Category: News
On Ed Schultz radio today
It’s a radio day for me. I did WCOA this morning from 6-9 a.m. From 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. I’m on with Mike Papantonio…
Busy Week for CMPA
The Community Maritime Park Association has an active week ahead. CMPA Chairman Collier Merrill will meet with city officials and Quint Studer on Tuesday regarding…
What holds Pensacola back?
The things that the Independent News has been reporting for much of the past decade:shortage of affordable housing, racial disparities, substandard education and poverty. The…
Another Pensacola Olympian
Catie Ball Condon will be just one of many Olympic viewers tonight. But what sets her apart from the millions who will tune in tonight…
On WCOA today and Monday
Filling in for Jim Sanborn with Don Parker on WCOA 1370 AM. Listen in.
Okaloosa ahead in race for BP funds
The Daily News reports UWF’s Rick Harper told Okaloosa County business people Thursday at Northwest Florida State College that their county will receive a disproportionate…
Santa Rosa County joins Vision 2015
At its July 26 meeting, the Santa Rosa County Board of Commissioners approved participation in Greater Pensacola Chamber’s Vision 2015 at the level of $25,000…
Pensacola has Olympians
Frank Spellman, America’s oldest Olympic gold medalist in weightlifting, is looking forward to the London Olympic games. A competitor in the 1948 London Summer Olympics,…
Quote of the day
“You have enemies? Good! That means you’ve stood up for something, sometime in your life.” Winston Churchill – Posted using BlogPress from my iPad
FYI Proposed city council budget more than doubled in two years
The Pensacola City Council’s budget has grown percentage-wise more than the Mayor, City Clerk and City Attorney’s budgets since the 2010-2011 budget–up 117 percent. CITY…
Jazz Society Receives Recognition
The American Rag, a California traditional jazz monthly, has recognized the Jazz Society of Pensacola (JSOP) for its efforts in promotion of jazz in our…
Beulah Landfill’s Contamination Costs
The bill for the work at the Beulah Landfill is going to be a bit higher than originally thought. The price increase is due to…
Reconnect Redo Undone?
By Jeremy Morrison… Citizens will have one more opportunity tomorrow night to weigh in on plans for the city of Pensacola’s historic district and, more…
Wahoos, Reds announce 4-year deal
By James Hagan… On a night that the Blue Wahoos celebrated their 32nd sellout of the 2012 season, the team announced the completion of a…
Mobile Council delays maritime museum
Mobile Press Register reports that amid questions about the total cost, the Mobile City Council on Tuesday delayed action on a $628,770 contract for the…
Home sales and foreclosures are both up
Foreclosure rates in Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent increased for the month of May over the same period last year, according to newly released data from CoreLogic. The…
Audit finds no wrongdoing at PMA
The Pensacola Museum of Art has completed the financial review of its accounting procedures and controls related to questions in early June regarding financial management…
Council Tables Budget
Pensacola City Council’s two-day budget session ended last night with a sudden swerve to the side of the road. The engine was overheating and all…
Judges appointed
Ross Bilbrey, Santa Rosa County Judge, was appointed to the First Judicial Circuit Bench bench by Governor Rick Scott effective July 24, 2012. Judge Bilbrey…
Chamber CEO says Pensacola has positive buzz
The Greater Pensacola Chamber board of directors met yesterday. Chamber CEO Jim Hizer gave an update on economic development. He said that Pensacola is getting…
