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Candy (formerly of TK 101) joins Cat Country 98.7 morning show
Long-time favorite Pensacola area radio personality Candy Ruddy has joined Cat Country 98.7. Candy has worked as an on-air personality in Pensacola for the past 14 years winning several ‘Best of the…
Council’s Revenge
If summer was the hunt, last night’s second public budget hearing was the kill. After a season of foreplay, the Pensacola City Council was ready to get down to business—the main event,…
The Randy Conversation
The parameters of a discussion regarding Escambia County Administrator Randy Oliver’s contract remain a mystery. The county commission is scheduled to take up the matter during tomorrow’s work session. “I guess we’ll…
Marco Rubio named Dirty Air Villain
WASHINGTON (September 12, 2012) – A total of 193 House members and 39 Senators are rated as “Dirty Air Villains†in a new analysis by the NRDC Action Fund published today on…
City Budget Process sets stage for final public hearing
The clock is ticking for the Pensacola City Council’s approval of the 2012-13 budget. Tonight is the second budget hearing. Here is the history of this year’s process using the notes of…
New Coastkeeper hired
The Emerald Coastkeeper, Inc. Board of Directors has selected Sava Varazo to be its new Coastkeeper. Varazo is a scientist that has 35 years environmental experience working with the Florida Department of…
Beach Clean Up
Grab your gloves and garbage bags, it’s that time of year again. Volunteers will soon descend on local beaches in an effort to clear them of trash. The Escambia County Marine Resources,…
Buzz: Why discuss county administrator’s contract now?
At the request of an unnamed county commissioner, Escambia County Attorney Alison Rogers has placed on the agenda for the BCC Committee of the Whole a discussion of County Administrator Randy Oliver’s…
Local habitat restoration project can win $50K with your vote
A Pensacola-based non-profit, Southern Eco Restoration Projects, is one of 51 finalists in the running to win up to $50,000 in funding as part of Tom’s of Maine’s “50 States for Good 
DIB Looks at LTU, Kimbrough Bids Adieu
The Downtown Improvement Board this morning signed off on its Business and Development Committee’s revisions to the city’s proposed License to Use regulations. The new LTU rules will govern business’s use of…
Zimmerman’s Tough Sell
During their presentation to the Pensacola City Council last night, representatives from the Zimmerman Agency distributed copies of a recent issue of the Gulf Coast Business Review featuring a large picture of…
Official DIB announcement on Kimbrough’s departure
The Executive Director of the Pensacola Downtown Improvement Board (DIB), Franklin Kimbrough, has submitted his resignation to the board. Having held the senior management position at the agency for the past eight…
Viewpoint: Locals Should Support DeLuna Fest as DeLuna Fest is Supporting Locals
By Tosh Belsinger… In less than two weeks, Pensacola Beach will play host to DeLuna Fest, a three day music festival produced by local Pensacolians Scott & Emily Mitchell with Five Flags…
CafePress weighs in on which convention did the most for its candidate
With an average of over 130,000 new designs uploaded every week, CafePress is often seen as a Cultural Barometer®. The Meter graphs track merchandise sales trends for each presidential candidate and believes…
Kimbrough resigns from DIB
Franklin D. “Kim” Kimbrough announced his resignation as the executive director of the Downtown Improvement Board. He will be heading a chamber in Missouri. Realtor and former DIB board member Sandra Ward…
Marshalls coming to Cordova Commons, has 90 job openings
From Workforce Escarosa, Marshalls is now seeking to fill over 90 openings for their new store in Cordova Commons, set to open in mid-October. A 3-day hiring event will take place on…
Remembering 9/11
In commemoration of the Sept. 11, 2001 tragedies, Naval Air Station Pensacola held a ceremony at the Naval Aviation Memorial Chapel aboard the base at 8 a.m. Tuesday immediately following morning colors….
Landshark Lager co-sponsors beach cleanup, paddleboarding and concert
Landshark Lager is partnering with Ocean Conservancy in support of the organization’s International Coastal Cleanup Day on Sept. 15 in Pensacola. The annual effort, now in its 27th year, encourages people to…
Running for friend battling Parkinson
By Shelby Smithey…. A local runner is traveling to Colorado to compete in the 2012 Rock ’n’ Roll Denver Marathon to raise money for Parkinson’s disease in honor of her best friend…