Tomorrow, we will have in our June 2 issue a news story on Banks Enterprise, the music promotion company owned by William “Cadillac” Banks, and the controversy over how to spend the…
Category: News
ER violence rising
As the Pensacola sees more shootings, hospital emergency rooms are becoming more like MASH units in a war zone—particularly when rival gang members are there at the same time. The stress is…
Buzz: Task force enjoys Gulf seafood
The Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Task Force enjoyed last night seafood at The Fish House after having a trolley tour of the area with Commissioner Grover Robinson as their guide.
Westboro Baptist vs. KKK
Sounds like the old MTV “Celebrity Death Match”. CNN reports that Protesting members of the controversial Westboro Baptist Church were met with an unlikely group of counterprotesters Monday at Arlington Cemetery—including members…
Cell phones and Cancer
A unit of the World Health Organization on Tuesday took the step of labeling the radiation emitted by cell phones as possibly cancer-causing, citing a new analysis of existing published studies. The…
Help for veterans
I received this email from Dave Glassman on a new initiative to help veterans: I’m pleased to inform you that the Center for Strategic Military Excellence (CSME) is forging ahead with a…
Homeowners ask Bondi to change stance
Florida homeowners are asking Attorney General Pam Bondi to reconsider her stance on litigation against mortgage companies, according to the Florida Tribune. A working group of attorneys general in all 50 states…
Did dispersants make BP disaster worse?
According to preliminary research by several Florida scientists, the combination of oil and Corexit, the chemical BP used to dissolve the slick, is more toxic to tiny plants and animals than the…
No area companies make Florida Trend lists.
Florida Trend magazine will published in June its top 200 largest privately-held companies in the state. The St. Pete Times has revealed the top 50 (here). There are no Pensacola area companies…
Cantonment Cow strangler on the loose
NorthEscambia.com has the exclusive story of a cow being strangled Monday in the Enon community, off Highway 97-A. The owner of the cow found the animal dead in a pasture just behind…
Cadillac Banks writes BOCC
Music promoter William “Cadillac” Banks has written the Escambia County Board of County Commissioners asking that the board either fund his two-day music festival that will target African-American tourists and performers or…
Gulf Coast Restoration meeting tomorrow
Press Release: The Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Task Force, which President Obama has directed by executive order to develop a restoration strategy for the Gulf of Mexico, will hold a meeting in…
Budget signing a private event
Current.com reports Gov. Rick Scott’s signing of the state budget at The Villages retirement community was not open to the public, despite being in a public square. Declaring the town square event…
Buzz: DIB tickets funeral
The buzz around downtown is the Downtown Improvement Board meter brigade actually ticketed a funeral procession. There is also talk of a possible lawsuit against the DIB for not having an independent…
Escambia Co. improves literacy by 5 pts, Santa Rosa 13 pts.
I am a numbers geek. Looking at the third grade FCAT scores that were released this week, I became curious as to how prepared these children were when they started school as…
Top and Bottom Third Grade Classes, based on 2011 FCAT
Top 10 Third Grade Classes—Three Charter Schools are in the top 10: MATH READING PENSACOLA BEACH CHARTER SCHOOL 100 100 200 BYRNEVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL INC. 96 100 196 CORDOVA PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL…
Escambia FCAT – Third Grade Math
Three highest performing third grades were at Pensacola Beach Charter (100 percent scoring 3 or above), Byrneville Charter (96 percent) and A.K. Suter (95 percent). Three most improved schools: Montclair (up 24…
Escambia FCAT – Third Grade Reading
The Byrneville and Pensacola Beach charter schools have the highest percentage of student scoring 3 or above. The three most improved schools were Spencer Bibbs (up 12 pts), L.D. MacArthur (up 11)…
FCAT overview – not bad
I’m working out of the office this morning. Looked at the test results for the area school districts. Escambia County matched the state average for percentage at 3 or above on the…
Scientists seek truth on BP impact on Gulf
The St. Pete Times covered a meeting at the University of Central Florida on how scientists across the Gulf region are trying to determine the impact of the BP disaster on the…