Press Release: FavorHouse of Northwest Florida will host its annual White Rose Luncheon Thursday, May 12th, at 11:00 AM at Sanders Beach-Corrine Jones Community Center, 913 S. I Street in Pensacola. Former…
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Osama Bin Laden roundup
New York Times: While Osama bin Laden’s world had shrunk, he was still revered at home — by his wives, children and by the tight circle of loyalists in his compound. His…
Navy SEALs began at Ft. Pierce
“If you have the respect and admiration of your teammates, that’s what matters. None of them are there for glory. They operate in the dark — literally and figuratively — under the…
Top 30 Websites
Which sites had the most unique visitors in March? Google, Microsoft, Facebook, Yahoo and Wikipedia. March 2011 Source: comScore Media Metrix Measures: Total Unique Visitors (000) Audience: All Persons Ages 15+ at…
Kudos to PATS kids
Email from a reader: Kudo’s to the PATS students who recently competed in Odyssey of the Mind in Orlando and received awards for their efforts! However this was not the first time…
Buzz: Rocker got Patel UWF spot
The power broker for appointments from Gov. Rick Scott isn’t Jim Reeves, Lewis Bear, Collier Merrill, Garrett Walton or even Clay Ford. It’s Art Rocker, head of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference…
100 Pieces of Advice from Movies
From ShortList.com: Instructing us on how to see ourselves and the world around us, screenwriters have been acting as unappreciated and extremely helpful friends for years now and we think it’s only…
Do Pensacola City Council rules conflict with charter?
While the City Councils Rules & Procedures state that the Council President and Mayor will collaborate on council agenda, the mayor has no power to place anything on the council agenda, according…
Charleston’s Mayor Riley
Email concerning “Hayward’s First 100 Days:” Rick, I am from Charleston, I moved here in 1989 and love Pensacola and I hope that Mayor Hayward can rid this city of it’s backwards…
On Ed Show with Pap
We’ve got Media Matters, Re. Charles Rangel, Sam Seder and John Amato —talking about Obama week. This one will light up the wingnuts.
Private sector creating jobs
New York Times: Employers added 244,000 jobs in April, all the net gain coming from the private sector. As more people returned to the job hunt, the unemployment rate rose to 9.0…
Tar balls on the beach
Got this email from a reader yesterday: I went fishing on Pensacola Beach on 5-4-11, and on the gulf side of the beach, there are thousands of tar balls just under the…
Power struggle over council agenda
The Pensacola City Council agenda for the May 9 Committee of the Whole has been posted and Council President Maren DeWeese has left off the Mayor Ashton Hayward’s recommendation to name the…
State lawmakers cost Sacred Heart $9 million
Press Release: Negotiators for the Florida House and Senate finalized their cuts to the state’s healthcare budget Tuesday and agreed to make major reductions in funding of the Medicaid program. Hospitals, especially…
Good News: Crude oil drops 10 percent
Reuters: Oil collapsed into free-fall on Thursday, diving 10 percent and sending U.S. crude back under $100 a barrel as investors staged an unprecedented stampede for the exits. Read more. What will…
Buzz: Picking Team hampered
Narrowing down all the names submitted for Pensacola’s new Double AA baseball team was hampered by trademarks. We asked Quint Studer, team owner, about the six finalists. “These were the ones that…
Perdido Key honors Korean War Hero
Press Release: he Perdido Key Chamber will host a celebration in honor of African-American War Hero Private Rosamond Johnson Saturday, May 7th beginning at 9 a.m. at the Star Pavilion on Johnson’s…
Charter school districts coming
Florida Tribune reports House and Senate have passed SB 1546. Sponsored by Sen. John Thrasher, R-Jacksonville, in the Senate and Rep. Kelli Stargel, R-Lakeland, in the House, SB 1546 paves the way…
FCAT writing breakdown by school
The Escambia County Public School District showed improvement on the FCAT writing, although less than half of the schools met or exceeded the state average. Only two schools failed to improve on…
Camelot High is a joke, too
The Camelot high school isn’t doing well either. School Name 2011 Score 2011 Gap 2010 Gap Improvement ESCAMBIA CHARTER SCHOOL 59 -16 -31 15 NORTHVIEW HIGH SCHOOL 82 7 -3 10 WASHINGTON…