Badlands VI – Bella (view) version

Press Release: The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office and The Las Brisas Neighborhood Watch, along with other agencies, will conduct an “Operation Clean Sweep” event on…

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Greater Escambia Community Foundation Awarded $500,000

Press Release: The Greater Escambia Community Foundation announced today that they have received a $500,000 grant from the Fund for Gulf Communities (“the Fund”) to…

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Race – more than concerts

George Hawthorne is upset with me for questioning Mr. “Cadillac” Banks’ concert proposal. We have this battle much too often–fighting over small dollars while bigger…

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DeLuna Fest Scavenger Hunt

DeLuna Fest is releasing the line up on Tuesday, May 31 with a ticket giveaway scavenger hunt and party. The DeLuna Fest Lineup Release “Mission…

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BP/Feinberg fight claims audit

There is a profound difference in how Mississippi’s Attorney General Jim Hood and ours , Pam Bondi, are handling BP and the Gulf Coast Claims…

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Rapture changed to October 21, oops

According to the New York Times, Harold Camping has changed his prediction of the “End of Times” to October 21. What he decided, apparently, was…

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Tampa’s economic plan sounds familiar

St. Pete Times columnist Robert Trigaux writes about the latest study on revitalizing the economy in the Tampa Bay area. Some of the recommendations sound…

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Go Blue Wahoos!

Wahoo!! Pensacola’s Future Double-A Baseball Team Named Blue Wahoos Shelley Yates of Pensacola wins the Name the Team contest Pensacola Professional Baseball today announced the…

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Civic Center Concerts: Feb 2010-May 2011

Through a public record request, I got the attendance for the concerts held at the Pensacola Civic Center for the period 2/10/10 – 5/10/11. The…

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Navarre Beach tax case headed to FL Supreme Court

Daily News reports that case of whether Navarre Beach leaseholders should pay ad valorem taxes may be headed to the Florida Supreme Court. Santa Rosa…

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PJC player anchors Heat defense

Miami Herald writes about Joel Anthony, former Pensacola Junior College basketball star, who is now playing for the Miami Heat. He leads the team in…

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BP loves tourism stories

BP wants to show how the its oil disaster hasn’t hurt the Gulf Coast. Note there are no negative articles.0 Press Release: As part of…

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Don’t cry for BP

Moex Offshore, one of BP’s partners in the oil well (part of Japan’s Mitsui) that leaked into the Gulf of Mexico last year, has agreed…

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Charter School Movement

Miami Herald: The charter school movement is exploding in Florida, creating new opportunities for parents, educators and entrepreneurs. But are the results any better than…

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My meeting with Macho Man Savage

Wrestler “Macho Man” Randy Savage died in a car accident Friday. Savage was among the most popular wrestlers in the World Wrestling Federation and World…

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Youth sports, not another concert

Since 2005, the City of Pensacola, Pensacola Sports Association and the Southern Youth Sports Association have hosted the Reggie Evans Southeast Jam – 600-800 kids…

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Cadillac Banks speaks out

Last week, William “Cadillac” Banks, Sr. spoke to the Pensacola Voice about the TDC not recommending that he get $385,685 to fund a two-day music…

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BP told to break up

The Guardian reports that BP chief executive Bob Dudley has been warned that he must break up his huge oil business into three separate parts…

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Buzz: Morgan to file today

The buzz is Escambia County Sheriff David Morgan will file today to run for his second term of office.

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Mardi Gras could fill rooms with new event

Danny Zimmern shared the Pensacola Mardi Gras proposal for the BP Tourism funds: We are proposing a new event, The Pensacola Mardi Gras Marching Band…

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