What was the impact of the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill on Escambia County? How did it impact residents and businesses? What were the losses, both tangible and emotional? Kelcey Killingsworth,…
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Tweeting March Madness
I will be tweeting the first day of March Madness (Thursday, March 15) from New York Nick’s. Yes, I figured out how to make watching basketball a business expense. Come by and…
Local says Yes to the Dress
A local Gulf Breeze woman, Cara Duncan, will be appearing on the Friday, March 16th episode of TLC’s Say Yes to the Dress: Atlanta. This high-rated installment of the SYTTD franchise, featuring…
Good Cause, Good Food
Support the Gulf Breeze Rotary at the Seventh Annual Gumbo Cook-Off, Saturday, March 21 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Shoreline Park. Tickets are $10 for all-you-can-eat gumbo, music and…
Santorum leads AL day before voting
Comedian Jeff Foxworthy appeared with Mitt Romney on Fox and Friends this morning live from Mobile at the Whistle Stop Bar and Grill. Newt Gingrich was in Biloxi for the Energy Summit…
Gulf Power rates approved
The Florida Public Service Commission (PSC) today approved rates for Gulf Power Company (Gulf) that are lower than its current customer rates. Today’s rate decision is based on the Commission’s February 27…
Pavey visits Pensacola
Gulf Coast Diplomacy Council hosts today the Honorable Safek Pavey, Member of Parliament (Turkey). Last Thursday, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and First Lady Michelle Obama honored Ms. Pavey and nine…
$21-million Suter project defies board policy and wasn’t planned
“Sal” wrote last Friday that the expansion of A.K. Suter Elementary has been in the works for years. He got me double-checking my research and I came across two documents that prove…
Who will run for new FL Senate District 1?
The chairman of the Florida Senate Reapportionment Committee and the designated president of the Florida Senate, Don Gaetz, represents one of only eight districts that the Florida Supreme Court ruled needed to…
Help teachers teach
DonorsChoose.org grew out of a Bronx high school where teachers experienced first-hand the scarcity of learning materials in our public schools. Charles Best, then a social studies teacher, sensed that many people…
Do You Have a Favorite Florida Building?
Pensacola is about to get some well-deserved attention. The Florida Association of the American Institute of Architects (AIA Florida) is naming both the T.T. Wentworth, Jr. Florida State Museum and the Navy…
Manning Update: Peyton in Denver
Does this mean Tebow may be on the bench? Vote on the Huddle: Can Peyton and Tebow coexist?
Dude. Really?
No matter how you feel about the social networking approach, it is pretty universally accepted that African rebel leader Joseph Kony is a bad guy, isn’t it? Read Rush Limbaugh defended Joseph Kony,…
Florida Public Archaeology Network Goes Mobile
FPAN announced today the release of two new iPhone apps that bring archaeology literally to your fingertips. The two apps – FPAN Mobile and Destination: Civil War have unique features allowing users…
Take Pride in Pensacola Day
The Downtown Improvement Board needs your help keeping downtown beautiful. Saturday, March 24 at 8:30 a.m. volunteers will meet at Plaza de Luna to divide in groups and tidy-up downtown’s streets, sidewalks…
Romney Works His “Away Game” in Southern Mississippi and Learns to Love Grits…. Fast!
Because all you have to do is say “ya’ll†a couple of times and tell people you actually tried grits to win Alabama hearts and influence Mississippians.  But should he really refer…
Bikes Plus Opens in Downtown Pensacola
One of Pensacola’s well-known establishments, Bikes Plus, is now downtown. The new location is 194 N. Palafox St. The store will hold its grand opening and ribbon cutting celebration on March 14…
The end of free parking downtown or Hey, buddy, do you have 50 cents?
This is the parking lot on Baylen Street behind BLAB TV:
Buzz: Legislative budget will cost Escambia Co. $6 million
The cuts to Medicaid that the Florida Legislature is considering will be pushed down to the counties. Escambia County will have to come up with $6 million. This could mean cuts to…
Oh, By the way
How many of you believe that it’s just a coincidence that two new schools that are being built are in the districts of school board members who were once mentioned as possible…