Stopping at the Fish House yesterday afternoon on the Veterans for Romney tour across the Panhandle, Sen. John McCain relied heavily on his naval background to connect to his audience in his…
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Council Meetings Cancelled
Next week’s meetings for the Pensacola City Council have been cancelled. The cancellations are apparently due to technical difficulties experienced at Pensacola City Hall in recent days. The council was scheduled to…
Candidates Eat Breakfast With Gophers
Local political candidates enjoyed breakfast and coffee at New World Landing with the Pensacola Bay Area Chamber of Commerce’s Gopher Club this morning, before each was given a turn to speak before…
Council Selects Executive
After two years of searching, the Pensacola City Council may soon have a new executive. The council decided last week to offer the position to Lila Cox. Cox was among a group…
Local chef makes a big splash in D.C.
Rob Theriot, formerly of Laguna’s on Pensacola Beach, is the new executive chef for the Coupe in Washington, D.C. and has caught the attention of the Washingtonian. Here is what the restaurant…
Miller on Possible BP Settlement Option
The U.S. government and BP are in settlement talks over how much the oil company will be paying as a result of the 2010 spill in the Gulf of Mexico. One possible…
Halloween Spooktacular Bowl-A-Thon
Get your family and friends together for some Halloween FUN to support Special Olympics athletes! The Halloween Spooktacular Bowl-A-Thon will take place on Sunday, October 21st at 3 p.m. at Liberty Lanes…
Do you believe in Dalton Sherman? I do. (video)
This is truly inspirational–great message for the Escambia Public School District administration:
2nd Annual Arrogant Steak Cook-Off
The 2nd Annual Arrogant Steak Cook-Off will be held October 4th at Seville Quarter beginning at 5:30 p.m.. Competitive cooking teams will be serving up New York Strip steaks for ticket-holders to…
Commission on Oil Spill Response
Escambia County Commissioner Grover Robinson will be heading to Walton County Wednesday for a meeting of the Florida Commission on Oil Spill Response Coordination. The commission is charged with identifying potential changes…
Think Beyond moves two initiatives forward
Press Release: A diverse group of experts, entrepreneurs, business and community leaders came together on September 27th at the Pensacola Museum of Art to move sustainable ideas forward in the community. The…
Oops, McCain is coming to Pensacola
The News Herald in Panama City missed in its story of Sen. John McCain campaigning for Romney in Northwest Florida that the 2008 Republican presidential nominee will be coming to Pensacola, too….
BP settlement hung up on $18 billion, county could be shortchanged
The British newspaper The Sunday Times reported yesterday that oil spill settlement talks between BP and the U.S. government have stalled because the U.S. is insisting that BP pay at least $18…
McCain bypasses Pensacola
Sen. John McCain is out stumping for Republican nominee Mitt Romney. He is visiting Niceville on Tuesday morning, Panama City on Tuesday night and Tallahassee Wednesday morning. Pensacola and Destin got former…
Myers vs. Hayward Ruling
The verdict’s in. Everyone wins. At least that’s what both sides are claiming after a judge issued a ruling this morning regarding the lawsuit filed by Pensacola City Councilwoman Sherri Myers against…
Stay tuned: Myers has called her own press conference
When is a court order not a court order? When is a veto not a veto? When it involves the Pensacola City Council. I’ve sent Jeremy over to City Hall to catch…
Mayor Ashton Hayward on court ruling
“I appreciate Judge Duncan’s wisdom and his ruling today in support of my policy. As I have said before, and Judge Duncan confirmed today, the Charter is very clear on this point:…
Court Order: Hayward can have individual council members go through his office, Myers pays her legal fees
In the suit Sherri Myers v. Ashton Hayward, Judge Scott Duncan found that the Mayor’s policy limiting council members communications with city staff is too board by being addressed his memo to…
Kumbaya Through Clinched Jaws
Mayor Ashton Hayward arrived at last night’s meeting just in time for the Pensacola City Council’s discussion regarding his veto of its budget amendment. He slipped into the seat behind the plate…
Pensacola State welcomes first 11 Penacola Pledge Scholars
PENSACOLA, Fla. – Eleven Pensacola State College students and 24 University of West Florida students are beginning their freshman year as part of the inaugural class of Pensacola Pledge Scholars. Established by…