Category: News
Buzz: Naval Museum attendance soared in July
The National Naval Aviation Museum had 139,967 visitors in July breaking an all time attendance record for July or any month in their history. They…
PNJ hacked (see video)
The PNJ is running a YouTube video of Bob Hart speaking before the CMPA board on Jan. 31. Someone has hacked the video attacking Hart…
Viewpoint: W.D. Childers
Dear Sir, I am writing this letter today in hopes of making one small change for the better. Pensacola has been my home since 2002….
Brevard County goes for eco-tourism
With NASA shutting down the space shuttle program, Brevard County has come up with a new marketing program to attract tourists –eco-tourism. The Orlando Sentinel…
Ed Gray says only one pledge
I interviewed Ed Gray, the executive director of Capital Trust Agency, about the Studers’ pledge to the Community Maritime Park. Capital Trust Agency provided the…
Studer Shakedown
Why wasn’t the $2.25 million ever included in the CMP financials? The daily newspaper reports today on a dispute between the CMPA attorney Ed Fleming…
Wahoo fireworks tonight
On Saturday, July 30, 2011 the Blue Wahoos will have a fireworks show from Spooner Field at the University of West Florida at 8 p.m….
Pinellas County gets serious about gun violence
St. Pete Times reports local leaders in Pinellas County have announced a new partnership of the SPPD, Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office and State Attorney’s Office…
Charter Schools don’t always work
Orlando Sentinel reports that charter schools, which account for only a fraction of the state’s public schools, received half of all the F’s when the…
Nodine update
WEAR TV 3 reported yesterday that the Baldwin County District Attorney’s office will perform more tests on the clothing Steve Nodine wore the night his…
Tacos: new brain food
We need to find the public school students more tacos before their FCAT exams. Cumin and cilantro, two common ingredients in Mexican food, can boost…
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Lunch plans? Try King’s BBQ
My favorite BBQ place is King’s Bar-B-Q on North Palafox St. on the corner of Maxwell & Palafox. King Rivers and his wife have struggled…
Montclair Elementary honored
The Florida Department of Education recognized Montclair Elementary as one of its high performing schools. It improved from a F to an A. Here is…
Murdoch editor tricked murder victim’s mother
The Guardian reports that former News of the World editor Rebekah Brooks gave victim’s mother a cell phone that News of the World eavesdropped on….
Mobile paper supports offshore drilling
The editorial board at the Mobile Press Register makes a plea for the federal government to speed up the permitting process for those companies that…
Inside Jay Medical Clinic Raid
No one covers north Escambia and Santa Rosa counties better than William Reynolds (not the new City CAO) on his NorthEscambia.com website. Reynolds reports on…
More on new CAO
Background Information on William H. Reynolds Bill Reynolds, age 45, is a native of Illinois and has worked extensively in the public sector, including managing…
Buzz: Mayor to announce CAO today (update)- William Reynolds
Mayor Ashton Hayward will be announcing his Chief Administrative Officer either late this afternoon or early tomorrow morning. ——- Press Release: Hayward to Hire New…
US infrastructure decaying
According to report issued yesterday by the American Society of Civil Engineers, if the nation doesn’t adequately fund maintenance and expansion of its deteriorating surface…
