This event will be held on Thursday, Nov. 3d at Seville Quarter beginning at 5:30 p.m. Competitive cooking teams will be serving up NY Strip steaks for ticketholders to sample and each…
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Aaron Lewis coming to Saenger
Aaron Lewis will perform at the Saenger Theatre on Wednesday, February 1, 2012 at 8 p.m. Tickets for this Solo and Acoustic Tour go on sale to the general public on Friday,…
Why Gen-X doesn’t understand Occupy Movement
Washington Post columnist Monica Hesse wrote yesterday about why Generation X (and Baby Boomers) is having trouble understanding the Occupy movement, which is largely Millennials. “The 99 percenters, who are an all-ages…
Putting our economic system in perspective
Niall Ferguson (Harvard Business School and Newsweek Contributor) points out (a point which those in tents right now might find thought-provoking) that no matter what its ills, our business climate is about…
When in doubt hire a consultant
TEAM Santa Rosa recently disseminated a Request for Proposal in solicitation of a consultant who would be contracted to determine the best structure for Santa Rosa County’s economic development organization. Responses to…
Change Occupy should look for
After years of lengthy investigations into collateralized debt obligations (CDO), the “toxic” mortgages that brought about our financial crisis, the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) has brought civil actions against only two small-time…
Blake Shelton coming to Pensacola, on sale Nov. 11
Press Release: Blake Shelton, reigning “Male Vocalist of the Year†and five-time CMA nominee including a nod for the most prestigious award, “Entertainer of the Year†will be taking the stage at…
Bill Gates reflects on Steve Jobs
Microsoft Chairman shares his reflections on Steve Jobs and talks about continuing foreign aid and Source: ABC
14 words GOP aren’t to use
In 2006 Frank Luntz, GOP political consultant and pollster who now works for Fox News Channel, wrote a campaign manual for Republicans it contained an appendix of word that they are never…
Must-read: True ‘Semper Fi’
Washington Post has an article on two marines that teamed up to run the Marine Corps Marathon. Between them, they had one leg and three full arms. This is one story you…
Santa Rosa County gets more competitive for jobs
Santa Rosa County commissioners last week approved a revision to its incentive program to attract jobs to their county. TEAM Santa Rosa can now offer to reimburse companies between $200 and $800…
Press Register lauds State intervention in Nodine case
The Editorial Board of the Mobile Press Register is glad to see Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange take of the prosecution of former Mobile Commissioner Stephen Nodine. It believes that the new…
Buzz: Oops, no report cards today
Technology doesn’t always work as planned. Yesterday, the daily newspaper drove readers to its website when the print edition wasn’t delivered to most places until noon. Today NorthEscambia.com reports that report card…
Construction jobs suck, too
The Pensacola area lost 600 construction jobs over the past 12 months, according to a new report. Construction employment declined in 153 out of 337 metropolitan areas between September 2010 and September…
Pensacola isn’t a great area for local retailers
Civic Economics and the American Booksellers Association have released their annual Indie City Index, a ranking of every Metropolitan Area in the United States based on the health of the local, independent…
OP speaks out on Council vote
Press Release: After hours upon hours of Occupy members holding the City Council over time by filling the stack of the public forum, the counsel approved, with a 5-4 vote, to authorize…
City Council passes resolution in favor of tent city
The Pensacola City Council passed a resolution tonight in favor of Occupy Pensacola erecting tents and living in them for the next two weeks. Mayor Hayward had said prior to the meeting…
Occupy Showdown at City Council Meeting
Mayor Ashton Hayward’s office sent out the following press release a few minutes ago: Hayward to Occupiers: No More Tent Cities Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward informed members of the Occupy Pensacola group…
Yaz Ad Mocks Users
In 2008, Bayer reached a settlement with the U.S. Food & Drug Administration to spend $20 million in advertising to correct the ads for its top-selling contraceptive Yaz. Early ads targeted at…
Occupy Pensacola to March to City Hall
OP Press Release – Oct. 26: Occupy Pensacola’s march from Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Plaza to City Hall on Friday, Oct 28 at 5 p.m., will be police escorted. City Administrator…