Press Release: This Thursday, September 8, DeLuna Fest is offering an amazing deal for college and high school students. Starting at 6pm at Phineas Phogg’s in Seville Quarter, DeLuna Fest will be…
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Ballet Pensacola Welcomes New Dancers
Press Release: Ballet Pensacola is pleased to welcome 16 new professional and student dancers to its 2011 – 2012 performing company. The dancers, who have local connections and international credentials, will perform…
Archeological artifacts uncovered after BP spill
Public Radio International reported yesterday that after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, archaeologists are finding artifacts that shed new light on the Native American tribes that once lived on the Gulf Coast….
Mother Jones: Inside Koch Brothers meeting
The 2012 elections, Charles Koch warned in his followers, will be “the mother of all wars.” Mother Jones has recordings that provide a behind-the-scenes look at how the Koch brothers and their…
50 Lunches for King’s BBQ
My love of King’s BBQ is well-documented. The pork BBQ sandwiches make my mouth water just thinking of them. King Rivers and his wife are ready to retire. The BP Oil Spill…
Is Bachmann campaign in trouble?
Congressman Michelle Bachmann’s campaign may be in trouble. Over the weekend, her campaign manager Ed Rollins will be moving to a senior advisory role. His deputy, David Polyansky, is leaving the campaign….
Pensacola City Council to vote on council exec
The Pensacola City Council meets today as its Committee of the Whole. An hour has been allotted on the agenda for the Council Executive position. Council President Maren Deweese has given the…
TDC emails show a move to secede from Chamber
There appears to be a move to pull Tourism Development out from underneath the Pensacola Bay Area Chamber of Commerce. The daily interviewed the players involved. The IN has the emails. An…
How wrong the WSJ has been
Paul Krugman takes a shot at the editorial page of the Wall Street Journal whose predictions have included over the years: Clinton’s tax hike would cause a recession and send stocks plunging…
Cyber bullies – Internet hate
A mother writes (Targets of Hate )about her son who was attacked via the Internet by former friends. They accused my son of plotting to kill their mother on a Friday, involved…
Craziest wingnut on Twitter. He lives in Florida
Here is a sample of the tweets of John Yezman, an wannabe author from Winter Garden, Florida: LIBERALS WILL NOT FIGHT & WE WILL GUN THEM DOWN LIKE WHEAT IN A FIELD…
Best Sunday Read: Navy Vets charity officials bilks public for millions
Another fine investigative piece by the St. Pete Times: “The final months of the U.S. Navy Veterans Association were marked by frantic attempts to fend off reporters and investigators who suspected the…
Haliburton claims BP committed fraud
Halliburton has filed suit against BP for “negligent misrepresentation, business disparagement and defamation” over its actions leading up to, and after, the nation’s worst oil spill.The Houston-based company on Friday also said…
Coastkeeper reports on ECUA line breaks
From Jamie Rodgers, Coastkeeper, Emerald Coastkeeper: Earlier this month on Monday August 15th off of Greenbriar Blvd. a 12″ Force Main pipe leading to the Central Water Reclamation Facility of ECUA busted,…
Gawker Guide to Fall Books
I like this review. It’s simple, direct says why you should bother to read these books.: The Art of Fielding by Chad Harbach, Mule: A Novel of Moving Weight by Tony D’Souza,…
Buzz: Shooting after PHS football game
A student was shot last night after the Pensacola High football game. The student was shot twice by a drive-by one block south of the school near the corner of D &…
Week’s Best Reads from The Daily Beast
From the GOP’s unprecedented, big-money-backed crusade to keep Democrats from voting next year to the trail of human wreckage left by reality television, The Daily Beast picks the best journalism from around…
Blue Wahoos One Step Closer to Opening Day
Press Release: Minor League Baseball is one step closer to Pensacola, after a meeting of team owners from the Southern League of Minor League Baseball on Monday. The league approved, through an…
Latest Maritime Park photos
Here are the latest photos from the Maritime Park:
Just in time for the oil sheen, BP has a new ad
Press Release: BP has launched a new series of ads designed to promote tourism along the Gulf Coast. The ads feature spokespersons from Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida who represent their communities…