Mid-Bay Bridge Authority releases new toll options for the Mid-Bay Bridge and Spence Parkway

Press realize: In the first of two information sessions scheduled for this week, the executive director of the Mid-Bay Bridge Authority briefed the public on…

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Walton County comes up with Confederate flag compromise

BY DARA KAM THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA After nearly three hours of emotional testimony Tuesday about a Confederate flag rippling just outside, the Walton…

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Breaking News: Special Session set for October

Florida lawmakers will hold a special session in October to redraw Senate districts, Senate President Andy Gardiner and House Speaker Steve Crisafulli announced Tuesday afternoon….

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Pensacola Speaks: Andy Marlette @ 5:30

PNJ Andy Marlette will be my guest today on News Talk 1370 WCOA’s “Pensacola Speaks.” We’ll talk about his Sunday cartoon and his column: “The…

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Help coming to restore Pensacola oyster beds

The Florida Department of Environmental Protection has awarded $4.4 million to the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to implement the Oyster Cultch Placement…

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Podcast: Quint Studer explains his decision to walk away

On Friday, lightning struck the studios of News Talk 1370 WCOA. We fought through the technical difficulties and somehow went on the air. Quint Studer…

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Weekly Roundup: Battle Lines and Power Lines

By BRANDON LARRABEE THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA THE CAPITAL, TALLAHASSEE, July 24, 2015……….In case you were wondering, the 2016 general election is still more…

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Status of Maritime Park, Post-Studers

What’s next for the Community Maritime Park? Several questions need to be answered before the city puts the parcels back on the market. 1. Who…

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Local Races Form 850 Bridge Run Series

Bushwacker 5K, Bridge to Bridge 5K, and Double Bridge Run The Pensacola Sports Association (PSA), in partnership with the Capt’n Fun Runners (Bushwacker 5K) and…

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Friends of WFPL to hold ‘Blowout Book Sale’ on Aug. 1

Friends of West Florida Public Library, a non-profit support organization of the West Florida Public Library, will hold a “Blowout Book Sale” on Saturday, August…

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Effort forming to push for open-government protections

Worried that lawmakers and Gov. Rick Scott’s administration are chipping away at Florida’s open-government laws, a coalition of groups is being formed to try to…

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Jeb has double-digit lead in Florida poll

Former Gov. Jeb Bush has “separated himself” from other Republican presidential candidates in Florida, leading all of them by double digits, according to a Mason-Dixon…

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Hayward sends staff on road trip to New York and D.C.

In his latest “Upwords” newsletter, Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward said that his Constituent Services team, the group that manages the city’s automated citizen complaint system…

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WCOA hit by lightning

We are waiting to see if engineers can get us on air. We have it fixed in time.

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Quint Studer on ‘Pensacola Speaks’ today at 5 p.m.

Quint Studer will discuss today his decision to withdraw his offers for parcels 3, 6 and 9 at the Community Maritime Park. He told me…

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Mayor goes to Facebook to defend his decision on Studer leases

The media has heard little from Mayor Ashton Hayward since the Studers withdrew their offers for three parcels at the Community Maritime Park. Some might…

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Fountain and Remington take to the air waves on Studer leases

Pensacola’s Chief Operations Officer, Tamara Fountain, was interviewed this morning by Andrew McKay on News Radio 1620. Fountain said Mayor Ashton Hayward and Council President…

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Studer Leases: Negotiation strategy fails, CMPA chair embarrassed

Council President Andy Terhaar stopped by the Inweekly offices. He said he saw yesterday’s press release by the mayor’s office as part of the negotiations….

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Studers’ message to Mayor Ashton Hayward and Council President Andy Terhaar

From: <Quint@studergroup.com> Date: July 23, 2015 at 9:52:07 PM CDT To: Ashton Hayward <ashtonhayward@yahoo.com>, Terhaar Andy <aterhaar@cityofpensacola.com>, “Reeves, James J. Esq.” <jjreeves@bellsouth.net>, John Daniel <JPD@beggslane.com>, Remington Scott <SREMINGT@cphlaw.com>…

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Studer reacts to Hayward rejecting CMPA leases. He withdraws offers.

Quint Studer said tonight the proposed UWF Center for Entrepreneurship, conference center, and child care facility for the Community Maritime Park won’t work after Mayor…

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