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Could Jordan Help Stop the Violence?

Posted on December 29, 2011

Last week the release of the old school Nike Air Jordan Concords sparked a considerable deal of violence nationwide. In the nearly thirty year history of the shoe, there has been a…

Elections Office Extended Hours Jan. 3

Posted on December 29, 2011

The Escambia County Supervisor of Elections Office will be open until 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 3 for citizens who want to register to vote or change party affiliation. This will be…

A More ‘Walkable, Bikeable’ Pensacola

Posted on December 28, 2011

An environmental group will implore the Pensacola City Council to implement policies that foster a more sustainable city. Sustainable Gulf Coast/Pensacola 350 will present A Citizen’s Proposal: Global Problem, Local Solutions. The…

Video from Buddy’s: Shows Donson on the ground

Posted on December 28, 2011

We live in the age of smartphones that can record anything. These two videos were taken on Friday after Robert Donson was shot outside of Buddy’s. The crowd is angry and their…

Escambia County upgrades radio system

Posted on December 28, 2011

Despite protests from the daily newspaper and others who love police scanners, Escambia County went live on Dec. 11 with the new Digital Project 25 (P25) radio system. This project, a joint…

Pensacola Mardi Gras Kick-Off Celebration

Posted on December 28, 2011

Once the New Year is here, the real party begins. Friday, Jan. 6, mark your calendars for The 2nd Annual Wind Creek Pensacola Mardi Gras Kick-Off Celebration on the 12th Night. January…

BP to party at Sugar Bowl like its pre-2010

Posted on December 28, 2011

Press Release: The Allstate Sugar Bowl Committee yesterday announced the 2012 Gulf Coast Seafood & Tourism Bash presented by BP in conjunction with the Allstate Sugar Bowl and the Allstate BCS National…

Terror Scare at McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas

Posted on December 27, 2011

          TSA confiscates cupcake: Red velvet security threat.   MORE FROM msnbc

New Voter Cards Underway

Posted on December 27, 2011

Look out for your new voter card. Beginning this week, new cards will be mailed. The card will reflect the district changes, which were approved by the County Commission, School Board and…

Texas Cops: Man in Santa Suit Killed 6 Relatives

Posted on December 27, 2011

Investigators in suburban Grapevine, Texas, near Dallas and Fort Worth, are trying to piece together the history of a family targeted in a Christmas Day shooting that police believe was carried out…

Falcons Whine

Posted on December 27, 2011

Various Falcon players have been complaining to the media today. Drew Brees ran the score up on them breaking Dan Marino’s passing record last night. Hate it for them. MORE

Buzz: Heard we missed em …. He’s baaaack!!!!!!

Posted on December 27, 2011

According to a video on the bands website – David Lee Roth is rejoining  Van Halen for their 2012 Tour. Tickets go on sale Jan 10. Diamond Dave is 57.  Yeah, 57.

Cameron loses appeal in BP case

Posted on December 27, 2011

Bloomberg reports Cameron International Corp. lost its appeal to derail the February nonjury trial over which companies should be blamed for the 2010 BP Plc oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico….

Tax Scam: The Florida Real Estate Connection

Posted on December 27, 2011

Source: Florida News Connection By Les Coleman.. MIAMI – The Miami Herald reports that Florida is the number one state in the country for international residential real estate sales, with almost one-third…

Buzz: Thomas rejects NG buses

Posted on December 27, 2011

NorthEscambia.com reports today that ECUA is purchasing 50 new natural gas trash trucks and partnering with Energy Service of Pensacola to provide fuel to run them. Mayor Ashton Hayward approached Superintendent of…

Buzz: More on Shooting @ Buddy’s

Posted on December 27, 2011

Early evening on Friday, Dec. 23, Pensacola Police Officer Shawn Thompson shot Robert Donson outside the liquor store/club Tom Ann Buddy’s on Cervantes Street – near Pace Blvd. The IN has talked…

Video: Top five world news stories of 2011

Posted on December 26, 2011

From the Arab Spring to the earthquake and tsunami in Japan, 2011 was a big year. Time Magazine deputy international editor Bobby Ghosh discusses the five biggest stories of the year. Source:…

SI columnist calls Roy Jones: “Traveling Sideshow”

Posted on December 26, 2011

Chris Mannix: “What Roy Jones Jr. is messing with is another matter all together. One of boxing’s alltime greats, a former pound-for-pound king, Jones, at 42, has become a traveling sideshow, a…

Masses starving out of sight of cameras in North Korea

Posted on December 26, 2011

From Goole News: While North Korea prepares a lavish funeral for late leader Kim Jong-Il, outside the showpiece capital people are struggling to survive and so hungry they even eat grass, observers…

After 14 years, man reunited with Pensacola family

Posted on December 26, 2011

St. Pete Times had this story: 14 years after being left for dead, man reunites with family in St. Petersburg He agreed, and insisted he had family in Pensacola and Detroit. No…

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