs have dismissed a federal lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the “Fair Districts” redistricting standards approved by Florida voters in…
Bondi will not challenge medical pot amendment
Though continuing to express concerns about a proposed constitutional amendment that would legalize medical marijuana, Attorney General Pam Bondi is not challenging the wording of…
Pensacola Beach residents have assets seized for illegal gambling operations in Okaloosa
The Fort Walton Beach Daily News reports the Internal Revenue Service has seized more than $500,000 from the bank accounts of Larry and Dixie Masino,…
Attorney for Biggs Construction sends copy of letter to council
Attorney Bruce Partington shared this letter with the Pensacola City Council and the media earlier today. It directly contradicts statements by Gene Church, owner of…
Seville Quarter patriarch warns about food truck ordinance
A lunch with attorney Wilmer Mitchell, president of Seville Quarter, is never brief, but always informative. Today he wanted to talk about the proposed food…
Gaetz has a real challenger for Senate seat
From the News Service of Florida: GAINER TOPS $118K FOR PANHANDLE SENATE RACE In what could turn into one of the state’s most-expensive campaigns in…
Bondi calls Bloomberg a ‘bully’
Attorney General Pam Bondi defended Florida’s environmental record and called former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg a “billionaire bully” after she became a target…
