City Council Recap

During its Thursday night meeting, the Pensacola City Council tackled Quint Studer’s Maritime Park lease, stormwater assessments and East Government Street. The council also addressed…

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Deluna Fest announces single-day tickets

DeLuna Fest began selling single-day tickets today at 10 a.m. Fans can pick the day that their favorites are playing. Buy now here.

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Bonfest tomorrow

By Shelby Smithey… Originally a traditional Japanese celebration to honor ancestors and family unity, Obon, or Bon for short, is now celebrated widely in other…

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Best indicator that Issac is coming to Pensacola

Gulf Power has a new president, Stan Connally. Over the past two decades, the omen of pending hurricanes is our electric utility getting a new…

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Preparing for RESTORE

County commissioners Grover Robinson and Gene Valentino reported to the board this morning on their venture to the Florida Association of Counties meeting last week….

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Franchise Fees and Medicaid Predictions

The Escambia County Commission is considering raising the caps on electric and natural gas franchise fees by 50 percent. Such an increase would generate between…

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Akin’s statement called ‘medically inaccurate, offensive and dangerous’

By Shelby Smithey… The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists has called the statements by Rep. Todd Akin (Rep-Missouri) on rape and pregnancy “medically inaccurate,…

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Local Wins National History Fair

The Escambia County School Board breezed through its first regular meeting of the school year last night. Their was a presentation from the PTA, the…

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Viewpoint: Rand and Ryan

By Ryan Barnett…. On the surface of the recent discussion relating to Mitt Romney’s selection of Rep. Ryan as running mate is the interesting question…

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Shootings continue

Press Release: Escambia County deputies are investigating two overnight drive by shootings. On August 20th, 2012 around 2116hrs deputies were notified of a shots fired…

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E. Government St. Marathon

After drawing fire from the East Government Street crowd in July, Pensacola City Councilman Brian Spencer came prepared last night. Slipping on a blue hardhat,…

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Bare wins 18 out of 21 precincts, only 43 percent vote on west side

Charles Bare soundly defeated incumbent Council President Sam Hall for the City of Pensacola’s At Large B seat – with 58 percent of the vote….

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Lumon May won every precinct

Lumon May won every precinct in the Democratic primary for County Commission District 3. His team did a better job in getting out the votes…

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Sam’s Announcement

Pensacola City Council President Sam Hall made an announcement of sorts last night during the board’s Committee of the Whole meeting. “I’m at a state…

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Reconnect Neighborhood Added to Agenda

The ‘Citizens in the East Government Street Neighborhood’ have weighed in on the reconnection of that street. A report from the group has been added…

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Facts about rape and pregnancy

A national study found in 1996 that rape-related pregnancy occurs with significant frequency and is a cause of many unwanted pregnancies. The rapes are closely…

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What the heck is legitimate rape?

Rep. Todd Akin opened his mouth and once again a Republican nut case has taken any meaningful debate of issues out of the media. When…

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IN Game Changer IMS ExpertServices makes new list

PENSACOLA, Fla.- For the sixth year in a row, IMS ExpertServices was named to Inc. Magazine’s annual list of the 5,000 fastest growing private companies…

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Busy COW

Blue Wahoos owner Quint Studer met with officials from the city of Pensacola and the Community Maritime Park Association this morning in an attempt to…

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New school standards start this week

Starting this week, kindergarten and first-graders in Florida will be the first to be taught under new standards intended to better prepare students for college…

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