Category: News
Gulf Powers joins others in request to scale back energy efficiency goals
By JIM TURNER THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Florida’s biggest electric providers are asking state regulators this week to let them scale back energy-efficiency programs…
Greater Pensacola Chamber votes to create Economic Development spinoff
During a special meeting yesterday at Gulf Power Company’s Addison Auditorium, the Greater Pensacola Chamber’s Board of Directors voted to establish a separate economic development…
Wu named Home Rule Hero
The Florida League of Cities (FLC) recognized City of Pensacola Council Member and League president P.C. Wu with a 2014 Home Rule Hero Award at…
Next neighborhood pushback coming
The Parker Circle Neighborhood Association is organizing and are asking the mayor and Pensacola City Council to address the longstanding needs of the Burgess Road…
Report: Florida BLue eyes rate increase
Major insurer Florida Blue could raise rates in 2015 for people enrolled through the federal health-care exchange after seeing a large number of older and…
Greek Festival set for Oct 10, 11 and 12
Press Release: The Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church of Pensacola is preparing for the 55th annual Greek Festival. The Pensacola Greek Festival is one of the…
Covenant Hospice’s 20th Annual Evening of Comedy: Henry Cho
Covenant Hospice, along with top sponsors Brown Helicopter, Pensacola Memorial Gardens & Funeral Home, Wells Fargo and Dignity Memorial, is proud to present the 20th…
Peterson Elected as Fellow in The College of Labor and Employment Lawyers
Beggs & Lane RLLP has announced that Ralph A. Peterson, senior partner in the law firm’s Labor and Employment Group, has been elected as a…
Pensacola City Council did brainstrom on the budget
Councilwoman Megan Pratt emailed me last week about a budget workshop that she chaired in June. Unfortunately much of the discussion got overshadowed by the…
Local nursing home owner arrested for abuse
Attorney General Pam Bondi’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit today arrested Escambia County Assisted Living Facility Administrator, Belie Brock Williams and Assistant Administrator Adrienne Taylor. Williams…
Miller to address Veterans summit
Congressman Jeff Miller will be a featured speaker at the 2014 Military, Defense & Veterans Opportunities Summit hosted by The Florida Chamber Foundation. The one-day…
State and county officials to tour Wedgewood area dumps
State Rep. Mike Hill and Escambia County Commissioner Lumon May will tour next Tuesday the various borrow pits, construction and demolition (C&D) disposal facilities and…
Staged reading of King John: A fundraiser benefiting the Southeastern Teen Shakespeare Company
Professionals from around Pensacola have come together to read and interpret one of William Shakespeare’s lesser-known works, KING JOHN, in a project benefiting the Southeastern…
Scenic Highway Open to Traffic
The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) has completed the reconstruction of Scenic Highway (U.S. 90/State Road 10A) south of Scenic Highway Circle and has opened…
Council member challenges mayor’s legal expenses
Councilwoman Sherri Myers shared this report from Ann Regan on her battle to gather the facts on the city of Pensacola’s legal expenses since Mayor…
Chamber workforce study indicates more job education and training needed over next five years
With workforce development having been identified as a crucial component of economic competitiveness and regional long-term success, the Greater Pensacola Chamber, along with several key…
Crist taps Annette Taddeo as Running Mate
Charlie Crist, who is seeking the Democratic nomination for governor, today announced Miami businesswoman Annette Taddeo as his nominee for Lieutenant Governor. Taddeo is the…
Gaetz addresses Tiger Bay Club tomorrow
The Panhandle Tiger Bay Club presents Florida Senate President Don Gaetz as their July 18 speaker at New World Landing. Senator Gaetz will give a…
USO Brothers Finally Return Home WWE Tag Team Champions
By Duwayne Escobedo Yes, the high-flying, ring-rattling Samoan warriors known as the USO Brothers want to dominate every World Wrestling Entertainment tag team match. After…
Achievement gap recommendations fail to force school district to look in the mirror
Escambia County School Superintendent Malcolm Thomas has a problem. His schools have failed to educate a vast number of the students in his district. He…
