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 our ongoing commitment to the residents 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 to pay $1.1 billion as part of a…
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 traditional schools? Read more Escambia County has…
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 Championship Wrestling in the 1980s and 1990s….
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 annually from all over the South, U10-U17…
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 festival. For that amount of money, he…
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 to increase its stock market value or…
Buzz: Morgan to file today
The buzz is Escambia County Sheriff David Morgan will file today to run for his second term of office.
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 Madness Parade and Competition to be held…
Last Day of School
Okaloosa County had its last day of school yesterday. Walton County will have its last day next Thursday. Escambia County’s last day is June 3. For Santa Rosa County, it’s June 9….
Salaries for commissioner aides
Commissioner Gene Valentino can be an easy target for criticism. His methods are heavy-handed at times and he steps into “it” quite often. However, I can’t fault Valentino for wanting to get…
BP tourism funds are for tourism
Marie Young convinced her fellow county commissioners to delay approving the allocation of the $4.38 million of BP funds that was established by Escambia Tourist Development Council after the TDC had met…
This day in history…on the Blog
The blog has been around since 2005. Here is what I have written on this day during that period: May 20, 2007: IN was in the second day of Hawkshaw, the concert…
GB Chamber CEO Peltier resigns
Press Release: The Board of Directors of the Gulf Breeze Area Chamber of Commerce has accepted the resignation of Meg Peltier as President/CEO. Meg will be leaving the chamber to pursue an…
The Ed Show again
Mike Papantonio and I have been asked to guest host The Ed Show, the syndicated radio version, from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. He’s the talent, I’m the sidekick. Guests include Tyson Slocum from…
Trump’s name has legal trouble
Buyers of apartments in the Trump International Hotel and Tower Fort Lauderdale thought Donald Trump was the developer. He was a mere licensor who was paid for the use of his name….
Anti-climate change report retracted
The journal Computational Statistics and Data Analysis has pulled a report by Edward Wegman that condemned scientific support for global warming. Its analysis was an outgrowth of a 2006 congressional report, “Wegman…
New UWF VP
Press Release: University of West Florida President Judith A. Bense this week announced the appointment of Matthew D. Altier to vice president for administrative services, effective July 1. Altier most recently served…
Maritime Park photo of the day
Latest Photo of the Maritime Park from Ed Spears:
Drink Beer, Save the Coast
Press Release: SweetWater Brewery and Goldring Gulf Distributors are teaming with Emerald Coastkeeper’s and Mobile Baykeeper’s to raise money to help with Gulf Coast restoration following the Deep Horizon Oil spill in…