Category: News
Mayor to deliver budget message Monday, Aug. 8
Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward will be presenting his proposed 2012 Budget to the City Council and delivering remarks on the State of the City on…
Mayor tries to rein in Council Executive pay
Mayor Ashton Hayward is trying to rein in the Pensacola City Council on its search for an council executive. At its last workshop, the council…
St. Joe Co. loses $13 million in three months
St. Joe Co. is the largest non-government land owner in Northwest Florida. It has been a political powerhouse, reinventing itself and Walton and Bay counties….
Great news for local economy
FCC is predicting 100,000 jobs. I believe that will come to the Pensacola area. Why? They’re call centers. CNN reports: “When you call customer service…
Wahoos hire ticket sales director from Orlando Magic
Press Release: The Pensacola Blue Wahoos have announced that Evangeline “Van†Leventhal has been hired as the team’s Director of Ticket Sales. She began her…
Sentences handed out in Billings cases
Leonard Patrick Gonzalez Sr. 2nd Degree Murder, 2cts. (plea) 17.5 years prison each count (concurrent) No Probation $818 total fines/court costs Credit for time served…
What are CMPA soft costs?
Here are the CMPA soft costs, prior to July and August changes Owner’s Representative: Original contract: $285,000 Total Budget: $285,000 Expended: $324,014 % Expended: 114%…
Buzz:Frank Lay may run for Superintendent
Former Pace High School principal Frank Lay is considered a run for Santa Rosa County Superintendent of Schools. Lay was the center of the prayer…
$2-million Bone of Contention Buried
By Jeremy Morrison The moment was as awkward as it was climactic. Toward the end of a special meeting of the Community Maritime Park Associates,…
CMPA Board accepts Studer gift agreement
It took about 20 minutes but the Community Maritime Park Associates Board of Trustees accepted by unanimous vote the gift agreement from Quint and Rishy…
June CMPA budget: $4.5 million soft costs to complete
The June 30 budget for the Community Maritime Park showed the current construction contract with Magi at $39,284,704. The total cost for the work left…
Buzz: Buck Lee may run for Santa Rosa SOE
Buck Lee has picked up paperwork to run for Santa Rosa County Supervisor of Elections. Lee is currently the general manager of the Santa Rosa…
Letters to Editor: IMPACT article makes impact
Last week’s cover story Move Over Boys has received praise from Pensacola IMPACT 100 members: Thank you – Thank you – Thank you! The IMPACT…
City needs independent investigation of CMPA expenditures
This “crisis” over whether the Studers made one or two pledges for $2-million plus surfaced because the CMPA staff misrepresented the park budget and suddenly…
Buzz: Better Pensacola Forum gives Hayward thumbs up
Bad news for those wanting to bash Mayor Ashton Hayward and his management team. The Better Pensacola Forum Quality of Life survey will show tomorrow…
Interview with Quint Studer
Quint and Rishy Studer have been under fire over their pledge, or pledges, according to the Community Maritime Park Associates attorney and executive director, to…
Pace man drives off cliff…has nothing to do with ACLU
PPD Press Release: A Pace resident was injured earlier this morning when his car left the road and went over a cliff off Scenic Highway….
Pro Hockey News reports on Ice Flyer/Civic Center issue
Pro Hockey News traveled with Ice Flyer owner Tim Kerr last weeks he worked on his leases in Pensacola and Biloxi: Normally, a trip to…
Email shows Studers intended to use UWF refund for stadium
The timeline published by the PNJ misses some key points and critical correspondence between the city, CMPA and the Studers: The Master Lease between the…
Reeves: No one on CMPA board believes two pledges by Studer
IN reporter Jeremy Morrison interviewed today CMPA board member Jim Reeves who is the board liaison with the CMPA attorney Ed Fleming. Here is Jeremy’s…
